Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-02-28
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nure, equal to the best of barn yard
manure, can be made for less than 81
per ton by composing Lime with rich
earth or muck. 1t can be handled
easier and can be applied direct to the
crops in planting or sowing, or dur
ing the growth Of the crop. 1t can
also be applied on the ploughed or
sod ground during the Fall, or in the
Winter when the ground is frozen.
For corn or pasture nothing can be
had for twice the money that will
equal it.
Manufacture your own chemical
manures. They possess identically
the same properties you buy in the
fertilizers; and you will get, at low
calculation, from 3 to times as much
for the money invested. And; when
the results are taken into considera-
ton, you will find you get ten times
better results than if you attempt to
buy this amount Of plant-food in the
form OF fertilizers. The Fall and
Winter, or the spare time that the
farmer has, can be utilized to great
advantage by preparing or spreading
this compost manure. Any deposit
OF rich earth will do, good ground
producing rank weeds Or sod, is good.
The richer the ground the better the
compost will be. A ton Of such ground
composted with Lime, is worth a ton
OF manure; and it can always be
manufactured to good advantage close
at hand. 1t is actually one OF the
most convenient and profitable ways
to apply lime. Composing pays well
for the little extra work it requires 1t
gives better results, there is much
more economy and it is the quickest
and surcst way to grow good crops.
Composing is an ancient method.
The best way to make from ten to
fifty tons is, first select spot where
the water will not collect or stand,
put about six inches of the quick lime
on the bottom, then put from ten to
twelve inches OF rich earth or muck
on the lime, and 50 on as long as you
care to handle it, from four to five
feet is good height. In week or
two, or when most convenient, work
the pile over, that is, throw it back;
this will mix it thoroughly, and 1t
will dccomposc more rapidly. Then
LIT it lay from one to six months to
ripcn. 1t is then ready to spread any
time when wanted, and will always
remain in good condition for spread
ing. This is one of the great advan-
tages in using compost of this char
actcr, you never have to wait.
The compost, in the stcaming pro-
cess, sets up a thorough chemical de-
composition of the whole mass, and
the potash, nitrogen and the phos-
phoric acid contained in the muck is
made available by this powerful pro-
cess. This compost is readily hand
led in very large quantities, and when
once understood it is the most pleas
ant and the most profitable work on
the farm. 1t is the most profitable
way to employ idle time.
Every farmer, by getting few car
loads of quick lime, when no crops
interfere can make this chemical ma
-nure by the hundreds of tons, and the
continued use of it will prove to be
worth from 5 to 10 times what it will
cost him. There must be no valua-
BILE time used in it's preparation, as
the work can be done through the
Summer, Fall or Winter, or on wet
days when the ground is too wet to
cultivate. No day need be lost or
spent in idleness, it can be spent in
the preparation of this valuable ma
nure. If all of the idle time in the
summer, fall and winter were taken
advantage of properly and energeti-
cally, all crops planted or sown could
be top-dressed. Compost manure
gradually builds up the land and
makes it healthy and strong for all
crops.
Lime in bulk, or better, compost
of the lime and good earth, is the
best foundation for the progressive
farmer to build on. To see what
lime manure and shade with thorough
cultivation will do, use no fertilizers
and see the result. Keep the land
lined and your soil healthy and you
will have no trouble to grow good
crops. This compost is good for all
crops. 1t is especially adapted to the
use Of small truckers. A ton ofquick