* It is estimated that in the case of horses, cattle, and swine, one-third of the urine drains away. The following is the amount of wheat-straw used daily as bedding for each animal. Horse, 6 lbs.; Cattle, 8 lbs.; Swine, 4 lbs., and sheep, 0.6 lbs.
DSDry Substance.
NNitrogen.
AAsh.
PPotash.
LLime.
MMagnesia.
PhAPhosphoric Acid.
1000 lbs. Barley, contain
15 lbs. Hops contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
Malt-Sprouts
Brewers’ Grains
Spent Hops
a.1000 lbs. Potatoes, contain
40 lbs. Kiln-Malt
20 lbs. Yeast-Malt
The Slump, contains
(b.) Grain Spirits.
800 lbs. Rye, contain
200 lbs. Kiln-Malt, contain
50 lbs. Yeast-Malt, contain
The Slump, contains
700 lbs. bruised Rye, contain
300 lbs. Barley-Malt, contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
Grains and Slump
1000 lbs. Potatoes, contain
The remains in the Fibre
The remains in the Water
1000 lbs. Wheat, contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
Flour (77.5 per cent)
Mill-feed ( 6.5 per cent)
Bran(16.0 per cent)
1000 lbs. Milk, contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
1000 lbs. Roots, contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
Tops and Tails (12 per cent of roots)
Pomace (15 per cent of roots)
Skimmings (4 per cent of roots)
Molasses (3 per cent of roots)
Sugar and loss
1000 lbs. Flax-Stalks, contain
Distribution of the Ingredients:
In the Water
Stems or Husks
Flax and Tow
Absorptive Powers of Soils,
Ammonia Absorbed by Soil from the Atmosphere,
Ammonia and Superphosphate,
Ammonia,and Weeds,
Ammonia,Converted into Nitric Acid in the Soil,
Ammonia,for Oats,
Ammonia,for Potatoes,
Ammonia,for Wheat,
Ammonia,in Fresh Horse-dung,
Ammonia,in Limed and Unlimed Soils,
Ammonia,in the Soil Liberated by Lime,
Ammonia,Locked Up in the Soil,
Ammonia,Loss of by Fermenting Manure,
Ammonia,on Grass Land,
Ammonia,Potential,
Ammonia,Quantity of to Produce One Bushel of Wheat,
Ammonia,Required to Produce a Bushel of Barley,
Ammonia,Retained by the Soil,
Ammonia,Salts, Composition of,
Ammonia Salts,How to Apply,
Ammonia Salts,for Private Gardens,
Anderson, J. M. B., Letter from,
Animals, Composition of Manure from Different,
Animals,What They Remove from the Food,
Apple Trees, Nitrate of Soda for,
Artificial Manures, Will They Pay,
Ashes, Burnt Earth,
Ashes,Coal,
Ashes,for Barley,
Ashes,for Indian Corn,
Ashes,for Oats,
Ashes,for Potatoes,
Ashes,of Manure for Wheat,
Ashes,on Long Island,
Ashes,Plaster and Hen-dung for Potatoes,
Ashes,Wood,
Barley After Ten Crops of Turnips,
Barley,a Large Yield of,
Barley,and Clover after a heavily-manured Root-crop,
Barley,Best Soil for,
Barley,Cost of Raising With and Without Manure,
Barley,Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on,
Barley,Potash Increases the Crop of at Rothamsted,
Barley,Profits of Raising in Poor Seasons,
Barley,Quality and Price of,
Barley,Yield Per Acre,
Barn-yard Manure, Difference in Quality of,
Bean-straw for Manure,
Beets, Sugar, Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on,
Beets, Sugar,Manure for,
Blood,
Bone-dust,
Bone-dust,Composition of Compared with Stable Manure,
Bone-dust,Fermented with Manure,
Bone-dust,Made into Superphosphate,
Bone-dust,on Dairy Farms,
Bones as Manure,
Bran,
Bran,for Manure,
Bran,Richer in Plant-food than Wheat,
Brewer, Prof. W. H., Letter from,
Cabbage and Barn-yard Manure, Composition of,
Cabbage,Composition of,
Cabbage,Hog and Cow Manure for,
Cabbage,Lime for,
Cabbage,Manure for,
Cabbage,Manure for Early and Late,
Cabbage,Needs a Large Supply of Nitrogen in the Soil. Though it Removes but Little,
Cabbage,Potash for,
Cabbage,Special Manure for,
Cabbage,Yield of per Acre,
Cattle vs. Sheep as Manure-makers,
Cheese, from a Ton of Hay,
Cheese,Plant-food in,
Cheese,versus Beef,
Clay Retains Ammonia,
Clover and Indian Corn,
Clover,as a Renovating and Exhausting Crop,
Clover,as Manure,
Clover,as Manure for Wheat,
Clover,Does it Get Nitrogen from the Atmosphere,
Clover,Dr. Vœlcker’s Experiments on,
Clover,for Wheat,
Clover,Gathers Up Manure from the Sub-soil,
Clover,Hay, Composition of,
Clover,Hay, English and German, for Manure,
Clover,How to Make a Farm Rich by Growing,
Clover,Letting it Rot on the Surface as Manure,
Clover,Nitrogen as a Manure for,
Clover,Pasturing by Sheep versus Mowing for Hay,
Clover,Plowing Under versus Feeding Out,
Clover,Roots, Amount of per Acre,
Clover,Roots, Composition of,
Clover,Seed, Amount of Roots per Acre,
Clover,Water Evaporated by,
Clover,Why it Enriches Land,
Coal-ashes to Mix with Artificial Manures,
Composting Cow-manure with Muck, Leaves, etc,
Compost of Stable-manure and Earth,
Corn, as a Renovating Crop,
Corn,Ashes for,
Corn,Barn-yard Manure for,
Corn,Cost of Raising,
Corn,Crop, Composition of,
Corn,Experiments on,
Corn,Guano for,
Corn,Manure for,
Corn,Meal for Manure,
Corn,Superphosphate for,
Corn,Fodder,
Corn Fodder,vs. Mangel-wurzels,
Corn Fodder,Plaster for,
Corn Fodder,vs. Wheat, Yield per acre,
Cotton-seed Cake,
Cow-manure,
Cow-manure,and How to Use it,
Cow-manure,Composition of,
Cows, Feeding Grain to,
Cows,Feeding in Winter for Manure,
Crops,How to Get Larger,
Crops,Raised and Sold from the Farm,
Crops,Rotation of,
Crops,We Must Raise Larger per Acre,
Crops,Why so Poor,
Dairy Farms, Bone-dust on,
Drainage from Barn-yard,
Dry Earth for Pig Pens,
Earth-closet Manure,
Earth-closet Manure,on Grass,
Fallow, Fall,
Fallow,for Wheat, How to—Mr. Lawes’ Experiments,
Fallow,Summer, for Wheat,
Farm Dairy, Receipts and Expenses of,
Farm,Hon. George Geddes’,
Farm,Hon. Joseph Shull’s,
Farm,John Johnston’s,
Farm,Mr. Dewey’s,
Farm,Mr.JosephO. Sheldon’s,
Farm,to Restore a Worn Out,
Farming, a Poor Business,
Farming,Difference Between High and Good,
Farming,Faith in Good,
Farming,Good Does Not Lead to Over Production,
Farming,Slow Work,
Fermenting Manure to Kill Weed-Seeds,
Fish as Manure,
Food, Nothing Added to it by the Animal,
Gardens, Manure for Private,
Geddes, Hon. George,
Grains, Malt, English and German,
Grass a Saving’s Bank,
Grass,Importance of Rich,
Grass,Manure for,
Guano as a Top-dressing for Wheat,
Guano,for Barley,
Guano,for Oats,
Guano,for Peas,
Guano,for Potatoes,
Guano,on Wheat,
Guano,Peruvian, Composition of,
Guano Peruvian,for Onions,
Guano Peruvian,Price and Composition of Now and 30 Y’rs Ago,
Guano Peruvian,Rectified for Turnips,
Guano Peruvian,What it is,
Gypsum,
Gypsum,for Oats,
Gypsum,for Peas,
Gypsum,for Potatoes,
Harison, T. L., Letter from,
Hay, Best Manure for,
Hay,Plant-food in,
Heacock, Joseph, Letter from,
Henderson, Peter, Letter from,
Hen Manure,
Hen Manure,for Potatoes,
High Farming,
High Farming,versus Good Farming,
Hops, Manure for,
Horse-manure, Composition of,
Hot-beds, Manure for,
Human Excrements, Composition of,
Irrigation on Market Gardens,
Jessup, Edward, Letter from,
Johnson, Prof. S. W., on the Value of Fertilizers,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on Barley,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on Oats,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on Permanent Meadows,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on the Amount of Excrements Voided by Man,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on Sugar beets and Mangel-wurzels,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on Wheat,
Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments, Potash Beneficial for Barley,
Lawes’ Table, Showing Composition and Value of Foods,
Lettuce, Manure for,
Lettuce,Superphosphate for,
Lewis, Hon. Harris, Letter from,
Liebig’s Special Manures,
Lime as Manure,
Lime,Beneficial Effect of for Thirty Years,
Lime,Changes the Chemical and Physical Character of the Soil,
Lime,Composting with Old Sods,
Lime,for Cabbage,
Lime,Hastens the Maturity of the Crop,
Lime,Impoverishes the Soil,
Lime,in Connecticut,
Lime,in Delaware,
Lime,in New Jersey,
Lime,in Pennsylvania,
Lime,Mixed with Barn-yard Manure,
Lime,on Grass Land,
Lime,on Lime-stone Land,
Lime,Quantity per Acre,
Lime,Sets Free Ammonia in the Soil,
Lime,Silicate Absorbs Ammonia from Atmosphere,
Lime,When to Apply,
Lime,Why Beneficial,
Liquid Manure,
Lowland, Draining,
Malt-combs,
Mangel-wurzels for Manure,
Mangel-wurzels,Manure for,
Mangel-wurzels,Yield per Acre,
Manure Absorbing Liquid,
Manure,Amount from Feed and Bedding,
Manure,Amount Made by a Horse,
Manure, Amount,Made by Horses, Cows, Sheep, and Pigs,
Manure,Amount Made on a 250-acre Farm,
Manure,Amount of Rain Required to Dissolve,
Manure,Amount of Straw in Horse,
Manure,and Rotation of Crops,
Manure,Applying Artificial,
Manure,Applying Near the Surface,
Manure,Applying on the Surface,
Manure,as Top-dressing,
Manure,Barn-yard for Barley,
Manure,Barn-yard vs. Artificial for Indian Corn,
Manure,Basin for,
Manure,Best for Hay,
Manure,Bone-dust,
Manure,Brings in Red Clover,
Manure,Buying,
Manure,Buying by Measure or Weight,
Manure,Buying by the Load or Ton,
Manure,Cellar,
Manure,Cheapest a Farmer Can Use,
Manure,Clover as,
Manure,Clover-seed as,
Manure,Comes from the Land,
Manure,Common Salt as,
Manure,Composition of Fresh Barnyard,
Manure,Composition of from Different Animals,
Manure,Composition of Heap at Different Periods,
Manure,Corn-meal for,
Manure,Cost of Hauling,
Manure,Cost of Loading and Drawing,
Manure,Cow,
Manure,Dairy-farm, How to Save and Apply,
Manure,Dr. Vœlcker’s Experiments on,
Manure,Drawing Out to the Field,
Manure,English Plan of Keeping,
Manure,Equivalent to Water,
Manure,Farm-yard for Potatoes,
Manure,Fermenting in Winter,
Manure,Fermenting, Shrinkage in,
Manure,Fire-fang,
Manure,Fish, as, on Long Island,
Manure,Foods which Make Rich,
Manure,for Cabbage, Parsnips, Onions, Carrots, Lettuce, etc,
Manure,for Corn,
Manure,for Grass,
Manure,for Hops,
Manure,for Hot-beds,
Manure,for Indian Corn,
Manure,for Mangel-wurzels and Sugar-beets,
Manure,for Market Gardens,
Manure,for Oats,
Manure,for Potatoes,
Manure,for Seed-growing Farms,
Manure,for Sorghum or Chinese Sugar-cane,
Manure,for Tobacco,
Manure,for Turnips,
Manure,for Wheat,
Manure,from Cows,
Manure,from Earth-closet,
Manure,from Oxen,
Manure,from Pigs, Mr. Lawes’ Experiments,
Manure,from Sheep,
Manure,Grain Farms, Management of,
Manure,Guano, Price of Now and Thirty Years Ago,
Manure,Guano, Rectified Peruvian,
Manure,Gypsum and Clover as,
Manure,Heap, Changes in,
Manure Heap,Fermenting,
Manure Heap,in Winter,
Manure Heap,Piling in Field,
Manure Heap,Turning,
Manure,Hen,
Manure,Horse,
Manure,Horse and Farm-yard,
Manure,How and When it Should be Applied,
Manure,How John Johnston Manages it,
Manure,How Made and Used in Maryland,
Manure,How the Deacon Makes it,
Manure,How to Make,
Manure,How to Make More,
Manure,How to Make More and Better on Dairy Farms,
Manure,How to Make Poor, Rich,
Manure,How to Make Richer,
Manure,How Much it Shrinks by Fermentation,
Manure,How Much Nitrogen in a Load of,
Manure,in Kansas,
Manure,in Philadelphia, Interesting Facts,
Manure,Keeping Under Cover,
Manure,Lime as,
Manure,Liquid,
Manure,Management of in Canada,
Manure,Mr. Lawes’ Experiments with,
Manure,Loss from Leaching,
Manure,Management of,
Manure,Market Value of,
Manure,Mixed with Lime,
Manure,Natural,
Manure,Night soil as,
Manure,Nitrate of Soda as,
Manure,Not Available,
Manure,on Dairy Farm,
Manure,on Permanent Meadows and Pastures,
Manure,Preserved by the Soil,
Manure,Pigs’,
Manure,Piling,
Manure,Potash as,
Manure,Price of in Boston,
Manure,Maryland,
Manure,New Haven,
Manure,New York,
Manure,per Horse in New York,
Manure,Quantity Made on a Farm,
Manure,Quantity of Used on Long Island. Interesting Statistics,
Manure,Reduced by Fermentation,
Manure,Richer in Plant-food than the Food from which it is Derived,
Manure,Sea-weed as,
Manure,Sheep,
Manure,Should be Broken Up Fine,
Manure,Soluble Phosphates in,
Manure,Special,
Manure,Specific Gravity of from Different Animals,
Manure,Spread in Open Yard,
Manure,Stable, Management,
Manure,Straw and Chaff as,
Manure,Superphosphate, How Made,
Manure,Swamp-Muck as,
Manure,Tank,
Manure,the Author’s Plan of Managing,
Manure,Tillage as,
Manure,Top-dressing for Wheat in Kansas,
Manure Top-dressing,on Growing Crops,
Manure,to What Crops Should it be Applied,
Manure,Value of,
Manure,Value of Depends on the Food, Not on the Animal,
Manure,Value of Straw as,
Manure,Water in,
Manure,Weeds as,
Manure,Weight of,
Manure,Well-rotted, Composition of,
Manure,Well-rotted, Loss from Leaching,
Manure,What is it?,
Manure,Why Do We Ferment?,
Market Gardens, Irrigation in,
Market Gardens,Manure for,
Market Gardens,Pig-manure on,
Meadows, Manure for,
Night soil,
Nitrate of Potash,
Nitrate of Soda,
Nitrate of Soda,Acts Quicker than Ammonia,
Nitrate of Soda,as a Top-dressing for Wheat,
Nitrate of Soda,Composition of,
Nitrate of Soda,for Apple Trees,
Nitrate of Soda,for Barley,
Nitrate of Soda,for Oats,
Nitrate of Soda,for Onions,
Nitrate of Soda,for Sugar-Beets,
Nitrate of Soda,for Wheat,
Nitrate of Soda,How to Apply,
Nitric Acid,
Nitrogen, Amount per Acre in the Soil,
Nitrogen,as Manure,
Nitrogen,in Soils,
Nitrogen,Makes Poor Manure Rich,
Nurserymen, Manure for,
Oats, Experiments on in Virginia,
Oats,Experiments on at Moreton Farm,
Oats,Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on,
Oats,Manures for,
Oil-cake for Sheep,
Onions, Manure for,
Peas for Pigs,
Pea-straw for Manure,
Phosphates,
Phosphates,Exhaustion of on Dairy Farms,
Phosphates,Soluble in Barn-yard Manure,
Phosphoric Acid in Soils,
Phosphoric Acid,per Acre in Soils,
Phosphoric Acid,Retained by the Soil,
Phosphoric Acid,Removed from the Farm by Hay, and by Milch Cows,
Pig Manure,
Phosphoric Acid,Composition of,
Phosphoric Acid,for Cabbage,
Pigs as Manure-Makers for Market Gardeners,
Pigs’ Bedding,
Pigs’ Bedding,for Enriching Pasture-Land,
Pigs’ Bedding,How to Save Manure from,
Pigs’ Bedding,Manure from,
Piling Manure,
Plant-food,
Plant-food,Amount of in an Acre,
Plant-food,in New and Cultivated Land,
Plaster for Indian Corn,
Plowing in the Fall,
Potash, Amount of in the Soil,
Potash,as Manure,
Potash,as Manure for Wheat,
Potash,for Cabbages,
Potash,for Potatoes,
Potash,for Potatoes and Root-Crops,
Potash,How to Ascertain when the Soil Needs,
Potash,in Nitrate of Potash,
Potash,Not a Special Manure for Turnips,
Potash,on Grass Land,
Potash,our Soils not so likely to be Deficient in, as of Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid,
Potash,Retained by the Soil,
Potash,Value of in Artificial Manures,
Potatoes, after Root-Crops,
Potatoes,Ammonia for,
Potatoes,Cost of Raising,
Potatoes,Experiments on at Moreton Farm,
Potatoes,for Manure,
Potatoes,How to Raise a Large Crop,
Potatoes,Manures for,
Potatoes,Mr. Hunter’s Experiments on in England,
Potatoes,on Rich Land,
Potatoes,Profits of Using Artificial Manures on,
Potatoes,Will Manure Injure, Quality of,
Rape-cake,
Rape-cake,as Manure for Hops,
Roots, Amount of Left in Soil by Different Crops,
Root-crops,
Rotation of Crops and Manures,
Rushmore, J. H., Letter from,
Routzahn, H. L., Letter from,
Salt as a Manure for Wheat,
Salt,Common as Manure for Wheat,
Salt,for Mangel-wurzels,
Saw-dust for Bedding,
Season, a Poor, Profitable for Good Farmers,
Season,and Manure for Oats,
Season,Influence of on the Growth of Wheat,
Season,Profit in Raising Oats in a Poor,
Season,Profit in Raising Barley in a Poor,
Seasons, Influence on Crops,
Seed Growers, Manures for,
Sewage,
Sheep-Manure,
Sheep-Manure,Composition of,
Sheep,vs. Oxen as Manure Makers,
Shelton, Prof. E. M., Letter from,
Soil, Composition of,
Soil,Exhaustion of,
Soil,from Earth-closet,
Soil,Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid in,
Soil,Plant-food in,
Soil,Weight of per Acre,
Soils Absorb Ammonia from Atmosphere,
Soils,Absorptive Powers of,
Sorghum, Manures for,
Special Manures,
Straw,
Straw,Amount of Manure from,
Straw,and Chaff for Manure,
Straw,for Manures,
Straw,on Grain Farms,
Straw,Selling,
Sturtevant, Dr. E. L., Letter from,
Superphosphate,
Superphosphate,for Barley,
Superphosphate,for Indian Corn,
Superphosphate,for Potatoes,
Superphosphate,for Private Gardens,
Superphosphate,for Turnips,
Superphosphate,for Wheat,
Superphosphate,from Bones, Composition of,
Superphosphate,from Mineral Phosphates,
Superphosphate,How Applied,
Superphosphate,on Dairy Farms,
Superphosphate,on Grass Land,
Superphosphate,Value of as Compared with Bone-Dust,
Superphosphate,What Crops Best for,
Superphospate of Lime, Doctor Tells How it is Made,
Superphosphate of Lime, When First Made in the United States,
Surface Application of Manure,
Swamp-muck,
Swamp-muck,Composition of,
Tillage is Manure,
Tobacco, Manure for,
Top dressing with Manure,
Turnips, Do They Absorb Nitrogen from the Atmosphere,
Turnips,Impoverish the Soil More than Grain,
Turnips,Manure for,
Turnips,and Wheat, Special Manures for,
Urine from Farm Animals Richer than Human,
Urine,vs. Solid Manure,
Valuation of Fertilizers,
Water, Amount Given Off by Plants During Their Growth,
Water Equivalent to Manure,
Weeds,
Weed-seeds in Manure,
Weld, Col. M. C., Letter from,
Wheat, Ammonia for,
Wheat,Artificial Manures for Should be Drilled in with Seed,
Wheat,Common Salt as Manure for,
Wheat,Crop, Composition of,
Wheat,Effect of Manure on, in Poor Season,
Wheat,Influence of Season on,
Wheat,is it Deteriorating?
Wheat,Larger Crops per Acre,
Wheat,Lawes’ and Gilbert’s Experiments on,
Wheat,Manures for,
Wheat,Mr. Lawes’ Experiments on,
Wheat,Nitrogen as Manure for,
Wheat,Plant-food in,
Wheat,Potash as Manure for,
Wheat,Straw and Chaff as a Manure for,
Wheat,Summer Fallowing for,
Wheat,the 20th Crop on Same Land,
Wheat,Top-dressing for,
Wheat,vs. Corn, Comparative Yield of,
Wheat,Well-rotted Manure for,
Wheat,Why Our Crops are so Poor,
Wheat,Yield per Acre,