The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-24
FAN Farm MOIk.

The Philadelphia Record says: The
most important work at this season is The
management OF the manure. 1t is the farm
savings bank, and pays good interest If
the manure Is handled in manner TO pre-
vent loss. No manure can be Of service
until all the ingredients are reduced by
decomposition, and to spread coarse ma
nure on the ground in the spring is to
take the risk Of large portion Of it re
naming in the soil beyond the time when
the crops may need it most In the early
spring the manure cannot be quickly de
composed, as decomposition is slow when
he weather is cold, and the best period
OF the year for making manure and prepar
ing il as plant food is in The fall and win
ter. The exposure OF manure TO the ef
| tects of winds, rains and sun leads to a
loss OF large proportion Of its plant food
aud the addition of coarse material to the
heap without handling the manure in q
manner TO decompose all OF the material
Is a loss OF time. The real value Of the
manure IS not in the quantity of coarse
matter 1t contains, but IN the proportion
Of nitrogen, phosphorlc acid aud potash
theuIl, aud they may be insoluble and
unavailable or may be gradually leached
out by rains as fast as they become tolu
bic IN the heap.
The most valuable portions OF manure
are liquids, Enterprisiug farmers are care
lul 10 save this and, with suitable drains,
carry 1t to the manure heap to be absorbed
by the solid portions, but such is not the
rule with the majority Of farmers, who
are careful to save the solids, but permit
the liquids 10 flow away, some OF them
making bitches to carry of the black Iq
nids which overflow the bsruysrds, III
ttesd OF illDg the barnysrds, with hn
abundsLce Of material for abb orbing them.
The ceLtre OF the manure heep is wLtre
the beat is q nersted, and when ligulcs
are added to the heap they hssien decCm
posiion As long ss there il no danger
Of oyerbeslipg. or fire isngipg," 1t is 50
advantage to tsve the heap 10 this condI
ton, hut Vhtn The centre Of the heap i
yell decomIosed the manure should be
haudled, the entire mass turned over, and
he coarse msterisl on the top thrown to
the centre. satarsting 1t with the liquids.
which will at once cause the maternal to
d compose.
One Of lie advantages OF manure Is its
even distribution oy,r the soil. Manure
spresders do this work 10 m eI client
maBner, bat when all sbso, bent material
Is fret rendered ice the capacity Of the
solid matter to sbsotb liquids is greatly |
increased aud the decomposition lie more
perfect, while The lose Of ammonia is like
vice reduced to a minimum. II all bed |
lag Is cut aud oil coarse foods reduce, q
sith seuru. the increased value Of The
msunrt will pay Tor the labor Of 80 doing.
Bad drivers make bad horses A horse
,au, OF be scfesmed ct aud cursed al with
oui becoming lns valuable IN every par
secular To reach the Lighest degree Of
rslue The 81 nal sbould be perfectly
yeutle std reliable, bat If II expects every
moment that 1t D, IN bafDess to be sooIded
nd suu kitvilI BE- 10 c0lstsut state Of
lerYoasness, sud IN its excitement is liable
through fear 10 do sou elbiug ali CD is not
rpected II is possible 10 train horse
O be governed by ,pesilug to him Aluost
= completely ~ 10 itsiu child, snd
shen tine trained the horse reaches bic
.isbest value Rhen horse IL soolLed
y the gentle verde Of be j lvsr. 10 may
- concluded that The uan @to Gas sgcA
.ovcf over hin I' . h1usae mao sld
frF.hle cge.