Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-05
RAW MAnus,


L -~s AEDXD In A.
na : = ~, asserted y some . wv, &.
much the greater waste !, s, as,
nure IL caused by expo.r. : stable d
u tina. the loss from .vapor,, Z " nj
par.tivsly small. Hows, .s'0 !, y %
%. 1t Is certain that tbs ~ sl s ny i,
70 heavy as enough to justlf, IT, =. s'sAsr !,
IN resorting to some mssh 70 ian
ing manure in 3 raw stsss s Ics appl
much more careful IN NV unless Il
man most men are. TIA Unloading
wiii save the manure. T. .ourd IL,
constituents. better o. az =. y yaluaii
plaster. bedding, or what ~ y ssainssls
nave an orchard a. ~
acres. containing oranc. AOOut ihrs
pear trees. Aside from peach II
iert'iizers, have only IL. - s,sOlnnsscia
one horse to apply 10 Il. anursfna
seek to make the utmos. 1nd Of Ai
1850. began to apply hi. :. vctobs
ing ',ees IN perfectly fresh s.s
! had always before shared sond;6sa
srai belief that 1t was rist sr !, = she ri
that IL ought TO be comno. y Use ito
was led to make thir .seo; and
simply BY the circums,sno.e .Perinn
neglected to provide a ,mannr ~, !. ID
wnich % carry on the compos,, .led
cess. Candor also eompels &. ns Pc
sion that composing seem.s ~ Z, sdns
require more labor than tn ~, nSely
Ghcation. ! went caution.I,u .Iecs n
The stable was we'll litterss y . work
!! was cleaned. which was tw u,, I! ], ,lns
tunes a week; dried grass w W. = Iares
SAND. banana and other lev. s0as
thing was brought into uss - sssry
the liquid part. e's 70 absorb
When the orchard had ha.n :
the last time in the fall cars 49, Proved
orders. the earth had been thros,,~ = ny
the trees instead of toward them , 10
nad LETT a furrow three or fon, IN
from the trees. We arrived s,a.. 'ses
North the last week in (Ic,nh Om ne
was and is yet the general be,;ss !. l
to stir the earth around tree. ~ !. '0as
the fall will start them al 'as .
growth, SO forming soft wood : as y
kiiled by the frost about Christm,. =
l refraincd from filling up the.s a. 2
rows, and used them az recen,sa I. "
the manure wheeled fresh from rom !. "
stable. '0u "
To prevent fermentation II va. -.
tered thinly along for six or eiob, ~ =,
opposite the tree, and covered T;th =
inch or two Of soil sprinkled on. Wbss
there was no furrow near the tr.s ~ 4.
manure was spread out two inchs. !.
so in thickness and covered with 49, -. =
At first the horse was fed on co,,
oats or ground feed; but the neiobho.,
chickens, in searching for the prain i
scattered the manure and its Governs
that some OF it never stopped mil 4
reached the dead-furrow between Il.
rows. Thereupon the grain feed WA
discontinued and wheat bran substi.
tuted, pound for pound, with re,uln
entirely satisfactory so far as the horn
was concerned; and the chickens. find.
ing nothing to reward their labm
eventually ceased scratching altope,h.
er. The rains falling on it leached Il,
manure, and the discolored soil for sew.
eral inches around showed what los,
would have taken place if this element
had been allowed to wash AWAY '
Just before the trees hogan +, rro,
in the spring the soil and the manure
were thoroughly mixed together Vim .
prong-hoe-which, by the way, is the
best implement for stirring the soil IN.
der fruit trees-and the manure had Nv
This time become so rotted that ,bors
was nothing to be feared from 4, can.
tact with the roots.
The manure was applied tbiswar IN
last spripo and summer mill NH
time as it is generally considered m.
advisable to apply Il anv longer Is,
that season. During the cool. moist
weather of winter little in;ury was h
have bee, expected. but when bOl
weather came on. it MIGHT be merriam,
looked for. now cover the mauus
with both earth and mulcbing to pre-
vent beatinp There was some yeu
hot drv weather in June and somed
tbe trees were not LARGE enougb to
shade the ground much. II a tree had
been recently set. I dashed bucsetful
or Two of water ON the manure, and
perhaps repeated this operation few
laws later. As soon as one or two
yooJ rains had fallen ON the manure
did not hesitate TO work it into the soil
with the prong-hoe.
Now for results. During the dries
weather of lime the extreme tips Of 4
Jew rank-orowinp shoots turned vel
low and dieI down several inches but
am satisfied now that this was from
a eo'r,L - 80" 81 Iii .nmmar has been
nremarba ble. The leaves had that lusty,