The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-10-14
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nsslis ~ connssrisl. Bat vhils thss'
nsAAsss ~ inpostant V farmers md gard
lnsss. ~ soxa~ 10 which our fsstilissr
ass applisd y sos lee important Ma
me- ~ sostly. and The culhvatos's mssgil
= rssat = nssiy Largo Therefore skil
"a seossay il tbs uss 81 Ill varieties o
p,as1 ssisiness susht 70 b. sought for
NJ duty asd ohssrvstioa have nscsssaril,
bssa Tor many ysars turssd In this dissc.
tioa.l ios ! buy most Of ths manure ! ne
~ = obliged 70 ~ III can ont Of Ii,
nossy Iisvsss.
u \ curious how " arc reversing th'
msthods of orr predecessors On ths tarn
4 psospsrous vssnont farmer speaking .
= agricultural meeting. said thAt vhsI
h took charge Of tho old homestead b
l"hisd % DO Just The other Wy from VIA
BIZ father did in everything. and IN sboa
half h iosnd biz father Va right. and Il
| ~ other bali different way vs. right
Lsvel culture for good crops d . striking
iasovstios. Cold setting Of milk foI
cream Y even svsstsv violation Of OLD
lssshipga. 30 o. ~ emitting Of bay. tha
~ 81 broadcast tillsgs on hosd and sowl
csops sitss My ~ up. winter dairyine
AigA issdisg. snsilass. ssc. etc. But thos'
ass % ersatss iasovaiioss than The sbsn-
donment Of manure IN The hill. and Of th,
praetios Of plowipg 10 manure. but non'
u thoss changes arc better justi6ed Il
practice.
never believed 10 or practioed manur-
| ing In The hill with dung. though ! have
dons Il With Commercial fertilizers. Bul
Il y only within the past eight years thai
I have abandoned the practice Of blowing
down ny stable manure, aod substituted
fall spreading both upon tillagc and gras,
land. Issy fall spreading. because that Il
ths best and most profitable proceeding
but would equally draw out and apply
| ny manure 10 the winter and spring upon
the surface rather than pillow il under d
any time. Bat IN the fall / would apply
il for tillsge with the view Of blowing 10
the spring. while that used in the spring
would spread upon the furrow either q
fall or spring blowing. In short. would
always have the manure on top.
The coarsest manure should Be drawn
ont and spread 10 the fall. 30 Is to allow
the fsll rains and the melting SHOWS to
wash Ill soluble matter into the soil. Then
in the spring the coarse remainder can b
turned under, and will 10 it, decay exer-
ciss an amelioratirg eiIeot upon the earth
itself. am entirely opposed. upon
grounds Of experience. 70 composing or
keeping manure. with the often and long
recon mended view 81 increasing its value.
Dung i never worth any more than when
il Is dropped, and under IN ordinary OH.
II IL losing value every day
Afterwards until II il put whore II Is 70
stAy. Nevertheless. like Ane manure.
and do not use any sort Of long bedding.
Or feed any long feed. Ike cornstalks. that
i not III eaten, without ,nrst cutting Il.
Ths oonvsnisncs 81 tAb piss, whether the
manure y used for top dressing Of grass
Or upon piowed land IL obvious.
Upon hkd or nearly lsvsl hslds manure
osn b. drswnout 10 winter with sleds, and
sprssd upon The snow with about = good
rssults - When applied earlier. Upon hill
,ides and atesp slopes The the iertil.
'sing properties already soluble will not
b transported very far. but the undscayed
portions ere washed away. and there Il |
Ilso some loss Of soluble parts; yet il h
lstoaishiDg how quickly the ground Ok
racts oil organic matter from water dow
ng over Il. ~ principal onion hsld in |
Lines gently 70 the south ut enough 70 |
wash some in heavy rains), and below II u
J stssp grassy slops planted With two rows
! applS trees IS feet apart The hrst row |
4 srsss shows Tie beos6t ofths wssh, and
. dos The grass around them. but oil
igns Of benefit 70 either stops within
vssty fsst Of the edge Of the garden.
housA u be- bssn heavily mAnursd every
'sar Tor sixteen yesss. IfIwant anything
,ut sosrsl and plaplain % grow below
hat twsDty feet ! mnst apply the manurs
Q Tho spot At The bottom OF The steep
Jope u level strip which has been for
Many years used alternately for straw Der
iss asd csbbaees. aud although sheets Of
vatss fson above Aov over IL 10 oil hssvy
sins, there never wss the slightsst svi.
sSce thss they brought any fertility 10
oluiion. l think about I'll the good. even
. ny Arst row Of trees, comes from Ans
oil absolutely transported. rather than
rom manure 10 solution.
Ia using artificial fertilizers. especially |
= more soluble kinds. COW them broad.
~ q planting time. and harrow or rake
ben u. But q stable msuure from VII
80 horses and COWS costs me but -
ord, on tbe land. vbils barrel Of tho
~ suparphosphsts costa nearly - much.
- = msch Of the former and - little
~ latter y possibls, regarding The
~ q manure n worth from two TO three
- = nseh = The barrel Of phosphats
= ! - partial 10. sud uss quits freely
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