BARNYARD MANURE 



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FIG. 62. An expensive way to apply manure. 

 Thrown in piles and spread as in Fig. 63 



On the new lands of 

 the West, manure 

 sometimes injures 

 crops when it is plowed 

 under, chiefly because 

 it causes the land to 

 dry out. On such lands 

 the use of manure 

 should not be c o n- 



demned. It should be applied as thinly as possible as a 



top-dressing on grass lands, where it will help to retain 



the moisture. When it is plowed under, it will then be so 



well rotted as to do no harm. Sometimes it is best to 



let it become well rotten before applying on such land. 

 Small applications frequently made are much better 



than heavy applications 



less frequently. The 



application should, if 



possible, be thin enough 



so that the entire farm 



may be covered in three 



to five years. 



Manure may be ap- 

 plied at any time. The 



sooner it is on the land 



the better. It is better 



to apply it in the fall 



or winter than to store 



it until spring. It is 



much better to apply it 



in the spring than to 



FIG. 63. An expensive way of applying 

 manure. This manure was pitched out of the 

 barn onto a pile, pitched from the pile onto a 

 wagon, pitched from the wagon to the ground, 

 and pitched around in the field to spread it 

 handled four times. (See Figs. 62 and 65 J 



