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Hen manure contains its nitrogen in a quickly available form 

 and unless carefully preserved, fermentation sets in and drives 

 off considerable of this valuable constituent as ammonia. Lime 

 should not be used where the manure is kept as it hastens the 

 liberation of ammonia. The per cent, of nitrogen in hen manure 

 depends a great deal on the kind of feed consumed. Hens pro- 

 duce, per 1,000 pounds live weight, about 35 pounds of manure 

 per day, and about one bushel of manure is produced by a hen 

 per year. Hen manure approximates sheep manure in compo- 

 sition. It is a valuable manure because it acts quickly.* 



Analyses of Farm Manures.' 



How to Calculate the Amount of Manure Produced. — A method 

 used for determining the amount of manure produced by ani- 

 mals is to multiply the amount of dry matter in the feed con- 

 sumed by 3.8 for a cow, 2.1 for a horse and 1.8 for a sheep. 

 A horse that consumes feed containing 25 pounds of dry matter 

 per day would void 25 X 2.1 = 52.5 pounds of manure a day. 

 Add to this the amount of bedding used and you will arrive at 

 the total amount of manure. 



5. The nature and amount of feed used afifects the value of the 

 manure. The richer the feed the higher the fertilizing value of 

 the manure. Coarse feeds like hay, straw, etc., produce less 

 valuable manure than concentraterl feeds like linseed meal, gluten 

 meal, cotton-seed meal, etc.* 



' Fletcher, Soils. 



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