Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
v.Ius OF Poultry manure.


Wy lew, even among good farmers,
r'.4oh In scn "a ua 10 the droppiues Of
ire nDy hcusa, jadgipg from the
~ IT,, nude OF "a wing and using them,
It nd :, all; AID he who cleAns up aud
l-n- "a as flen ss once q year, the
no aMqi.,iors under his roost and trees,
l. -,deTtd a NEAT ard systematic
. ftr tut 10 o 10 su0a, how many there
A. sue Il ov sbts va uAble manure TO
sepewn lsts tor Yeas. Wasling, leAching
AnA s7a pcrAling, oft-uumes out doors,
thauYh whsn shelf. I'd u "a worth more,
yet u In q light. Iuiidi fits escaping
odors aud gases are sUuro- OF discomfort |
and disease 10 thr fuvlfitl eTein housed |
fletL thus exposed It lvses ita ammonia |
and volati parts, go essential to the |
growth Of plAnis, thereby materially
lssseniog its vAlus, IL shout the same
chewiosl constituents, except that IL
contains mOre wstes
Prepared aud ussd without loss, II Ia
found rich IN plant food, containing a
large p resntAse Of ammonia, phosphAtes,
Aud grain producing elemsnIs, partiou.
lArly whers the fosla are we'll I. d with
meat, bo1es, and = variety Of food, in
ssasoos hen they cannot supply them
selves.
state, may be conveniently used with
good resnlis 40 n top dressing for wheat,
corn, tuInips, and other root crops, and
Also In liquid form As stimulus to the
growth OF onions and garden vegetables.
1t hRe been estimsted that poultry dung
la As we'll worth 81 per bushel, as guAno,
&76 per ton, and that the droppiDgs Of
100 fowls, applied to corn on thin aoil,
increases the crop enough tosupply them
with grain, but this seeml large esti-
mate however, We have known an In
crease Of ave to seven bushels OF wheat
per acre above the Aversgs yield, from 4
moderate top dressing et seed time.
In a field sowed last iall was pari
dressed with manure and the whea
looked we'll, twice as large and thick a
the beginning Of winter as the unmA
nured.
II may be preserved by composing IN
barrels or boxes with plaster, charcoal
dust, or dried muck. Mixing with ashei
or lime will not do, as these discharge
the valuable gases. The simplest, mos
convenient and effective method We have
yet found Ia on the plan Of (Moule'i
Earth Closet) using dry dirt Hs Al
absorbent and deodoriser. Our hensries
built for good shelter, are KEEP: dry, will
no floors except gravelly earth made com
pact by usage, over which we spread, II
the roosting apartment, about ak iunhei
deep Of the dryest olayey gravel We car
find perfectly dry earth is the best, bu
this will answer. Two or three times |
week this is rAksd or fOrked over, and II
q short time 1t will be a. dry a. dust
while the exorements In this way are en-
tirely absorbed, pulverizsd, and deOjor
lied, giving of no offensive odoTs t
produce disorders and unthiitiress, no
losing none Of their withdrawing
rich, fine compost, that should be removes
once In ak months, aud replaced viii
new dry earth, to I've worked over at leRs
twice week summer aud Writer, thong
II the earth BED receive an occasions
spriDklipg Of chips, 1t would induce TO
fowls TO scratch and do the mixing them
selves. The fresh air aso supplies ther
with gravel In winter, snd il pile b
mixed with dry ashes on one sids Of th
feeding. room, it will make them niC
wallowing bed in which they can eDio
their dust bath and clean cd vermin.
Taking Into consideration the purpos,
served By the dry earth btd plsp,
rendering poultry more healthy, hapl
and profitable, beside its practical utilii
In securing, al small cost az sxcellen
powerful fertilizer OF value many to
greater than stable manure, this msthC
Ia we'll worth the attention and trial
all poultry EAidsTs who dsEir4 the lar u
retufns for their trouble ard outlay
W. Il T.