. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 52 farmer's hand-book, period an important part of some of its most active properties would evapo- rate ; but before fermentation has commenced, or after it has subsided it appears to lose little by exposure to air, beyond what it regains in mother manner. There are visible advantages attending the spreading upon the land fresh strawy manure, and to leave it till the ploughings of spring commence, taking care, however, that the water does not wash away the juices, and carry them beyond the field, but tha
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 52 farmer's hand-book, period an important part of some of its most active properties would evapo- rate ; but before fermentation has commenced, or after it has subsided it appears to lose little by exposure to air, beyond what it regains in mother manner. There are visible advantages attending the spreading upon the land fresh strawy manure, and to leave it till the ploughings of spring commence, taking care, however, that the water does not wash away the juices, and carry them beyond the field, but that it merely allows them to penetrate the earth. This method of covering the soil during winter renders it much more friable, and remarkably fertile. The practice of leaving the manure on the land in small heaps, as it is unloaded from the carts, is not judicious. The decomposition will be very irregular, the valuable gases will be carried away by the wind, the most valuable portion of the juices will all be absorbed by the soil immediately beneath the heap, and the places where these heaps have been will be marked by the rank growth of the crop, whilst the surrounding parts present an impoverished appearance. The proper time for carting manure varies much with the circumstances and economy of the farm. Winter manure is best suited for seed crops, whilst fresh litter is particularly adapted to potatoes, especially in clay soils, because it diminishes their tenacity, and allows the plant to come in contact with the atmosphere. Other crops, and especially cabbages, do better with decomposed manures; this being, on light lands, essential to their success. Afterwards, the manure for beans and peas may be carted, and this can Fig. either be buried or spread over the soil. To heavy clay lands a larger portion of manure must be given at a time, because they can bear it witliout risk of the crops being laid. Upon a light, hot soil, the manure is quickly decomposed, and a very abund
Size: 2257px × 1107px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectagriculture, bookyear
