Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-02
CARE OF MANuuE.

We have given th's matter considers
Die study. And of,en wonder q, man,
farmers indifference TO the care Of thai
which /. indispensable TO their business
Nothing about our farms il 30 badly
managed as the manure pile We are
very glad to give our readers brief re.
port Of the Cornell University Esperimen,
Station. taken from the CouHiry GsH'le'
man
MANURE AT CoRSxLL We noticed brief.
ly, In = recent number, the receipt Of the
Third Report OF the Cornell University Ex.
pertinent Station, on the manufacture OF
manure We God In IL q statement Ia de-
tail OF the experiments, conducted under
the direction of Prof I. 4. Roberts, some
notice of which We furnished our readers
last summer. A these experiments were
made with much care, In connection with
analyses, and give practical results OF much
importance, We devote additional space 10
them.
Prof Roberts had found that the barn
manure. H commonly made AMI poorly
cared for. on leakY nDors. or In large. un.
covered yards. exposed 10 The vast OF
rains. or to frc.fAnging by fermentAtion,
hardly paid fOr drawing from The village,
a mile distant. and four hundred feet In The
VALLEY below, and be accordingly iurned
bis attention % home manufacture In
large covered yard. where nothing would
be wasted. Experience has proNei thls
arrAnscm,ut nj 50 satisfactory, TIA, he has
long since ceased 90 buy manure OF any
Kind, that now made on the farm being
worth three or four times a. much a. ma
nure formerly obtalned from The village.
TIE straw nssd a. litter ani absofocai vas
jus, enough In quantity. snd no more, 10
absorb al The liQaii-About nny horses
and cattle furnishing the supply To de-
tsrmlne The value of the accumulated layer,
which Il the end OF the ssasln wa two
feet thick. AMI troiien solid. anumotr oi
samples were taken. chopped up and care
fully mixed together. The analyses gave
uc,.t.r, sgD
NllfuTrn. ~
Fho.phoTic Aci. 90
rutAsn. %
These Ingredients. a. the market price,
would tc worth a. Gi In a ton ~ the ma
unre.
PROM a. full grown anlmsl.. ts6 tons
were produced in The course of The season.
WHICH Al tue htlNt prev NHatA - ""Af"
asout on css; that IL 20 say, u woali have
COS. TAI. sum - have purchased the sane
quantity % nitrogen. rAosphofio aeii' ani
potash. n In sboat The sane condition, IN
commercial fertilizers.
The experiments were repeated Ia an
other way, With nearly The same results.
Trom the trials made under This manage
meui. the manure from Que COW WAS worth
ab0ui i6 ois. DAY.
Prof Roberts rcmAfks. In proof OF The
superior value ofthc manurc Manufactured
In The manner describei. TIA, the land 20
which n has been appllei has sisaiiy In
crease in fertility. At The sane time pro-
daclng crops whose value was more than
twice a. great a. that % The crops yielded
by the same land treated with manure male
ln The Oh style. We may aid, "a eonnfm.
a,lou of this opinion. ma, from personal
examination last sumner % The luxurisni
and even crop, growing on this LAM, twas
quite obvious that 10 hAi enjoyed 1nusaA
means for ,nrlchlng
Oihsr eHeriments made 10 fccding mileh
cows, with The market cost of The food
given. consisting OF clover hay. oofnsialks,
cotton seed meal. corn meal ani malt
sprouts. Ani with The value of the manure
deducted from the cost of food, showed
TIA, qaAri OF milk under this manage.
men, WAS lille less than Que aud bali
cents