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Whether stable manure is stored in sheds, or in cellars or is 

 protected in some other way, it is important to observe the fol- 

 lowing precautions : (1) The manure should be spread out uni- 

 formly; (2) its interior should be protected against the access 

 of air; (3) it should be kept always moist, but not too wet; (4) 

 it should be protected from sunshine; (5) it should be protected 

 from leaching; (6) some form of preservative should be used 

 in the stables in addition to litter. 



Liquid and Solid Manure. — It is not an uncommon belief 

 among farmers that urine is worthless for fertilizing purposes, 

 if we may judge anything from the too general practice of allow- 

 ing the liquid excrements to run to waste through the barn 

 floor. One has only to glance at the composition of the solid 

 and liquid excrements of different animals as given below to 

 see that the liquid is, in most cases, very much more valuable 

 than the solid portions. Not only are the proportions of nitro- 

 gen and potash greater, as a rule, in the liquid excrement than 

 in the solid, but, as already noticed, the fertilizing constituents 

 of urine are entirely soluble and therefore more readily available 

 for plant food than the constituents of solid excrements. 



TABLE Showing Approximate Composition of Solid and Liquid 



Manures. 



TABLE Showing Approximate Composition of Mixed Stable 



Manure. 



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