STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION. 573 



A member: How does the spreader work in freezing weather? If you 

 tal<e the manure right from the stable it is not frozen. Won't it freeze 

 on the spreader and clog it up, and finally stop the working of the 

 spreader? 



Mr. Johnson: I never found it so. 



Mr. Goodrich, of Wisconsin: Do you keep the manure in the barn? 



Mr. Johnson: We keep the manure where it will not freeze. 



George Schlosser: What is the nature of your soil? 



Mr. Johnson: It is clay soil. 



George Schlosser: Isn't it true that for six months in the year in 

 northern Indiana you could not use a spreader? 



Mr. Johnson: In northern Indiana I should think the snow would be 

 so deep it would not freeze. The manure pile should be let lay until 

 the proper time comes. Manures are too valuable to throw away in 

 muddy times. It should be put on top of the ground. 



George Schlosser: How much do you put to the acre? 



Mr. Johnson: According to this estimate the cow manure is worth 

 $2.43. Some farmers put as much as 20 tons on an acre— over $40 worth 

 of plant food on one acre. 



George Schlosser: How many horses do you put on the spreader 

 when you top dress for wheat? 



Mr. Johnson: Two. 



George Schlosser: Give us the name of the spreader. 



Mr. Johnson: Kemp No. 3; that is the 70-bushel machine. 



George Schlosser: How heavy is your team? 



Mr. Johnson: About 1,200-pound horses; 70-bushel machine. 



Mr. Reamer: Mine is a sixty-bushel one. We use two horses. 



George Schlosser: For top dressing? 



Mr. Johnson: Yes; we don't haul when it is muddy. I want always to 

 utilize my manures to the very best advantage. We put the manures on 

 the wheat after a snow. The mulch value having it on top of the soil 

 we consider pretty near of as much importance as the food value. That 



