The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-18

Manure is simply food that has un-
dergona a chsnge in the body ofthe ani-
NAL. II food be thrown on the ground
it will become manure, to the soil and
give beneficial effects; but the advantage
in feeding the food TO animals is that
the food is sooner decomposed within
the body Of the animal, and therefore
more Immediately assumes that form by
which it is taken up by plants. 1t also
undergocs a further process Of decompo.
position in the soil after it has passed
through the animal. The more thor.
oughly decomposed the manure the more
readily it is assimilated by plants.
It is estimated TINT some grain crops
will take up as much as five hundred
tons Of water in one day on one acre Of
land. This is an enormous quantity.
and teaches the Importance OF keepinp
the surface Of the ground we'll cultiyat.
ed, as u loose ~top.soil prevents loss Of
moisture by evaporation. The roots OF
plants 20 down low into the soil and
bring the water to the surface.
The practice Of allowing grass and
weeds to grow in the corn rows after the
ears are formed is unwise. The corn
land should be kept clean until tho crop
is harvested. Every weed that, grows
robs the corn OF just that proportion Of
plant food, and prevents larger. ears and
heavier grain, as well as distributing the
seeds for q crop OF weeds next season. /,
Spinach is usually sowh in the fall.
The seed should 90 in the ground this
month or September. The ground
should DO plowed and well worked, and
the young plants protected from weeds
until they are well under way. Spinach
is a valuable winter crop, providing an
early supply of greens in the spring at q
time when no other kind cau be had. u
In applying manurcs 10 the soil aim to
give the kind that the soil most requires.
This may be known. by careful observa-
ton Of the kind and quality OF the goods
allowed livestock The value OF manure
depends entirely on the material Of
which it is composed. 1t is impossible
TO make rich manure from inferior feed,
ing materlalp. ''','-'
AS a sheep dip the following Is recon.
mended by a breeders: Add forty pounds
OF soft soap to ten gallons Of boiling
water, and while boiling add one pound
Of carbolic acid. This may then be
thinned down with 100 gallons OF cole
water. The quantity is sufficient fol
dipping seventy.ilve sheep.
Both the stallion and bull will be more
eeryiceable for breeding purposes i
made to take exercise in the shape o
useful work OF some kind. II the bull
will not work in tho shafts, or by tn,
eide Of an OK, put him on the tread ma
chine to furnish power for the cutter o;
feed mill.
Nothing is better to prevent loss o
ammonia from the manure heap thar
soapsuds. Keep the heap well satur
ated, and make holes In the heap go tina
the soapsuds can pass down to the bot
tom OF the heap. Chemical action il
facilitated, but there are formations o
salts that prevent loss.
Acrop Of weeds removes from the sol
as much Of the elements OF fertility as
crop o fgrain, and exhausts the land jus
as quickly. Do not grow weeds. Plov
them undor as soon rs they take poses
sion Of the land, by which process they
are returned to. the soil from whenc
they came. as