Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-11

hyde or any other known preseryative
the excellent reputation which Maine
cream now enjoys in the Massachu-
sets market will be destroyed If we
had adequate pure food laws in this
state, its use in milk or cream sold
locally would be stopped.
If formaldehydc is added to cream
in sufficient quantities to keen il. if
will prevent the cream ripeninr and
first-class butter cannot be made from
cream thus treated. There would also
probably be unusual losses from the
butter fat left behind in the butter
milk. When tempted to use preserva-
tives IN milk, cream or butter-Don't'
secretary Mckeens article on Farm
Manure is another very Interesting
feature. Portions of This article follow.
one Of the surest indications of thrift
upon Maine farm, today is a well KEN
manure pile. 1t is essentially necessary
mat the fertility of our farms be main
s sal,neo. 10 very large extent. at leas:,
from sources that are inexpensive. that
may perhaps be called the by products Of
me iarn' Neglect to appreciate this fact
causes losses. which though unappreciat-
eu are Very large, and which materially
reduce the net income of the farm We
Tear that in some instances this waste is
50 common as 70 cause Indifference while
notice
Manure. from the amount Of fertile
ing constituents il contains as well as
because OF its mechanical beneficial effect
upon the soil should be considered one of
tne resources OF the farm and every pro-
vision for saving IL and proiiting from IL
should be made as for any other resource
IL Is only by so doing that the most pos
sible can he made from the farm and tho
business conducted along lines of intei!i
gcnce and profit
Prof. Roberts. discussing this matte
from practical standpoint. suggests
ina S-1O Is Il conservative estimate of the
value of the manure produced during
seven winter months on a farm carrying
horses. 70 COWS, 81 sheep and 10 pigs.
Now if we assume that one fourth Of
the value Of manure is lost BY fermenta
ton. teaching. and careless methods of
application to the soil, which is perhaps
not unreasonable, the animal loss from
each farm would be So. 80. or more than
$500 a month Ana this, too. without
taking into account the value of the hu q
mus iii the manure or its mechanical ef.
fects, which on close soils are quite
large.
1T should he understood that when
meat. milk, grain. hay. vegetables. fruit,
etc, are sold from the farm or when the
manure produced is allowed to waste.
there is removed from the soil. a certain
amount of nitrogen. potash. and phos-
phoric acid which must be returned
sometime or the farm will suffer a de-
pIetion of It's fertility, and productive
ness.
we duo,e from Prof Arrnsby:
I'VE learn that the farmer who sells
ton Of hay, f1r cXamp'C sells in this ton
u hay te.t!lizinE ingredients which. II
purchased Ill TIE form Of commercial fer
tiiizers. would cost him about $40; that
if he sells @FiO pounds of wheat he sells
an amount of nitrogen. phosphoric acid,
AMI potash which ii would cos, him $1.3l
to replacc in his soil in the form of com
mercial fertilizers. OR. looking at 1t from
a somewhat different standpoint. farm
Ell who sells. for example, so worth Of
wheat sells with il about 500 worth Of
the fertility of his soil. In other words.
when he receives his $40 this amount does
not represent the net receipts Of the trans
action, Tor H. has parted with s..
worth of his capital, that is. Of thu
Stored-ltD fertility Of his soil ana 81 ne
does not take this into the account he
makes the same mistake 4 merchant
would should he estimate his profits by
the amount az cash which he received ami
neglect to take account Of stock.
These conclusions should emphasize
The wisdom of feeding the crops To 1--we
stock upon the farm as far as possible.
II has sometimes been found cmncntly
profitable To carry stock feeding still fur
yhcr and purchase feed in addition T. that
produced ON the farm. even when the
more tnan pays it's cost. This practice has
for many wears prevailed vcry. largely III
Enrland ana 10 ii she owes very much
of the great producing capacity OF many
az her farms Ii must be evident. howrV-
e.. that this advantage cannot bc secured
when manure is allowed to waste, or il
,.ur.4f,4SSlt- USpl The growing OF clover
anI n+bsr I.ntiminous plants has been
urged UPON our farmers ana is withou,
HIM ] yar.v commensurate practice. \
r..c.nt builetiu II the department. of agri-
r,IItIre tNo. in saws:
.:.rha I.puminouS crOn is best utilized
when ii IL fed out ON the farm and the
manure saved and applied to the soil.
Tha yrreatpst urotit is thus secured and
n,.@rlT fEa same fertility is maintained as
IN areen maturing. The farmer
shnnId mend his system SO that the barn
,nrJ manure will be as well cared for a,
any other farm product. Loss from sur
face washing. Teaching. fermentation, ana
',rc,Iv sn0uld be guarded against Then
.be feeding Of richer food will mean rich
~ ,nanurn ana better ana cheaper crops
..This idea mat farm manure should be
as carefully husbanded a. any other farm
resources may ne hard !" p9o IN p'4 &c i
On account y il!e ioits ~ t 49, d
WORTH bu. 'lrs. pirNIii IN cav
co!npr'ii.- ~ $50 nt7antior Ia "details an
wastes that q cheaper system of produc-
~" we ,''i Nave sometimes feared that the IN,
PRODUCTION Of commercial fertilizers, IN
stead OF Leading 10 Il more iltellStI!t t'Ht