BARNYARD, STABLE, GREEN MANURES 83 



A superabundance of bedding gives rise to a bulky, strawy manure that 

 must be used in large quantities in order to be effective, and frequently 

 results at the outset in denitrification and unsatisfactory results. 



MODERN CONVENIENCE FOE CONVEYING MANURE FROM STALLS TO MANURE SPREADER. 1 



In a general way, it is estimated that the amount of bedding used 

 for animals should equal approximately one-third of the dry matter con- 



ABSORBENT CAPACITY OF 100 POUNDS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS WHEN AIR DRY 



1 Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer. 



