Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-02
MANURE IN WRITER
Fcrmcnting Manure In ucaps-Josenh
Harris Method Of piiinE Manure.

Joseph Harris, recognized authority on
the subject Of manures. believes there IN
much to be gained by properly fermont
ing manuros Following are some ro-
marks made BY him In The Rural New
Yorker on this subjccti
Fcrmenting manure makes the insolu-
bio plant food more soluble, and conso-
quontly more active and valuable !
feel confident that we can pilo manure
ont OF doors and allow It 10 Torment all
winter without any loss Of ammonia
worth talking about. Many farmers say
they have tried 10 fcrment manure In
winter. but tho pile lies dormant and
cold. and the manure thoy throw ON every
day from the COW still freezes solid. No
doubt fermentation "a caused by the
microbes. These microbes. or fungus
plant. will not grow ut q low tempera-
ture. but must have food--hcat and air.
IT you arc going TO start FIRE you got
l,indlings that viii burn quickly and
heat the wood until Il burns. Cow ma
nuro Is wood and needs plenty OF kind
ling 10 make Il burn. Horse or hen ma
nurc ia easily started and fcrmonts so
rapidly that heap Oft ianpi 10 iirciang
II Is just what il needed to mix with the
COW and pig manure. In starting pile
Of manure. especially II It contains much
COW dung. " Is good plan 10 get a few
loads of fcrmonicd horo. sheep or hoa
manure. We start the fro with horse
manure and pile on anything we have in
the yards or stables or honhouso. In my
Lao. FNH4 10
plank on the heap and spread II overy day
~ soon ~ II IA wheeled on.
The pile should be about five foot high
less or moro. according 70 the rainfall.
Tho moro rain or snow tho higher should
DO the pile Whom the pile high enough
start another alongside. In doing this.
especially In cold weather, take guam
tity OF hot manure from the old pile. n
there IL any accumulation OF manure IN
the sheep or pig pens draw II out and
spread 1t on the pile. Break mp the hot
manure from the old pile aud mix I,
with tho fresh manure. This hot for.
mcnting manure Is full Of the microbes
that act ~ ''ycast" and cause fcrmcnta.
ton. Do you turn over tho pile? Some
times and sometimes not. II "a n good
thing to do. II mixes the manure. breaks
up the Jumps and starts fermentation
aircsh. II the manure Is 10 be used on a
pile some distance from tho barnyard, |
draw It out from the piles In the barn.
yard and make II into piles In tho field
In tho field make the pile about five feet
high and Eve wido and o. any desired
length In making tho now heap It
should no, be forgotten TINT we are
turning the pile"-thc object Of which
IL TO mix the manure and got il uniform
and induce It to fresh fermentation. In
tho old pile tho Outsiders will not DO fer
mented Some layers that woro put on
In worry cold weather will DO cold and
raw while others will DO warm. Pains
should DO taken TO mix these all together
Another important point Is 10 build mp
tho pile square on the sidos and ends like
n hotbed, and not sloping like tho roof
Of house a conical heap Is the wDrs,
possible form. rs the greatest proportion
OF given quantity Of manure "a exposed
10 the atmosphere, while II carefully
made into n square heap less proper
ton will he exposed. Again, tho heap
needs water, and tho sloping sides carry
1t OIL.
II tho manure isyery rich. or you have
mixed with Il bono dust or othor matter
rich In nitrogen. or u considerable guam
tity Of hon manure, thoro may DO danger
Of too rapid fermentation. In that case
tho best remedy is TO saturatc the heap
with water. and It would be an excellent
thing to mix some superphosphatc VITA
the wator, say pound TO pail Of
water. II this cannot DO conveniently
done, the hoap should not bo made over
three or four feet high. In farming no
ironclad rules can be laid down. We
must exercise our Judgment and run our
chances II may DO remarked that driv.
ing over tho heap or oven tTampling II
down with tho foot will check excessive
| fermentation.