The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-21
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is Progressing.
TRINITY CLUB, July 10th, 1886
Subject: ::-'"iSummer Making and iSnu-
ina Manure"

Subject Making and Sar-
...,,r.. ing Manure" j" ..st
w. W. Andrews-On most farms
each hand has his work assigned
him. The manure pile is of tran
scendent importance to the farm and
farmer All farms should have on
them an intelli gent man, whose
sole business is to cut feed for all
stock, preparing it and mixing in Il
way to render it palatable for the
animal and at the same time convert
it into fine available manure This
is sadly neglected on many farms,
consequently the land becomes hun
cry and pale. He then gives dose
Of phosphate This produces spas
modic effect and some show of life
but no permanent improvement.
Like patent medicines, the good eff
feet is only temporary, Home
made manure is permanent and
never fails, let the case be never So
bad. In summer every fence cor
ner and ditch bank has vegeta-
ton that may be converted into
manure and much more rapidly
when we have summer heat to aid
us; but the hands are busy and we
lose the opportunity. The treasure
is lost. | suggest this plan. Hire
man of some intelligence, give him
gentle horse and a dump cart.
Have him hitch up early and carry
the needed tools, for the day, to the
field and deliver them where needed
and return with load of green feed.
Clean out the stalls, examine the
manure bank, if about to fire-fang
get water and give it thorough
wetting. Go after more green stuff
and thus keep it up unless called to
the mill or shop. He should do all
these chores, and put in the balance
of his time at the manure heap,
not neglecting to fetch in dry stuff
for the bedding for the stock. Some
may say our crops are planted and
manured and it will accumulate in
the way before we need it. There
are 313 good working days in the
year, each of which is a good
one to haul out manure. The OBJ
ject is to manure the land not the
crop, consequently you will find
plenty places to put it. -s4rs..
A. Parker-Use plenty ofvegeta-
BILE bedding in large stalls, well ven
tilated. When accumulated suffi-
GENTLY take out and compost. Top
dress with it in the fall. | object to
putting long raw manure out before
decomposing. In decomposing strong
manure use plenty of rich earth to
prevent it from burning. To decom-
pose strong manure is a critical job.
1t requires as close attention as a
physician would give to an extreme
case of sickness. A little negligence
at the proper time may cause great
loss. ......E .... ...-. -.......-f ..f.t.-
J. E. SUMMER am preparing
to cut and spread on poor places the
weeds and bushes found in fence
corners and on ditch banks. My
object is to shade the land while de-
composition going on, and save
the labor ofitalSing to and! from the
barn. Putting green bedding in
stalls makes them wet and filthy.
Now before the seed are ripe. =!
spread the remnant of my old crop
ofstraw on the cow lot as an absorbent
while decomposing We are all neg
ligent in the important matter OF
saving manure. Livery-stable men
make more manure than other peo-
pie by throwing it out often and
saving it. a-i iaa
w. O. Harris.--I have lost a great
deal by trying to compost manure.
[ have about come to the conclusion
that when it is taken from the stall
it ought to go direct to the field.
Compost all other trash that grows
or accumulates about your premises
that has a vestige Of plant food in
them. The heat and scent in large
quantities in the stall may be dele
terious to the health of animals and
injurious to the hoof of the horse. If
SO it should be removed often. Every
person should have a pen near the
back ward to put sweepings in, and