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Stable manure is better than barnyard manure be- 

 cause it contains all the solid and liquid portions. All 

 manure should be kept under a shed or other suitable 

 cover to protect it from the rain and the sun and suffi- 

 cient bedding should be employed to absorb all the 

 liquid portion. The urine contains a great deal of the 

 nitrogen, which, if not absorbed, is lost; so that when 

 this portion is allowed to go to waste, the value of the 

 manure is greatly diminished. The manure of young 



MANURE IMPROPERLY KEPT. 



animals is not as rich as that from mature animals. 

 The manure from sheep and poultry is richer than the 

 manure from horses, cows and swine. Animals fed 

 highly nitrogenous feeds, such as cotton-seed meal and 

 linseed meal, produce a more valuable manure than 

 animals fed coarser feeds. 



Effects of Manure. Farm manure improves the 

 texture and condition of the soil and makes the plant 

 food that is stored in the soil available. When ma- 

 nure is put upon the land it decomposes rapidly on ac- 

 count of its already partially decayed condition; fer- 



