Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
HANDLING MANURE IN AUTUMN

The best practice among those no. pro,
vidcd with abundant barn room, is to
select II level piece OF ground, and stack
the 'hrcshcd straw there year after year.
The straw can bc converted into we'll
rottcd manure by using il libcmlly for
bedding in the stables and by turning
the cattle to the stack and all things
considered, this is the most profitable
disposition of the straw where that not
eaten by the cattle in thr stuck ynrd il
converted into manure, and we'll cared
for. The straw thrown under foot hy
the cattle will likely be trimplcd down
So solidly that if left to Itself il will not
bc converted into manure in the desired
time; and part of the stack may have To
be cul down and strcwn over the yard,
mailing necessary some effort to hasten
The rotting nj the straw. As there is no
need OF handling wet manure, it is ad
visablc To have the mass stirred every
day for some days before il is taken To
the iichts, that il may dry ont 10 ac-
complish this it may be necessary to usr
Il manure hook like IL two prongcd hoe.
1t may he ma,c by amy blacksmith.
~ better one, in fact, the best for manure
not wet, is To have II blacksmith bend
the shank ri u four or livc-tincd manure
fork, making hook shaped like potato
digger. II is sometimes difficult TO make
The shank hold in place. Take the length
oil The shank; measure bNrk from the end
of the handle The distance less one inch
ut this point put screw through the
handle, having il pass through the centre
# th. hal, l., "A.
and point of the screw mny he filed of
even with the surface of the hanllc) :;
then drive in the shank with its point
heated to II red heal; ~ the point
reaches the screw il will he detected and
enlarged and will make II way for itself
in the wood, getting II hold that the
strength of one man will not overcome.
The handle of II manure hook SHOULD br
quite heavy around the shank, to give it,
strength, and tho weight is really needed
there.
All the manure should he removed
from the yard before the grain is thrrshcd,
that The new straw nny not he stacked
upon ii; and the usual method of putting
ii upon the winter wheat ground i'm good
one. III slrcwn over the ground III il il
plowcd. the narrowing necessary To put
the seed bed in proper condition will
thoroughly fine il and incorporate IL with
the soil, while il will not be below the
roots of the wheat. IL is best 10 sircw it
over the ground us il is hauled out. This
saves one hnndlinS. lIuuling manure in
IT 50 fouls II wagon box that it il best To
have another box for this and similar
uses. This is best mule of loose planks
pine, two inches thick and from nine
to twelve inches wide. They are made
much more convenient 10 handle by shay
ing down the ends TO three inches side.
II end boards are desired, grooves can
be cut i'll the side of the handles on tho
ends of the planks, and will he strong
enough Ia hold the boards. lfdcsircd to
make the box higher than the standards,
and the latter are not provided with
rings TO receive pieces, staple rings into
the planks forming the sides Of The box.
Passing pieces Of wood through these
rings will hold the upper boards in plncc.
The lowest side planks must lie on the
bolster, the planks forming the bottom Of
the box lifting closely inside of them
The manure crop ycnr properly begins
in the fall and ut this time the yards,
stable and sheds should he mndc Glenn
and ready for the next years crop making.
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