The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-04
AQrifnltnral.


Stable manure 10 heavy, bulky mater
ial. and 10 applying Il TO our lsnd We have
10 handle large amount Of water and
other material Of comparatively little val.
ne, IN order 70 apply enough Of the essen.
tial elements for abundant crops. And
when We have much 81 II TO handle. es-
peciAlly live have 10 draw II far ct the
busy season Of planting. or over soit land
in vet weather, wc fnd il . tedious job.
and often planting 10 considerably delayed
BY the time required 10 get the manure
spread upon the land. Hence when and
how to apply IL 10 the most economical
manner. is q matter OF no little impor-
Ance. The winter or carly spring while
the ground is frozen is for several reasons.
very favorable time for hauling out man
ure. Every farmer should endeavor 10
keep his help and teams ~ industriousIy
employed ~ is reasonable during the
whole year, and all jobs which can IS we'll
DO done during winter, should be attend
cd TO 1t that time. Hauling out stable
manure seems 10 be one Of these jobs,
which cannot only be done Is we'll. but
much better, in winter, when the ground is
frozen, II snow isnot deep. Is at any other
time Of the year.
OF course this implies that the barn
cellar, or other place where the manure ia
thrown, is sufficiently protected 10 avoid
much frost in the manure, and provided
with doors that can be opened or closed
At any time. II drawn out during winter
II not only furnishes work for help and
teams. which otherwise might not be EN-.
bloyed, but the ground being frozen
solid, and the teams in good heart, they
will often haul with ease loads Of double
the size they could after the frost is out Of
the ground in spring. and especislly over
land which. after the frost is out would
DO SO wet and soft as TO be almost
impossible.
We cannot afford to handle manure
more than is absolutely necessary and
whoa we draw II to the field We should
put it where it Is to stay, either by spread
ing 1t directly from the cart, or by put
ting it in small heaps to be spread before
they are soked by rain or frozen SO they
cannot be spread with ease. We cannot
afford in ordinary farm practice, to pile
manure in the field and then load it again.
But leaving manure in small heaps
on the field during winter l consider
one OF the least convenient ways Of man
aging it, and although it is often done by
good farmers, yet it looks to me like
very sbiftless practice. A much better
way is to spread it from the cart. This
is not the best but is the easiest way
OF handling it. When spread in this
way the soluble parts will be soaked
by the rains evenly into the soil
just where they are needed and not in
spots, as they would be il left long in
small heaps.
Many fear, that it manure il left spread
on the surface for any length Of time II
will waste by evaporation, but am salts.
fed; by careful study Of the scientific
aspect Of the case, as well as by ny owl
that there is no spprecisble
loss in this way by the exposure OF infer
mented manure and that the only pos.
sible loss Of any amount is by washing off
from very billy land, when the ground is
frozen, and that this loss is seldom great
Cor NJ +, Farmer