Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-10-08

under the cattle, then into the barn Gel
lar where the hogs root Ii over. II
makes fine dressing. We spread il
broadcast on ploughed land and harrow
1t in, first With spring tooth, second,
with wheel harrow. l have not ased
much commercial fertilizers. Once |
pioughed one-quarter acre or broke II
up, put on 200 pounds phosphate and
raised sweet corn st the rate of $50 per
acre. have quite lot OF manure so
do not need 10 buy. feed quite lot
OF cotton seed so get dressing that way.
w. w. ROSE.
PARIs.-Some years ago, before the
use Of commercial fertilizers in the form
Of phosphstes, farmer was telling his
neighbor OF the wonderful crop he had
secured by the use of ''lsnd plaster" /"
praising IL very highly. His neighbor
heard his story to the end. This was
his reply, barn plaster Is the plaster,
sir" | believe that is the correct theory
TO apply at the present time. However
good results we may have attained by
the use of commercial fertilizers, our
main dependence should be on farm
manures. You ask for "idess" on the
''making, saving and applying"
know OF one man who ought 10 begin by
saving and think his neighbors would
be gamers by following the same plan.
The greatest loss | know of Is the hole
In the tie-up floor, where the liquid ma
nure flowing down Is heard of "never-
more" A little time spent In plugging
holes and putting in absorhents would
help out very materially. This would
be little making, great saving and by
properly applying save cash that now
goes To the vendor OF commercial fertil-
iZers. HARRY FARRAR.
STow.-why are so many farms mort
gagged; Ii Is the sequel OF mismansge-
meut and trying 10 keep up appearances.
We must adapt ourselves 10 the needs
and conditions OF our several farms.
CHAs. W. DAY.
ANpovER.-In regard TO fertilizers,
our grange bought the fertilizers Pro
fessor Jordan formulated, and different
members have experimental with them
"a compared with others, and are much
pleased with the result. On corn. pots-
toes aud beans the grange fertilizers
lead others In appearance, aud when the
crops are harvested. hope you will get a
full report from them.
JOHN +. TALBOT.
DIXFiELD.-Farm manures have al
ways been our main dependence for
crops of sll kinds. Our use of CON-
mercial fertilizers has always been con-
fined 10 hill aud drill purposes in the
culture OF corn and potatoes. In plant
ing corn, We prefer TO spread heavy
coating OF manure on greenswsrd and
plow under a short time before planting.
To economize time, We plow under ma
nure of part OF the field in the fall; !;
but think the corn always does better on
land broken in the spring shortly before
time of planting. We use about thirty
large two horse loads OF good barn
m lnure 10 the acre, for corn. plant with
u machine, using four hundred pounds
commercial fertilizer per acre. For
potatoes, We prefer good sod, say
clover, with phosphate at the rate of
three hundred pounds 10 The acre. Top
dress orchards as needed, and sow gr.ss
seed, also follow same course on fields
that have been moved several years.
Get good crop from such fields. We do
not think farmers in general can afford
10 use commercial fertilizers 10 the tx-
clusion of farm msnures.
T. l.. ToRREY.
PoRrER.-i believe many farmers
make "A sad mistake in not giving more
attention to the manure heap. Manure
is the life of any farm. and the farmers
bank deposit. With but little expense
and labor, the quantity and quality can
be largely increased, by having Ia readi-
ness al all times and used for bedding
the year round, plenty of absorbents,
such as dry muck, forest leaves, try
sand or almost anything that will take
up the liquid part of the manure which
is the most valuable part OF IL. Manure
should be- housed until IL i carried 10
the field, never be thrown out where II
will get leached by the repeated drifting
storms, II il Is, it will lose Il large per
cent of it, value. The quality OF barn
manure Is very much improved by con-
tiuiug hogs on il aud having them root 1t
over. thus making IL more easy To handle
and it becomes in better condition Tor
growing crops. In this Way aud IN
many others which may suggest them
selves according To the conditions and
eonyeniences, ia which farms differ, We
NAV augment our manure heaps largely
in not only quantity but quality:
\. III. Mason.
FRYEBURG.- G.-Thanking the secretary
for granting nv request for discussion
on the fertilizer question, requested il
not 10 show my own gilt, but to learn OF
Others. This question, all will allow is
OF vital Importance, as all our agri-
cultural operations depend on fertilizers
of some sort. Now the object is 10 make
and save the greatest amount with the
least expense. think the greatest
waste among many farmers, is where
the liquid portion OF manure Is allowed
10 run through the tie-up floor with no
cellar. The liquid, if properly absorbed,
i worth in the summer season, with cat
tie at grass, much more than the solid.
on heavy soil think loan or sand the
best absorbent We can have, and IL makes
the best top dressing as IL gets nearer
the roots of the grass. For corn plant
ing plow in spring, turning the manure
under the sod, then In the fall or spring
following plow again little deeper than
when breaking. This gives good seed
bed and the sod gets well rotted. l
have had the best results from this
method when manuring heavily. In
cold. wet seasons corn will do better
with manure nearer the top. As TO
commercial fertilizers my experience Is
that when we use more than enough Tor
starter for our crops, we are paying
too dear for the whistle. A few years
ago saw in the papers an account OF
some men in the eastern part of the state
who had taken old worn-out farms and
by one application of one-half ton OF
cheap fertilizer 10 the acre made them 10
cut two tons of hay per acre Tor SIX or
seven wears in succession. i gave the
same fertilizer trial on one acre. The
first year | got good cut and that
wound up the worsted.
JOHN J. PIKE.
EAST BROwNSIELD.-i have expert
men,ed on land under the same condi-
tions with phosphate and barn manure
of the same money value, and find the
harm manure the more lasting.
w. III. STICKNEY.
SOUTH PARIs.-Probably all OF US
have heard il said that the manure pile
4 ,,,as ,ha farmers hank. But when we