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TABLE no. COMPOSITION OF FRESH MANURE 

 Pounds per Ton 



UNIFORM BASIS 



COMPOSITION OF EXPOSED YARD MANURE 

 Pounds per Ton 



A ton of manure carrying 60 per cent of water contains twice as 

 much plant food as the same manure carrying 80 per cent of water. 

 This means that, with manure carrying 80 per cent of water, by 

 allowing sufficient of the water to evaporate, the content of dry 

 matter and plant food is doubled. Or, in case of manure containing 

 85 per cent of water, it is only necessary to reduce the water to 

 70 per cent in order to double its percentage composition in every 

 valuable constituent. 



