The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-12
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
FERTILIZATION AGAIN.
How Good Manure Can be Made Withou'
Money.

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How Good Manure Can be Made "ithou'
%. ..- Money.
It seems impossible in these times OF
scarcity that we shall have any thing
without money 1t is certainly true
that we get nothing valuable without
effort. If we were more impressed thaC
time and effort are both money VIC
might avail ourselves as farmers CT
more abundant resources. While IL may
be true, therefore, that we may not DC
able, literally, to get manure Tor our
farms without money, it is true that we
can get in large measure WITHOUT Cne
direct expenditure OF currency. IL IS
further true that we can get 1t by inc
use of time and effort, at such seasons
as these resources may not avail us as
much income in any other way as money
The main manurial resource OF every
farm should be the barn-yard, and l tcel
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 inc
better condition of the stock ana Tue
saving of feed to keep them; the &C
emulation of manure will, therefore,
be a clear profit, and, indeed, may be
said to be manure without money
This may be very much increased by
the addition of matter. otherwise practl-
cally valueless, in the shape OF straw,
leaves and any kind of waste that VIII
make good absorbent. By the lncor'
poration of such waste the waste ltsel1
is made valuable and the character OF
the manure is improved. as ills prevent
ed from deterioration by heating. III
the use of help and teams at such Tunes
as they are not needed on the farms, II
the manipulation OF matter that IS con
sidered worthless, we can accumulate
great amount of fertilizing matter tina
will make more manure Wlthou
money"
Again, it has been generally supposed
; that the value of barnyard manure &c
ponds upon the animal altogether; an
that the droppings from horses wer
necessarily moro valuable than IN
!, droppings from cows. Now, 1t Is DC
. lieved that it depends as much and pc:
, sibly, more upon the character OF Ia
=. food furnished. Horses have gencfall
received a richer ration than cattle, an
: we were, in this way, led to believe tn;
i horses could furnish us the better grad
of manure. The experiments in fee
,, ing cattle upon the cotton-seed me-
|, and cotton-seed bulls has demonstrate
u the very great chcapness OF very val
e able manure. Upon good authority,
u is asserted that the manure made In
l. COW barn from feeding one ton of &C
s. ton-seed meal is worth as much as tt
d. meal before feeding. If this is true
d can again have manure witho
u money" literally, as, at the end of t.
IL process, we have as much as we start
with and the beef, milk and butter
'o Sides Our farms need such econon
- methods of making values without
penditures; incomes without cost a
as profits without losses
lie To neglect these resources and otht
to that are easily available on the tarr
en- and look to highly-concentrated fer'
IN; izer in the markets to recover our la1
tn and make our crops, is hurtfully extr
nd agant. 1t brings with it no vegeta
re- matter or humus-nature's way OF mi
a ing soil; it gives its help to the inn
Try date yield, and it is gone with
lily money that brought it. Barn-yard I
er, nurc comes to stay, and stay with pro
en-. have seen its helpful effect on lot
Ter ten successive years. Its cost was M
inal; it's yield was abundant. Our us
plan has been to open the fences
give the run of the land to all kinds
stock. A different plan will give
'"- more manure without money" Ii
remnant left in the fields after gait
W ing the crop-stalks, stubbs, grass
oiJ weeds-was allowed to remain on
Wy land and become incorporated with
WV soil, we would accord partially, at lie
10y. - ~ with natures plan of fertility,
.0'. gather better income than by ha'
40 the fields first CLEANED and then wol
'iuo into mud during the inclcment day
winter.
am At the risk of being charged with
tho uuent repetition, want to insist
W small grain, grass and peas as boz
w" full source of fertilization not only v
' 10y out cost, but accompanied with az
II ia profit
aist. Economy successfully practlced
# If gins in time; every opportunity mi
ted, carries Will ~ .o.Ae ~. ,,1,,
,ret- and every waste must elect, hurti
5 nm every interest which its prudent
1lor could help. For the. coming scaso
10th us lay we'll our plans to make ma
ooat without money."-W. I. Northe
gold oou'hefn 'u u VI :, "Oo-.