The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-05

when the opportunity comes. l cannot etoI
other work to get It out. prefer to apply it Il
land for corn. 1 think with Mr.. J. s. Crowther
there is no place we cannot put 1t without doing
good. favor cutting all the fodder. and the
cut fodder gives better returns as an absorbent
than straw. The putting out of manure on
growing wheat should be done before New ear
later is detriment. Cow manure handles bet
ter If mixed WITH horse manure. If left in the
yard the pile should be level and not allowed to
burn"
Mr.. A. b. Gardiner said: II like hauling man.
ure out every three weeks and applying it on
/ grass land there is less waste and wash and the
grass is protected from the sun. It should be
| put on the land If it is not sheltered from the
rain and sun in the yard. In some places the
| greatest care is taken with manure. The yards
are swept, the manure is piled and the liquids
thrown over it. Manure should be given more
attention. Our people are In too great a hurry
| and do not take time to consider the value Of
the manure pile. Manure should be well scat
tered. The blown straw is better bedding than
| long straw. the straw being torn by the blower
| attached to the thresher."
| Mr.. Frank G. Scott said: 81 make all the man
ure through the stables and save 1t by putting it
| out on the land as soon as opportunity affords.
| think well to mix the horse and cattle manure.
1t can be spread more uniformly. 1t is well to
shred all fodder as it is easier handled in feed
ing and when used for bedding. It is evident
the fodder is a better absorbent than straw.
There is more good results from topdressing of
manure than from that plowed down. If put
on top to be plowed under it should be put out
year ahead on grass land. In Germany liquid
manure is highly priced. Mr.. Bond gets benefit
from the manure acting as a mulch; leaves or
chat will do good"
Mr.. N. II. Gill said: II have always fed long
fodder but will try shredded fodder as it is less
trouble to handle. I haul manure out when
have chance to do so. In August I haul out
for wheat. If the ground is too hard to pillow
then haul the manure and piow it down. It
may not be as much benefit to the wheat as the
grass. The wheat roots go to inches deep,
but some say two feet"
Mr.. John Crowther said !: II always. in May
and June, went into the barnyard and piled up
the manure. This handling made it better for
handling in the field. The long fodder is bad
for forking. In late years cut the fodder. I
aimed to get the manure on top Of the ground
for better results in grass. have seen at the
yard of the late Dickinson Gorsuch, who was
good farmer, manure piles feet high. He was
careful to keep manure in pile and would add
different materials to it. He did not leave man
ure all over the yard as we often see."
Mr.. T. ]. Lea said: II always have advocated
surface manuring. AS soon after wheat harvest
as possible begin to haul manure out on the
newly set grass and keep right on until winter.
do not use spreader as a great deal of our
land is billy. think the throwing of the man
ure from the wagon to small piles is a good plan
as do not like throwing it by a man from the
wagon. Hog manure is one of the best and is
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Get plenty of alsyke clover as soil improver.
1t makes its bacteria
Mr.. Bacon said "Mr. w. d. Curry, in throw
ing manure over the ground, uses the weeder to
scatter it. With dairymen not much rough man
ure accumulates. My father always hauled man
ure to the corn ground in April"
Capt. e. Herman said : 81 have applied ma
nure every way and have plowed down a great
deal. found benefit at all times. During the
winter have hauled much of it. A good set of
grass follows manure. I have topdressed land
with barnyard manure and lime and wheat land
especially received the manure. In Pennsylva-
mia the topdressing for crops is done more than
formerly, but great deal is still plowed under.
Farmers there do not haul hay and straw to
market; they prefer feeding it on the farm.
The manure from fattening cattle is the best.
Well cultivated land produces well. have
grown 40 bushels of wheat per acre."
Mr.. James B. Ensor said: II think there Is
great value in manure. We should save it care
fully so as to get all we can out on the land and
all the benefit possible from 1t. Manure mulches
and mostens the soil 80 that the grass seed ger
inmates and starts off better. find good results
from that put on grass and corn, but better
where manure il applied to the surface and har-
rowed in. have not topdressed any growing
grain, but grass. 1t depends on the condition of
the barnyard as to how long manure should stay
| there. do not like it to remain there very
| long,"
| Much was said on the line of frequent cultiva-
ton of the soil to bring about the needed plant
| food through moisture. air and sunshine. Nitro
| gen is gathered and the plant receives it. With
| the dew we get much that is valuable to the
plant. sFue frequene-w0Fkang OF the ground
| gives an earth mulch. Mr.. George Clark, Of
| Connecticut, was mentioned as q successful
grass-grower and he attributes his large yields
great deal to the frequent cultivation of the soil
| ten or more times narrowing the land for q
crop. Mr.. J. s. Crowther said he usually gives
| three borrowings and two rollings for crop.
| Mrs. Crowther had the assistance of her daugh-
| tiers, Mrs. D. Fl. Martin. Misses Grace and Mar
| garet Crowther and Misses Mabel Cox, Helen
| Crowther, Fannie French and Mrs. J. 8. Crow
| Their in serving an elegant collation..
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