The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-31
HIGH MANuRING.
The Portions OF the Farm Which Shou
Receive Liberal Supplies of Fertilizers.

West shows that the majority of farmers
scatter the manure obtained from their
barns and feeding-yards over all the
land they cultivate without much re-
gard to the crop they intend 10 raise.
If they keep considerable stock and
cultivate but few acres the land Is
well manfred. If they keep but a
small number of animals, are at little
pains to save their droppings, and have
large amount of land under eultiva-
ton, each acre receives but a small
quantity of stable manure. In some
cases the amount applied is so small
that it can scarcely be noticed after it
IS spread over the surface of the ground.
In the attempt to enrich all the land
that is to be plowed no portion of it re-
ceiyes enough manure to make any
marked increase in the yield of the
crop planted. The garden spot, and
the fields that are to be devoted to the
production of corn, potatoes and small
grains are all visited by the dung-cart,
and all receive some of its contents.
but none of them are fertilized to an
extent that will insure very large crops.
ANY amount of manure, however small,
is, of course, of advantage to land. It
restores some of the elements of fertili-
ty that were removed by growing the
last crop. 1t prevents it from becom-
ing less productive year by year, as is
likely to be the case when no manure
is applied. If the amount of manure
that is applied to piece of land one
season is only equal in value to the
amount of fertilizing material that was
consumed in producing the last crop,
the soil receives no permanent benefit.
Neither will the quantity nor quality of
the crop be improved. Only by high
manuring can the soil be improved for
a series of years and made to produce
crops that are both large and of excel
lent quality.
1t is folly to expect to raise certain
crops unless the soil where they are
planted are very rich. Western farmers
generally fail to make their gardens
profitable or % raise superior vege-
tables in them for the reason that they
do not apply sufficient amount of
suitable manure to them. They put
no more manure on an acre of land
that is intended to produce roots,
tomatoes, squashes, cucumber, onions,
cabbage and caulifower than they do
on the same amount of land that is in
tended to produce corn. They seem to
forget, or not to be aware, Of the fact
that nearly all garden products are
very gross feeders. They also appear
to be ignorant of the fact that veg
etables in order to be of superior quail
ity must be quickly grown, and that
rapid growth is chiefly produced by
large amount of fertilizing material in
the soil. Gardeners, who make a bus
mess of raising vegetables for the city
market, appreciate the value of ma
nure. The land they till resembles
dung heap or the barn-yard of lazy
farmer who has made himself think
that it does not pay to haul manure
into the fields. They aim to bring a
load of manure to their gardens every
time they talso load of vegetables to
market. They never seem to think
that their land is quite rich enough
Farmers who raise sweet corn and to-
matoes for canning establishments and
cucumbers and caulitlowers for picket
fontOriQS a1111roniofa tho r-o1,1c of s0.h
manuring. They have learned from
experience or from their neighbors who
have been long in the business. They
understand that they can double the
product of their land by the iudicious
application of fertilizers, and that there
is great saving of labor in having but
few acres under cultivation. They
have also learned that crops on highly
MANFRED land mature early, are of sup
erior quality and bring a better price
than those raised on poor soil.
All land intended to produce crops
that require much cultivation should
be very highly MANFRED. Especially
is this the case with those that must be
thinned out by hand, transplanted or
worked with hand hoe. Among these
plants are onions, beets, carrots,
tomatoes, cabbage and caulifower. A
large amount of hand work is required
to raise any of these vegetables, and
on that account the soil should be made
to produce as much as possible The
requirements of the garden in the mat
ter of fertilizers should be first attended
to, and then those of the land that is to
be devoted to the production Of carrots,
beets, cabbage and pumpkins for feed
ing to stock. Most of the manure
remaining should then be applied to
fields in which cultivated crops, like
corn and potatoes, are to be raised. A
field which by the application of suf-
fcient amount of manure will produce
eighty bushels of corn per acre, will
require no more labor in cultivation
than one that will produce only thirty
bushels. The work of blowing, har-
rowing and planting will be the same.
It is easier to husk large ears of corn
than small ones, while the quality of
grain on the former will be superior
There is economy in manuring land
very highly that is to be planted to
corn. Land devoted to potatoes
should be rich, as this crop calls for a
large amount of lard work. Especially
is high manuring desirable in parts Of
the country where potatoes are not
regarded as a very sure crop, on
account of peculiarities of the climate
or soil. Ground intended for early
potatoes in any part of the country
should be rich, in order to have the
crop mature as early as possible, those
that are ready to be dug first bringing
the highest price in the market. II
any portions of the farm are to go
without dressing of manure, those
devoted to grass and small grains
should be chosen, as these crops are
not cultivated. while they are harvested