The Horse makes rich dung and poor urine.[AB]
NIGHT SOIL.
What is the most valuable manure accessible to the farmer?
What is the probable value of the night soil yearly lost in the United States?
Of what does the manure of man consist?
The best manure within the reach of the farmer is night soil, or human excrement. There has always been a false delicacy about mentioning this fertilizer, which has caused much waste, and great loss of health, from the impure and offensive odors which it is allowed to send forth to taint the air.
The value of the night soil yearly lost in the United States is, probably, about fifty millions of dollars (50,000,000); an amount nearly equal to the entire expenses of our National Government. Much of the ill health of our people is undoubtedly occasioned by neglecting the proper treatment of night soil.
Describe this manure as compared with the excrements of other animals.
Does the use of night soil produce disagreeable properties in plants?