Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-02
FERTILIZERS OR MANURE.

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Daring = hamber q year. experience
on The farm Il has hem cur custom %
use quite quantity of commercial Ger.
tihasu. Not oaly ~ith manure 10 help
start the crop sloag. ba, also on unmA-
nurcd land sbere the sole dependence
as pa, upon them Coz the whole crop
While The matter Is capable Of taking
msny phases. se are inclined upon the
~hole tc believe the use of commercial
fsrtilizers alone ~ NJ, warrant the ex.
pense BY gisins The reqsisi,e nturns
unle-s IN rArr Instances, on lsnd Pss,urcd
for term u years add whose fertility Is
no, very badly exhausted. ba, which re-
qairvs wosiing. perhaps their us will
help slOus The erOp fally enough to pay
fof The necessary expsnse. Bat % think
of rsisins a crOP o. poor land BY their
u.e slons y. we think. too much Ike
using the ship 10 urse the horse the
lssi fcw nilss u the journey when he =
IN sors neei u oats. An ship aud m
oats ~il soon stop the team. 10 al
phosphate and no MANURE ~ill sooa empty
the farmsrs Pocks,s and bankruP, the
lad.
A. Il = u.rd by many 70 extend the
homemade manure and 20 grow crop
-hieA may b. tarned 20 soo0an, 10 man
ufactu, mAnurr Cor the nexi seAsoa we
~oald commend thsiruse. I. n Terry.
The srvai potato spsciAhs,. raises large
crops year after year. without manure Or
fsrtairsr; putting his dePendence 90 a
mock bsd and extra iillAse. Ba, before
we rcommend his practice . farmers.
~s must learn more fully the character
of h.s land AnA ho~ 4 has been tseste,l
Co ysars pat lie says that he s.ed
% sarry 10 his mini The sdsge-" u is
The bc., farmer Who make. the most
MANURE. The nsRt b~st -ho bay, mot,
aad iH many year. ired 20 combine both
By naaafac,anns a. largely a. possible
and sl.o paSoAAsing large qasnii'ies :
bat fuds his balsncs shee, shows mote
IN hs favor since be adopted The method
Of superior t,llsgs and the muck compost
10 uo.i cases u beoomes Necessary io'
farmers % rsch beyond the limits of
thsu farms iof iviuluihg msisnsl and %
al -ho 90. tbe matter becumes one u
srrsi ,ateFv.;. The msay diarvni erand.
u frruhEcrs. The vsusd expersnos Of
farmsr IN their use and the oona.eiing
claims q ths diarreni manufacturers. Bat
lnCrssss hp dIkmmA. We think. hos
ever. The tendency !. iosard q nsna'ac
tsred article that can b. obtained By
pufchasins the dif-rvni materials and
combining them a. bone. and one that
shan b. made up quite largely q bone
mssl EsPcfimsnis seem 20 shos b.
yoad = doabt that tbs article nav b.
uscd 20 sdvan,sge uPoa nearly al crops
and ell kinds o. and Therr have ben
question. 10 regard % ,hs solobihiy Of
hunr meal. bat later rcsrArch sevms %
prove that mAny things formerly consid-
srrd insolable In sAiet ars readily Dis
solved ~hsn acted upon BY water that
has become mixed wiih the snil Df
Hoskin.. ~r.ting IN the Hlr,r Fara IN
sacsllent article ca solubihiy u pho'-
pilates. dspcads upon thoroughly mixing
them ~iih me soil. - that they may re-
csive the sciioa of shat be terms "soil
water. snd says BY i,s action they afs
a. once converted in'o Pl.n, food and
therefore made available Perhaps many
n us nav leara lesson from this fact.
he also eotclsde., BY experiments eoa-
dacied by himself. that 9Th bone meal
fr base q pho-phais may BE- made that
~in equal ths higher priced PhosPhAies
sow IN The market and al . less cost.
Ba, sor The use q the general farmer
~to raiss, al crops. we oer,ainly mus,
recommend bone manure a. the main de-
penderce.
lfAlafgef amoani Of the farm needs
plo~ing thsn can Be suitably mAnured,
lse pho.gha,e 10 gros crop. not TO
carry of the land. unless !, = 6r0ase'
bach 10 equal value. bat 10 Manufacture
isio manure for future use. This. iof
tAo.e hving not fsr from markets. = one
u The way, oss Of dsrsnsss into hight.
Plo-ing under green sroPs Is anoihsf'
tat car eHp~risnee = no, favorable 10
,hi. practice Bat perhaps after fur
,.sr tnal -e sh0ald b. better convinced
oi i's utility
For The tanner ~ho manages his farm
spoa .eien,Ife PriseiPles, -ho gives back
a htt.e NOTE u fertility every year ihAn
hs crops consume IN the -Ay moss prot
aable for him. in his situation and CIR
cunstancss. thsrv s success ahead ea,
fos him who skias and SANS his land
ou, Of every available particle Of Prodae'
tiveness 20 increase the bsnk account o.
The rrns-rou. there ~ill me = time when
farming voa't pay. When TIE soh VII
refuse 70 Iosger yield is increase.
We beiisvs Ia the truth of the old Ad-
a., thsi The farm should Be the farmer >
saving, bank Add Il The deposits arr
jadiciously made. il ~ill sl~sys honor -
draft. IN full. and return an interest that