56 THE BOOK OF CORN 



Use of Manure Spreader — In spreading, it is a 

 great advantage to use an improved manure spreader, 

 for this machine will scatter manure evenly over 

 the field. 



If the spreader is carefully housed and cared for, 

 it should prove serviceable for a long term of years and 

 should soon pay for itself on an average sized farm. 



The even distribution of finely divided manure is 

 of great importance. When manure is left on the 

 surface in heaps of various sizes it often proves an 

 absolute injury to the soil. The plants growing on 

 the excessively fertile spot are inclined to develop an 

 abnormally large growth of stalk or stem and to yield 

 comparatively little seed. 



