The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-04-14
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ierulmas masual Itgp atsssei utsa
- .sbA, sd sau.ttimss ssiped seed
prOat By +. but u dfy weather iasasel ]
.osi tbt better part d lhs iaod sIsuttt',
s1d sometimes teu,y .. atIt ! ttasstd
ths utsaow, tr,t sG3 ibsB ssata ster
puiiias 60 The lefiilftt, plsu s'ys te
be commended bat st,il | y" ~.s'ing
shat ooulI DOE slorl 10 lose Mean
.hJls there sssA great 'apriy = bpus'
"a stefIs, tbtt could col be usea A. al ia
this ssy, sncb a. aulumu leaves and eli
strIw Iusst often used iot nulclias
sod g6l somg bsp,ti from tbfm, bot they
haslly ~ the mot part scat hae' their
I elements 10 the ar
Ny bfst lesson ~as 9mp9Hiag lcsvts
with e5sl sshes iouBi that 81 Sslss
ssrs q great bcuta. On cI.y sod rushligs
the lstd 70 receive ictiIEls slsmstts
from tie air. sltIt lbs value - mulch
Eas also cautitr4bIa Mixed Nilh lrsyss,
/ | found tbs, TIE leaves we're tgrle1 more
readily 10 hume, and the resuitut vas .
useiul ms'tti,i to pIow ito cay eel
then began the plar which ! nov PER
sue Of composti tvetytbiug that would
make ieditaug mst rial. hsve nire
scres, one hail l. orusmeutsl hedge
drives aud ,wns, the other belt 10 tnt
garden. When tok this place ooald
not get h.lfs ton Of grass to the acre
Nos sell from $500 to 81 600 worth Of
berries aud ifait. inclndlnR honey and
other llrE & Besidcs lbis We use all that |
We desire Of Grul, eRg', mi aud vsg6ts
bIes, certsioly DOT less than 500 worth /
every year have Stopped buying com |
mercis iortl'z r. sl,os oiher, and apply |
eomposts Only
There are Eve compost IiIes kept con .
stabty 10 the process Of making aud dIs
tubutiog. T'ey are placed where most
convenirat I azores, aud most copyen
lent for being applied They are by no
means msde Oh the uniform system Bat
as rule | gets lsr4e basis Of autumn
leaves % this 10 wiuter are placed al
the coal ashes | can mske or procure Of
Others. Layercd With these are loads Of !
OF barhysrd manure, Added are loads Of
waste Of oil sorts. II is surprising bow
u uch Of tbs material one cs0 dOd when
be has o. o. bsguu to look Tor it, There
are sure TO be ueighbors throwing away
what you know the value Of, and can get
for drawing aHPy. or for small sum. Il
is seldom tdsta lew toad Of old plaster OF
lime c, mot be got, where bonse repairs
are gong on, TITS is invaluable II
there are boirdtng hon es near, their
refuse piles are sure to be rich 10 fertile
ing material. Meanwhile | never over
look the chance to Oh ain coal ashes
These generally contain considerable
God ashes, bat sre Of themstlye import
ant
10 the spring turf Ia fr, queutly procurs
bic, soil from dttcbt', road waste with
manure, muck, and 10 sll cases there is q
great supply OF weeds. All Of these mate
risls go into my piles, Time IS never
lost thst brings hons the stuff
that nearly every one is fls to get rid Of.
When my gardens are supplying weeds
these are never thrown away They are
N sde Of tho best mTerial that the air can
furnish, and materially aid the compost
pile / have arrsbeed one Of my compost
heaps in spaIe haIos the bou 2, so can
conduct The hon. 9 sewer Iuto it. and mske
il . cess DOT cess pool. for II II never
Iou,, and rarely VT By nsing fork
once or twi Toe weeR il is kept neat took
ng, while the whole MATS is becoming
permeatcd WITH ui'rogenous deposits
This 10 something like five rods from the
1ouse, and constitutes the best method
If disposing Of house waste that have
Jet seen devised.
The piles 90 on building oil summer,
Juk re never v Ihfu Ut tuFntu over, III
he side OF each f. " squash hills may be
n ade, and the vines will make the heaps
lightly If not orameutsl Bat 10 October
sch pile is carefully forked sbd mixed.
lou will find that your leaves have be
oms well rotte aud ready to make first
ste humus The ashes are blended with
be manure, ard will net only tighten the
oil, bat slso iucr sfe the rover OF the
manure to rec, i've nitrogen When thor '
ughly blended the compost is spi lied to
srdens AZ needed Straw berry beds are
overed freely, not to quite hide the
lants, with the result 81 not Of ly enrich
q the beds, bat n Moi 2 them for the
inter. The came oompo't j. used fer
% dressing priss, While that which IL
chest 10 nnck aud leaf mold is used 10
sspberry gardens,
The compost piles ar the salvation Of
~ place, the soufc- OF wealth, and the
ledge OF success To vlsltprs p)int
rem out, saying. II run my place with
rose" The mos barren knoIls are nov
oh gstdeos, aud grovin9 risher, 10 spi'e
the heavy crops which sre annually
ken from them, 81