Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-06-03
SAVING LIQUID MANURE.

~ttuf ttutf tkb u tbfTt>Ituu'u' a~s'b
about what Il commonly known as the
I:ommer method of using liquid manure,
supposing there was q patent on the
process. Mr.. BONNER Was on. of those
wbolc-.oulci, libcrsl-mlnded farmers
who did not wish io tax hi. brethren by
patrntlng an Invention, although u
might no, have been original With him,
but as likely as not was basel on prac-
tIcc long In use; hut whateycr might be-
new about hls application of an old
practice he gs,cto the world In pam
phlrt. The liommcr method Y. not
specially Intended for the application II
liquid manure, but saves II With absorb
cnt. made Into a compost plscci over
pit into which the liquid drains. There
l. q waier-tlght ci.tcrn made on th. sur
fac. Zoo, az az la depth. aud thl. Il
covered With rail-. or logs, or an opeu
fioor upon which the manure !. h.sp~i.
The manure l. mixed with anything ~ .
fcrtiliylng character, no matter what "
l., 80 that II will absorb manure ani de-
cay ani make plant fcod. The stable.
arr drained, and the drain. dow inio M.
ci.t.rn. 4 common voo'icn pump !. 1T
tel In the centre by which th. liquid Il
brought up aud poured over the hap.
The heap receives all the rain water, and
any -xc... of " sink. through ia. h.sp
and y. caught Ia the cl.t.rn aud dilute.
the liquid manure In u.
hi. I. q simple affair. hat II !. q very
useful suggestion, and serve. q valuable
puupo.e. II I. most timely just nov In
view ~ the mo,lrrI. disco,crie. In regard
to th. niirihcaiion of the coil aud th"
certain development of nlirsies from the
frc. nitrogen IL th. atmosphere, made
by Prof. ilellriegcl, ani corroborstsi by
experiments of sir =. n. Lave. dudng
the last two years. ~lr J. u. Iswrs' re-
Iarts, ju.t nov puhllshci, ~ hl. test. In
lSs- aud lSs9, have satisfied hlm-as Tar
a. hls extremely caution. ani conser,a-
tive habit ~ mini ia habit, by the way,
which might most u."fully h. Initiated
hy many other scientific eNpcrimcnt"r-l
Permits him Ia .sy-that lIellricgrl.
view. are sound; for by the use ~ an
Infusion of .oil under certain cirrum-
stance. he found legumlnous plhut. pro-
cufcd four or I've time. a. much nitro
gen n. h. expected. anil that this came
from th. fire. nitrogen IN the coll
through the action. IL certain we'll rccog-
niI-i otgsul.'rs.
Now th. cumpos,lng 10 organic mat
ter With earth or ayallahl. soll, has long
h~~n known "a prW'luc- large quaniiil".
~ nIiratc., q. Nitnc.. the old method ~
making .aiip~tr- tr,i. for 10" purpo." oi
procuring thi. nitrate Tor th" manu-
facturr ~ gunpowder. practice much
u.ed lisiorr the discu,.ric. ~ the South
American riir deposits. Hence this .o-
callcl BONNER method give. much pre-
en-, lnisfcst ju.t nov. Ihcsr organism.
which exist In the soll, must cNlsi also
Ia the atmosphere and D. brought down
by IA. rain, aud u only rc1uir-. heap
~ manure to H. compo.tssi With organic
matter. With .om" available soil a. th"
,ra.i, .0 tn speak. to start the fcfmenia-
iIon, aud to mol.isn th. heap With the
hlghl, nltpgrnou. liquid minurr., aud
facilitate th. passage through u ~ the
atmosphere, which IL dOue by Nr. BOm-
met'. plan ~ leaving an air-.pacc under
IA. heap. to .., thi. nltrifying agency az
work. ani Ia gather whiteScr Of the at
mo.ph.ric nitrogen can H. made aNaila-
BILE. The oil plan and the new discoS-
rry M together admirably. snd the old
farmer Who IA. passed. away Vet lraNc'
,.chlnd him hi. useful work, which
.hould bring him we'll deserved rrpuia-
,lon, bat one of which unfortunately b"
canno, nov enjoy the fruits. u !. Ia BE-
hoped that thl. old method may not bc
patented by some new discoNrrcr Who
will tax the public for the work ~ hl.
appropriation. I.c.t thl. might happen,
I desirr "a inform your many rradrr.
Who may u.efully pat the method in
practice before any royalty can bc
charged them for the use of lt.
In thc.e dsy. ~ agricultural deprr.-
.lou, everything must count Ia rc'luc"
sNI-ns.s aud increase products. Mil
lion. II ton. of liquh 90 to vast" every
year, every ton ~ which might Weld ~
or % bu.h-l. of corn extra, ar reduce the
AREA II land croppc,l In proportion, aud
.o lessen co.t of production. MI this
may d. saved mo.t protitably Ia thi.
way, aud the saving ~ u will develop
habl, ~ saving and utilizing other waste.
10 work up with hlt.-,ountry nrnilcnan.