The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-04-10


and preserving it intact till such
time as it may be applied to the sol
more advantageously.
The first step i'm preserve < manure
is 10 use plaster in the stables and OH
tie mas when it is stored.
The second is to prevent heating
to that degree that will drive off
ammonia.
Third. Mix cow and horse manure
If possible if it is to be stored.
Fourth. Make tho receptacle for
holding mar ure water tight and place
it u der cover.
Fifth. Absorb liquid manure with
straw and any kind of bedding that
is abundant, when it is not, use dry
earth, or cistern to catch the liquids,
but always add some plaster unless
the price is exhOrbitant and here let
me say, always apply manure where
plants are growing, or where they
Will spring up very SION after In e
application is made.
While the able discussion was
going on many slips of paper
were dropped into the "question
box" The questions were taken
out and read by the Secret ary,
when thus followed a most in
teresting discussion among the
members of the Institute and
the Professors on the various
points under controversy.
Some of the questions and in
formation elected were as fol-
lows:
Q.-Will heat in compost
heap generate any element of
plant food?
Ans.-No.
Q.-Is heat in compost of any
special value?
At is, by breaking up, de-
composing organic matter and
putting it il a soluble state, fit
for plant food.
G. lis it safe to use lime in a
compost heap!
At is not, if the heap con-
tains lot and stable manure.
Lime coming in contact with
the manure generates Cal Donate
of ammonia, which is volatile
and will escape, thereby losing
Que Of the most valuable ingre-
dents.
Q.-What can safely and to
advantage be used in making
such compost heaps?
A-Land plaster.
Q.-How does it act on the
manure?
At forms su,phate of am
monia, which is not volatile.
Q.-Can't lime be used in any
compost heap?
At can on a compost help
composed chiefly of muck, lit
ter, though lime can be used to
most Advantage by putting it di-
rectly on The land.
Q.-What kind Of land should
it be put on?
A-On land that con ,ains a
great deal OF vegetable matter,
or on some land that contains
humns.
q In the compost heap of
thiriy-fve loads, which measur-
ed only twenty-five loads after
rOtted, what became of the mis-
sing ten loads and how Can we
prevent the loss?
A.-The loss was by evapora-
ton during decomposition. This
can be prevented by pu ting out
the manure i'll fresh state and
allowing it to decompose in the
soil, Which, catches and holds
what would otherwise escape.
O. VIII clover do well on
such soil as we have in Samp-
son?
Alt does best where there
is a clay sutsoil.
@. What kind suits this soil
best?
A.-The Crimson Ciouer.
Q.-How and when should it
be planted?
Alt should be planted in
the burr. not cleaned. Glover
will do best planted in the fall
in this section, say last part of
August or first of September,
A hard rough surface of soil
suits it best. No preparation is
needed for the land. Sow the
seed on the top of any rough,
hard land, for instance where
oats or peas or hay or cotton,
or anything OF the kind had
been grown. Do not pillow the
seed under, but leave them "
ing on the ground. They will
sprout and grow. A crop of this
clover Is worth $1,000 an acre
to the land as a fertilizer. In
short 1T is profitable lazy mans
crop.
Q.-Explain the making of
ensilage and the structure of a
si]O.
Then followed a long discus
sion, i'll which our farmers got
more interested and aroused
than we have seen them in many
a day. The chief points in this
discussion we will give next
week, also the proceedings of
the Institute on Saturday. Time
and space prevent us giving it
all this week.