Improvements in the Means or Method of Treating or Preparing certain Refuse Matter to Increase its Fertilising Properties.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1859-Accepted, 30th Nov.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means or Method of Treating or Preparing
certain Refuse Matter to Increase its Fertilising Properties.
I, WILLIAM RIDDIOUGH, of 3, Green Cliff, Otley Road, Bradford in the County of
York, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the means or method of treating or
preparing human excrement, animal and vegetable matter, ashes and similar refuse
matter comprising what is commonly designated nightsoil, and its object is to increase
the useful properties of the same when applied as a fertiliser.
Nightsoil previously used as a fertiliser has been applied in a comparatively un-
prepared state and consequently the hard solid substances such as ashes, cinders and
bones mixed with ashpit refuse are not only of no practical use for this purpose but
become positively injurious as they choke the soil and frequently damage agricultural
machinery.
My improvements consist in grinding or crushing nightsoil so as to reduce the
solid parts to powder and thoroughly incorporate its component substances.
I preferably employ for this purpose a machine of somewhat similar construction
to a mixing mill in which a revolving pan fed in any convenient manner with night
soil is provided with two or more powerful crushing and mixing rollers and the
bottom of the pan
is perforated to allow the reduced and thoroughly mixed nightsoil
to pass through.
Grinding, or crushing and mixing rollers and other forms of grinding and mixing
apparatus may be employed.
It will be readily understood that the above treatment or preparation greatly
increases the activity and effect of the nightsoil and obviated the chief objections to
its use.
I may add to the nightsoil a proportion of street sweepings or other town refuse
either before or after the grinding and mixing process.
Dated this 30th day of January 1889.
DRACUT & NUWELDs,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means or Method of Treating or Preparing
certain Refuse Matter to Increase its Fertilising Properties.
I WILLIAM RIDDIOUGH, of 3, Green Cliffe, Otley Road, Bradford in the County of
York, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :—
This invention relates to improvements in the means or method of treating or
preparing human excrement, animal and vegetable matter, ashes and similar refuse
matter comprising what is commonly designated night soil, and its object is to
increase the useful properties of the same when applied as a fertiliser.
Night soil previously used as a fertiliser has been applied in a comparatively
unprepared state and consequently the hard solid substances such as ashes, cinders
and bones mixed with ashpit refuse are not only of no practical use for this purpose
but become positively injurious as they choke the soil and frequently damage
agricultural machinery.
My improvements consist in grinding or crushing night soil so as to reduce the
solid parts to powder and thoroughly incorporate its component substances.

page_text: I preferably employ a disintegrator for this purpose adapted to disintegrate or finely
divide the solid substances and thoroughly mix them with the remainder.
Or I may use a machine of somewhat similar construction to a mixing mill in
which a revolving pan fed in any convenient manner with night soil is provided with
two or more crushing rollers, and the bottom of the pan may be perforated to allow
the reduced and thoroughly inixed night soil to pass through.
This treatment or preparation greatly increases the activity and effect of the night
soil and obviates the chief objections to its use as a fertiliser.
I may add to the night soil a proportion of street sweepings or other town refuse
and also guano, phosplites or any special manure.
my
said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I
claim is:
Grinding and mixing night soil with or without an admixture of other substances
so as to disintegrate and incorporate the component parts, substantially as heroin
shown and described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 28th day of October 1889.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.