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Off. Doc. 



on sucli soil the ineclianical value of the niamire is often greater 

 than its fertilizing value. On sandy soils, the good results are 

 equally apparent, the resulting humus helping to bind the loose 

 particles together and to retain moisture. The high value of farm 

 manure for the vegetable matter it contains has a direct bearing on 

 the methods of handling the manure at the barn and will be treated 

 at greater length later in this paper. 



Farm manure is usually thought of as a source of plant food, and 

 its value in this direction depends on the amount of nitrogen, phos- 

 phoric acid and potash it eontnins. 



AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF FARM MANURES. 

 Pounds per 1,000. 





tU) 



o 



o 



o, 



Si 



Fresh manure from cattle, solid, . 

 Fresh manure from cattle, liquid, 

 Fresh manure from horses, 

 Fresh manure from horses. 

 Fresh manure from sheep, 

 Fresh manure from sheep, 

 Fresh manure from swine, 

 Fresh manure from swine, 



Mixed manure from cattle 



Mixed manure from horses 



Mixed manure from sheep 



Mixed manure from swin.?, 



Ordinary farm manure, fresh 



Ordinary farm manure, partly rotted, 

 Ordinary farm manure, well rotted, 

 Liquid drainings from manure pile, . 



solid, . 



liquid, 

 solid, . . 



liquid, 

 solid, .. 



liquid. 



775 

 713 

 G46 

 724 

 750 

 750 

 790 

 982 



2.9 

 5.8 

 4.4 



15.5 

 5.5 



19.5 

 6.0 

 4.3 

 3.4 

 5.8 

 8.3 

 4.5 

 3.9 

 5.0 

 5.8 

 1.5 



1.7 

 0.9 

 1.7 

 0.0 

 3.1 

 0.1 

 4.1 



7 

 6 

 8 

 3 

 9 

 1.8 

 2.6 

 3.0 

 0.1 



1.0 

 4.9 

 3.5 



15.0 

 1.5 



22.6 

 1.3 

 8.3 

 4.0 

 5.3 

 6.7 

 6.0 

 4.5 

 6.3 

 5.0 

 4.9 



MANURE PRODUCED PER ANIMAL PER YEAR. 



CO 



■d 



o 

 01 



3 



Cow, 

 Horse, 

 Sheep, 

 Pis. 



20.000 



12,000 



760 



1,800 



8.000 



3,000 



380 



1,200 



28,000 



15,000 



1,140 



3,000 



