St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-03-29
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
FERTILIZATION AGAIN.

FERTILIZATION AGAIN.
aev ased Manure Can bs Mad. wl.ho..
Money.
It seems impossible in these times Of
'carcity that we shall have any thing
without money. It is certainly true
that we get nothing valuable without
effort II We were more impressed that
timo and effort are both money, We
might avail ourselves Is farmers Of
moro abundant resources. While it may
oe true. therefore, that We may not be
able. literally. to get manure for our
farms without money. it is true that we
can get 1t in large measure without the
direct expenditure Of currency. It IL
further true that we can get it by the
use Of time and effort, at such seasons
as these resources may not avail Us -
much income in any other way rs money.
The main manurial resource Of every
farm should be the barn-yard. and / feel
that can not do better on this line than
to urge again the stabling of all stock;
the profit of which will be found more
than enough to cover expenses in the
better condition Of the stock and the
saving Of feed to keep them; the &C
cumulation of manure will, therefore,
be . clear profit, and, indeed. may be
said to be manure without money"
This may be very much increased by
the addition Of matter, otherwise practi.
cally valueless. in the shape Of straw,
leaves and any kind Of waste that will
make good absorbent by the incor-
pOratiOn Of such waste the waste itself
Is made valuable and the character of
the manure is improved. as it lis prevent
ed from deterioration by heating. In
the use Of help and teams at such times
- they are not needed on the farms, in
the manipulation of matter that is con-
sidered worthless, we can accumulate .
great amount Of fertilizing matter that
will make more manure without
money" |
Again. it has been generally supposed
that the value Of barnyard manure de-
pends upon the animal altogether; and
that the droppings from horses were
necessarily more valuable than the
droppings rom cows. Now, It is be.
lieved that it depends IS much. and pos.
sibly, more upon the character Of the
food furnished. Horses have generally
received . richer ration than cattle, and
we were. in this way, led to believe that |
horses could furnish MS the better grade |
OF manure. The experiments in feed |
ing cattle upon the cotton-seed meal
and cotton-seed hulls has demonstrated
the very great chespness Of very valu- |
able manure. Upon good authority, it
Is asserted that the manure made in .
COW barn from feeding one ton of cot
ton-seed meal is worth as much as the
meal before feeding. II this is true we
can again have manure without
money" literally, rs, at the end Of the |
process, we have Al much IS we started |
with and the beef, milk and butter be- |
sides. Our farms need such economic |
methods Of making values without ex-
penditures; incomes without cost and
profits without losses.
To neglect these resources and others
that are easily available on the farms,
and look to highly-concentrated fertil-
izer in the markets to recover our lands
and make our crops, is hurtfully extrav-
agant 1t brings with it no vegetable
matter or humus-nature's way Of max
ing soil; it gives its help to the imme-
date yield. and it is gone with the
money that brought it Barn-yard ma
nure comes to stay, and stay with profit
have seen its helpful effect on lot for
ten successive years Its cost was NOM
lnal; its yield was abundant. Our usual
plan has been to open the fences and
give the run Of the land to all kinds Of
stock. A different plan will give us
more manure without money" II the
left in the fields after gather
Ing the crop-stalks, stubbs, grass and
weeds-was allowed to remain on the
land and become incorporated with the
soil, we would accord partially, at least,
With natures plan Of fertility, and
gather better income than by having
The fields first CLEANED and then worked
into mud during the inclement days Of
winter.
At the risk Of being charged with fire.
3uent repetition, want to insist upon
small grain, grass and peas IS bounti-
ful source of fertilization not only with
put cost. but accompanied with actual
profit
Economy successfully Practiced be-
yins in time; every opportunity missed
carries with it . corresponding waste,
md every waste must effect, hurtfully,
every interest which its prudent use
could help. For the coming season let
10 lay we'll our plans to make manure
without money."-W. T. Northen, In