114 TALKS ON MANURES. 



"As a rule, tliis may be true," I replied, "but there are many 

 exceptions. I am trying to show that it will often pay a dairyman 

 well to buy feed rich in nitrogen and phosphates, so as to make 

 rich manure, and give him a start. After he gets his land rich, 

 there is little difficulty in keeping up its productiveness 



" Now, I nave said and the figures, if anything, are too low that 

 if a cow, eating six tons of hay. or its equivalent, a year, produces 

 400 Ibs. of cheese, a cow capable of eating, digesting, and turning 

 to good account nine tons of hay, or its equivalent, a year, would 

 produce 1,090 Ibs. of cheese, or its equivalent in other products." 



I would like to say much more on this subject, but 1 hope 

 enough has b33n sail to show that tiiere is gr^at advantage in 

 feeding rich food, even so far as the production of milk or beef is 

 concerned ; and if this is the casa, then there is no difficulty in 

 making rich manure on a dairy-farm. 



And I am delighted to know that many farmers in the dairy 

 districts are purchasing more and more bran and meal every year. 

 Ta'ving milk, and beef, and manure all into the account, I feel sure 

 that it will be found highly profitable ; but you must have good 

 cows cows that can turn their extra food to good account. 



This is not the place to discuss the merits of the different breeds 

 of cows. All I wish to show is, that to make better manure, we 

 must use richer food ; and to feed this to advantage, we must have 

 animals that can turn a large amount of food, over and above the 

 amount required to sustain the vital functions, into milk, flesh, etc. 



" You do not think," said the Deacon, " that a well-bred cow 

 makes any richer manure than a common cow ? " 



Of course not ; but to make rich manure, we must feed well ; 

 and we can not afford to feed well unless we have good animals. 



HOW TO SAVE AND APPLY MANURE ON A DAIRY-FARM. 



We can not go into details on this subject. The truth is, there 

 are several good methods of saving manure, and which is best de- 

 pends entirely on circumstances. The real point is to save the 

 urine, and keep the cow-stable clean and sweet. There are three 

 prominent methods adopted : 



1st. To throw all the liquid and solid excrements Into a manure- 

 cellar underneath the cow-stable. In this cellar, dry swamp- 

 muck, dry earth, or other absorbent material, is mixed with the 

 manure in sufficient quantity to keep down offensive odors. A 

 little dry earth or muck is also used in the stable, scattering it 

 twice a day hi the gutters and under the hind legs of the cows. 

 Where this is carried out, it has many and decided advantages. 



