MANURE: 



animals fed on heavy rations for fattening or for the production 

 of milk must be fed concentrated food, it follows that manure is 

 more valuable from these animals than from animals fed for 

 maintenance. In many instances the value of the fertilizing 

 materials contained in purchased feed is nearly as great as the 

 food value. This is very often the case with cotton seed meal 

 purchased in the Southern States. The farmer who saves both 

 solid and liquid excrement in the manure, is getting two values for 

 the money expended. If the liquid excrement is lost, something 

 over 50 per cent, of the fertilizing value of the feed goes with it. 

 The fertilizer constituents of the liquid manure are also more 

 valuable, pound for pound, than those in the solid manure. The 

 liquid manure contains in solution and readily available those 

 substances which have been digested by the animal. The pur- 

 chase of feeding stuffs accompanied by the careful saving of 

 manure, is one way to secure plant food for the farm. This 

 method is extensively applied in European countries. 



Different feeding stuffs vary considerably in their content of 

 plant food. The following table gives the manurial value of 

 some farm products. 



MANURIAL VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS, POUNDS PER TON. 



Kind and Amount of Litter. Litter is used to furnish a clean 

 bed for the animal and to absorb the liquid excrement. It makes 

 the manure easier to handle, increases its physical (and in some 



