436 MISCELLANEOUS FARM SUBJECTS 



Results of Applying Manure at Different Seasons (Yields Per Acre), 



* Average of 4 crops. 



t Average of 2 crops. 



The results as given in the above table show clearly in favor 

 of getting the manure on the land as long in advance of the. time 

 the crop is to use it as possible. The results as a whole are in favor 

 of the use of fresh manure, but when the applications were made 

 in the spring the rotted manure gave slightly better yields. The 

 manner of applying manure should probably be varied with the 

 character of the soil and the crop; yet usually the same results 

 would be expected, on the average corn, wheat and grass soil, from 

 a given practice. 



Showing Results of Applying Fresh and Rotted Manure Before and 

 After Plowing (Yields Per Acre). 



* Average of 2 crops. f Average of 1 crop. 



The above results are clearly in favor of applying the manure 

 after plowing as a top dressing. They also show decidedly in favor 

 of the use of fresh manure. The question arises in the minds of 

 the farmers as to whether the loss in manure should not be pre- 



