8% of its nitrogen (about IJlbs, per ton) during storing 

 while the latter lost 33-5% (about 51bs. per ton). 



Now what does this mean ? It means that in a very 

 large proportion of the Farmyard manure made during the 

 Winter months in England, approximately one third of the 

 nitrogen is being lost by the leaching effects of rain : Let us 

 now deduct the loss of nitrogen which takes place with 

 careful storing and protection, viz. : one-twelfth, and even 

 then the preventable loss through leaving Farmyard manure 

 exposed to the leaching effects of rain amounts to approximately 

 one quarter of the nitrogen originally in the manure. Surely 

 this is a big loss to the Country in itself ! 



Another way in which nitrogen is lost to the Country 

 indirectly is through the majority of Farmers not making 

 full use of Leguminous crops, which collect and elaborate the 

 free nitrogen of the air. These plants store up nitrogen in 

 their roots, and elaborate nitrogen in their stems and leaves ; 

 hence the part above ground provides a nitrogenous food 

 for stock, while the sward has accumulated a considerable 

 amount of nitrogen, which becomes available for the suc- 

 ceeding cereal crops after the sward is ploughed under. 



The growing of these crops more extensively therefore 

 offers possibilities of vast economies in the production of crops 

 and meat, yet few there be who really make full use of Nature's 

 wonderful provision. One of these Leguminous plants 

 viz. : wild white clover, has revolutionised the laying of 

 land down to pasture.* Without it, laying land down to 

 pasture is more or less a lottery : with it an ideal pasture 

 can be obtained from the very beginning. The Stock 

 carrying power is greatly increased and the sward when 

 ploughed up gives bumper crops. 



WASTE OF FOOD. 



It is very depressing to think of the loss of food, which 

 is caused directly and indirectly through what are called 

 " Gluts " under the British system of marketing perishable 

 commodities like fruit and meat. Through lack of organi- 



* See Author's " Big Stride in Agricultural Improvement." Hereford 

 Times. Price 6d. 



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