The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-20
DEPARTMENT.
MARIETTA JOURNAL rs THE
Official Organ Of the Farmers Alliance
Of Cobb County. 88a
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MANURE WITHOUT MONEY.

NV ]. Northen, in Southern Cultisator.
It seems impossible in these times
of scarcity that we shall have any
thing without money. It is certain
ly true that we get nothing valua-
BILE without effort. IF we we're more
impressed that time and effort are
both money, we might avail oursel-
YES as farmers of more abundant re-
sources. Whilst it may be true,
therefore, that we may not be able,
literally, to get manure for our
farms without money, it is true that
We can get it in large measure with
out the direct expenditure of cur
rency. 1t is further true that we
can get.it by the use of time and eff
fort, at such seasons as these re-
sources may not avail US as much
income in any other way as money.
The main manural resource OF
every farm should be the barnyard.
As winter approaches, I feel that /
cannot do better on this line than to
urge again the stabling of all stock,
the profit 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 ac-
emulation of manure will, there
fore, be a clear profit, and, indeed,
may be said to be manure without
money" 1881 500
70 This may be very much increased
by the addition of matter, otherwise
practically valueless, in the shape of
straw, leaves and any kind Of waste
that will make good absorbent.
By the incorporation of such waste
the waste itself is made valuable
and the character OF the manure is
improved, as it is prevented from
deterioration by heating. In the use
of help and teams at such times as
they are not needed on the farms, in
the manipulation Of matter that ii
considered worthless, we can accum
ulate a great amount of fertilizinl
matter that will make more ''man
ure without money"
Again, it has been generally sup
posed that the value Of barnyar'
manure depends upon the ANNA
altogether; and that the dropping
from horses were necessarily NOR
valuable than the droppings fror
cows. Now, it is believed that
depends as much, and possibly NOR
upon the character of the foo
furnished. Horses have general,
received richer ration than cattle
and we were in this way led to be
lieve that horses could furnish 9
better grade of manure. The ex.
periments in feeding cattle upon
cotton seed meal and cotton seed
bulls have demonstrated the very
r. .
great cheapness Of q very valuable
measure. Upon good authority, il
is asserted that the manure made in
COW barn from feeding one ton O
cotton seed meal is worth as much
as the meal before FEEDING
If this be true we can again have
manure without moneys" literally
as at the end Of the process we have
as much as we started with and the
beef. milk and butter besides. Our
farms need such economic methods
of making values without expendi.
ture incomes without cost and pro.
fits without losses. - .f.
To neglect these resources and
others that are easily available on
the farms and look to a highly con-
centrated fertilizer in the markets to
recover our lands and make oul
crops is hurttully extravagant. II
brings with it no vegetable matter
or humus-nature's way of making
soil; it gives its help to the immedi-
ate yield and it is gone with the
money that bought it. Barnyard
manure comes to stay, and stay with
profit. / have seen its helpful effect
on lot for ten successive years. Itt
cost was nominal; its yield was
abundant. In a very short time the
fields on the farms will be relieved
Of their crops Our usual plan has
been to open the fences and give the
run of the land to all kinds of stock,