(34: HOW TO MAKE THE FAK.M PAY. 



Straw of the crop will be in excess of the grain. Where there 

 is a scarcity of straw, muck, leaves, tan bark, and sawdust, will 

 take its place as absorbents, and stall feeding resorted to. 

 Where there are many sheep, they should be kept under sheds, 

 with small yards attached. 



" By the use of peat, muck, etc., for soiling, the straw may be 

 saved for food, cut up, mixed with feed, thoroughly wetted and 

 allowed to stand a few hours before being fed, for which pur- 

 pose it is twice as valuable as for litter. 



" In this way a larger number of animals can be kept upon the 

 farm, and a much larger mass of manure made. Ilorn piths, 

 from the tanneries, waste from the woolen mills, scraps from 

 the shoemakers, charcoal from the pits, and all vegetable sub- 

 stances, should be secured by the farmer for his crops." 



It is often desirable to use liquid manures for special crops, 

 gardens, etc. It can always be made by soaking barnyard 

 manure in several times its bulk of water, or by diluting urine 

 with three or four times its bulk of water. 



After having saved and made the best application of all his 

 home manures, the farmer may be justified in purchasing 

 fertilizers as aids, but seldom as a main reliance. When 

 tempted to pay sixty dollars for guano, look carefully to see if 

 the same amount of money cannot be better invested in the 

 barnyard, in permanent improvements w^hich will enable you, 

 for years to come, to save the liquid manure. Where sixty 

 dollars is wanted for bone flour, calculate if a much better arti- 

 cle than the article of commerce cannot be made at home for 

 less money. If poudrette calls for money, ask yourself if a less 

 amount of money will not make the improvements we have 

 suggested, by which the privy and sink spout shall be made to 

 contribute their valuable supplies for many years to come. 

 For every dollar you think of putting into super-phosphates, 



