114 TALKS ON MANURES. 



"As a rule, this may be true," I replied, "lint tliere arc many 

 exceptions. I am tryins^ 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 bim a start. After he gets bis land ricb, 

 there is little difficulty in keejjing up its productiveness 



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

 if a cow, c:iting six tons of bay, or its equivalent, a year, produces 

 400 ll)s. of cheese, a cow cai)ablc of eating, digesting, and turning 

 to good account nine tons of bay, or its eciuivalent, a year, would 

 produce 1,090 llis. of cheese, or its eiiuivaient in other products." 



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

 enough has been saitl to show liiat tiiere is great advantage in 

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

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

 making rich manure on a dairy farm. 



And I am deliglited to know tliat many farmei-s in the dairy 

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

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

 tliat it will be found higidy |»rofitable ; but you must have good 

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



This is not the place to diseuss the merits of the ditrerent ])reed3 

 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 aitove 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 ricb manure, we must feed well ; 

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



HOW TO SAVE AND APPLY MANURE OX A DATRT-FARM. 



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

 are several good methods of saving manure, and whicii 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 tlie liquid and solid excrements Into n manurf- 

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

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

 manure in sufficient (pianlity to keep down ofTcnsive odors. A 

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

 twice a day in the gutters and under the Idnd legs of the cows. 

 WIut:' this is carried out, it has many and decided advantagea 



