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CHAPTER XIX. 



BAYNYARD MANURES. 



The use of barnyard manures in enriching the soil has 

 become so universal that it seems almost strange that 

 in large areas of the country but little use is made of it. 

 In the eastern part of the United States, as well as in 

 other countries, there is no need for argument to con- 

 vince the farmers of the great value of barnyard ma- 

 nures. They have demonstrated it many times. They 

 do not waste any. 



In the western states, more especially in the semi- 

 arid regions, farmers have come to have an entirely differ- 

 ent view of the value of the barnyard manures. In the 

 entire belt it is probable that at the present time a large 

 proportion of the barnyard manures are burned or thrown 

 away. This is all wrong. In no section of the country 

 is the soil of such a character as to respond more quickly 

 and effectively to the use of barnyard manures and in 

 no place will the effect of such manures last longer, or 

 be of such permanent improvement. 



There is the best possible reason for this. The soil 

 is light and naturally rich in the primary elements neces- 

 sary to fertility. But it is also well adapted to holding 

 moisture, and there is in fact, no great drainage of the 

 water. There is much loss of the value of manures in 

 regions where the rainfall is heavy, for the under drainage 

 carries away the best part of it. In the semi-arid belt 



