Urine 



white mould making its appearance. It thus will 

 help in the formation of manure and will play an 

 important part on the farm. Care must be taken 

 that rainwater or the drainage from the soil in 

 winter never get mixed with the urine, because if 

 this happens very often it will not be worth the cost 

 of transport. It is evident that farms where the 

 waste of manure is accepted to the extent of not 

 troubling about the liquid manure, cannot be 

 called well-managed. 



Liquid manure is often employed on pastures, 

 or as a dressing for wheat in spring time. Used 

 simultaneously with phosphates, it is good for 

 turnips as catch-crops. As a dressing it should be 

 applied in rainy weather, but never in dry sunny 

 weather, because then it is caustic. It is much 

 better to choose the right time for applying it than 

 to dilute it with water, for this simply increases the 

 cost of transport while adding nothing to its use- 

 fulness. 



It should not be used just before or during the 

 winter, because at this season a portion of its 

 fertilising matter will inevitably be lost. It can be 

 applied before sowing, with nearly all kinds of crops, 

 and it is largely used in market-gardening. It is 

 also applied to orchards in June. At this season 

 it is particularly useful in assisting the formation 

 of flower-buds which will appear soon after, and the 

 practice will have an influence on the regular 

 production of fruit. 



Liquid manure is richer than urine because it 

 also contains the soluble properties contained in 

 the evacuations and in the litter. 



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