The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
WOOL WASTE.
II. valne y. . FertiIizsr-A EH-
prriencr.

Gts valne Ne . Fertiliysr-A Ta-meT's EI-
pcriencs.
There is a large guam i'y OF wool
waste thrown away m the neirhborhocd
of towns and cite, where wool factories
are stuated l have seer scores 81
tons Of il dumped into swamp
hoie' and garbage heap, in va
cast lot, in such places where Pot a
mile away farmers were paving ss@hty
dollars a ton for Peruvian guanp, lido
aot pretend to SE th1f WOO. waste Is
equal 10 = - an active Nrti!lz"r.
bit 1t contains 3 considerable quantity
of nitrogen. byth IN the wHa ana the
animal impurities contained III L, and
some >ulrsg III and. ~ Il Wei beyln 10
decompc,e verv soon N the soil and
make it, nitrogen avai.abs., the much
iarg.I quantity Il il whics Can re al-
piled "a t,s- soil on account o: liz low
valUe. easily brpYgs il into favorable
comparison with the more active and
cosi!t ferti l.zcrs.
There arr some woole.s manufacturers
wIo havr "a high and Iusi aypr-cia-
ton Sf worl waste. and refuse 10 sell -
bg: a,se all hey make upon their farE~
hen farming in Pennsylvania ON
yeTs amu | trl-i in am 20 purchs-e
tbs waste from tie iactor.c-, kaSIn"
ssn IN an"uNtcndcd tip TO Europe pre-
~yin.~lv row much i was used and
thought II by farmer Il = there
Flowcd IL a. a preparation Tor vzri"In
cops, cTTcly roots, and "-Pe-.a.v u
tto labnred preparation FOR permanent
,ra>- U:s,ch i, common IN fE~+and.
mere gTasS l. 20 highly valued u h=s
9 special value for @ras-, b"can>e nfEi~
slow and gradual d~-compp>ltFaE tIy
very reason why Manufacture seems
t. dcspiSe il. But Manufacturer J.
wrong, If be viii kindly percent me 10
sar-@r. in hi- remarks about the Crea>"
IN the WOO! was An ma or re-, ~
Il rgic. free from nitrogen. con listing oi
carbon. hydrogen and oxygen zUt any
nitrogen they may contain n mt exist
in whatever impurity may be mixed
with them. believe The Oh CHIEFLY
n."d FOR grca-ing wool - vc@ctahic-a
irw quality OF olive oIl-and II Ii'cOn-
taiHS any nitrogen. IL mus: tee very
little. indeed. But the wool y rich IN
nitrogen, as | have said. anS n = well
. WI 81 Aa'' u Va 49, - 80
farmers wno are = fortunate - 10 De
able to procure il. The iibcrt Of WOO!
waste are very short. and much o! II
consists of dust. II heats v"Ty rrapidly.
and when COMPOSED with the sol in a
Fed suon becomes de- Tu uo~rd. At
hast such l. my experience Nth IL
This matter l. very al,ropos 10 the
whole subject Of the Use of waste mat
.crS. which are largely n--,"ctet bv
farmer in TINS country. u III mCnt!on
Il few OF them: The DOT from the soft
coal largely used in the locai1iea where
this fuel i burned i exceedingly rich
III nitrogen and other u>etal matters;
the ammonia water Of gxs wOrAs J.
poured INTO hronk-/and rivers Toy tons
and tons; the w[,te from :annerics:
from dye worFS; from daughter
houses; the ser pings and -w"opIng>
OF the streets, and the collections OF
night soil from villages and nj
these are largely neglected, and even
permitted 10 become pests which arr
fatal To tine public health. j know {:
ease Of a farmer, living near & town 81
- inhabitants. who pays $500 Il Ncar
for the privilege OF %athern" such mat
ter a. these from the streets. factories
ami cc~>-pool-. and VII" keep a Wagon
and two rnen busy constantly IN rcInoy-
iug them 10 hi, farm near TX He told
me he estimated the pro.t N 5000 i
wear. for it enabled him To work Il jDu-
acre farm with a profit of more than
so an acre. -iFrtcultsroH In igclr, u.
CUYatrg G,Rf,mluH.