Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-20
CITY MATTERS.
1RE SOIL TILLERS.

Farmers' Ius,itute-Afr ernoon ses.ion.
The Thursday afternoon session wts opened
by John Howell, in tie absence of Secretary
W. J. Chamberlain, on the subject OF Manure
Supply"
Mr.. Howell: In Virginia farmer used SEQ
pounds to the acre. on 200 acres. Wheat in
the Shenandoah Valley without fertilizers
would be failure. ln the same county a
farmer was taking good care OF bis bsrn-ysrd
manure, and the fact was shown on his farm;
$l3 SO per head OF cattle was made on the
manure by experiment at Cornell University.
Don't think ii would pay 10 cover our bain-
yards Ny barn. yards are level, smooth snd
sclid; haul all the straw to the yard 'or bed
ding: have yard small with just suiicien,
room, and have water in the yard. ul
500 tons per year sometimes; haul ou; in fall
and plow TOR corn, sometimes in the spring,
oue way as good as the other. II is sufficient
to plow clay ground in the fall. WhtnIpl W in
in the tall plow tw o inches deeper Than in the
spring. l have black soil, ai,o strong clay
land; hsve used ashes and slack. d lime
without bent fit, also same result with salt.
]. T. Warde.: l used sixty bushels OF
ashes and Stacked lime to the acre but did
not see much difference; have a large mule
stable, and find it profitable to cover the
manure; haul manure in the summer on the
stubble, top-dressing Of young grass, clover
and timothy; two years in grass or pasture
Plow in The spring; prefer the Sapliug clover.
Covered manure is thribbled in value.
Mr.. Holman: used nine barrels OF
s.aughter-house salt on fourteen acres; it was
mixed some with cattle tails. ETC., from The
slaugbter-house When put on did not ex-
pect more than zen, but got twenty bushels to
the acre.
Chas K Wilson: Farming does pay, but il
requires brain, muscle aud industry.
We should diffuse our p-oductiors :
SO that We may not over
stock the market and produce according to
our ability. We can com etc with the Min
nesota grain farms because We are nearer the
market The farmers, some of US. 60 TO town
too often [applsusel when We have no business
there; better be hauling out manure. Barn
yard manure pays SO per cent. on outlay
when hauled from the city. Our boys should
be allowed TO do that for " hich they are fit
ted, and not confined 10 the farm If not suited
to them; our best representative. in publ life
came from the farm.
Piano solo by Mrs. Franz
r. S. Thompson then addressed the Insri-
ture on the question, "Clover as q ertilizer.'
As 10 whe:her clover can be proftably usei
as fertilizer depends on many conditions
1t is first to be understood what the soil needs
most, and if that necessity is naturally in the
cover, then clover fertilization is profitable.
In order to use clover in,elligently The amer
must necessarily understand his soil and is
necessities; understand the properties of the
fertilizers and the remedy cen be spplied;
hence there can be no Agricultural recipes
given to cover all cases alike. There are
necessary ingredients to- work the chemical
chsnges that are necessary to present the
proper food to the plant. That scientific farm
ing can be made profitable is proven by Prof.
Roberts on the Cornell farm, where a poor
piece of land, l25 acres, is made to net 81 900
annually. Manure may be kept in open or
covered yards; if covered, care must be taken
that it does not burn, and it open, that the
chemical changes do not take place and be
washed away By rain. Large cisterns may
be made to catch the drain IRON open Yards,
and this is very good for garden and
other special places. 1t m,y be corded up
like wood as Joseph Harris DOES it.
J. J. Tuttle: Clio. er, il plow.d under whe n
in bloom, ALL sour the soil and ruin il. 1t
should not be put under until nearly brown
(Mr. Thompson agreed with Mr.. Tuttle)
G. N. Nichols, of the GLoBE-KEprBLic: Is
the manure supply on the farms ,qual 10 The
demand? We have a great deaf OF physical
flJb, and moral filth, 10 our city, aid want
some OF the farmers to take it away for u.s.
We add to it.
Mr.. Howell: If the city people will put
earth in Their closets, We will haul il away
ior them. We need doutle the smouu, Of
manure that is made on the farm. Ny ad-
vice TO farmers is to make xperiments on a
small scale.
Adjourned until Friday.