IV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Horse-manure and Farm-yard Manure. Why the one is richer than the oth- 

 er. Amount of Manure from a Horse. Composition of Farm-yard Ma- 

 nure. We draw and spread a ton to get 33 Ibs. of Nitrogen, Phosphoric 

 Acid, and Potash 50 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Fermenting Manure. Composition of Manure when Fresh and in its stages 

 of Fermentation. Loss in Fermentation and from Leaching. Tables show- 

 ing the composition of Manure at different stages. Fermenting makes 

 Manure more Soluble - 53 



CHAPTER XV. 



Keeping Manure under Cover. Dr. Vcelcker's Experiments. Manure Fer- 

 mented Outside and Under Cover. Loss from keeping Manure spread in 

 the Barn-yard. Keeping well-rotted Manure in a Heap. Conclusions from 

 Dr. Veeleker's Experiments 59 



CHAPTER XVI. 



An English Plan of Keeping Manure. Bos feeding of Cattle. Spreading 

 Manure at once. Piling in Heaps in the Field. Old Sods and Ashes from 

 CharredSods 09 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Soluble Phosphates in Farm yard Manure. Fermented, the Manure has the 

 most. Over 40 per cent, of the Phosphoric Acid is Soluble 72 



CHAPTER XVHI. 

 How the Deacon makes Manure. A good plan for making poor Manure 74 



CHAPTER XIX. 



How John Johnston Manages His Manure. -Summer-fallows for Wheat- 

 Does not plow under Clover. Value of Manure from different foods. 

 Piling Manure. Applies Manure to Grass-land in Fall, and Plows under in 

 Spring for Corn. His success due to the Effect of Manure on Grass It 

 brought in Red Clover 76 



CHAPTER XX. . 



The Author's Plan of Managing Manure. Piles as fast as it is Made. What 

 it is Made of. Horse and Cow Manure Together. Horse Manure for Bed- 

 ding Pigs. To Prevent Freezing. Liquid Manure from Pi-s.-Beddin" 

 Siuep.-Piling in the Field. Where the Piles should be Made" Manure in 

 a Basin.-Reasons for Piling.-Wlmt we Gain by Fermenting Manure 83 



CHAPTER XXI. 



.Management Continued. Why We Ferment Manure. Dr. Vrelcker's Experi- 

 , mem s showing the Loss when Manure is spread in Yard?. Fermenting 

 adds Nothing to Manure, but makes it more available. Mr. Lawes' Experi" 

 mc'iits on Wheat and Barley. Dr. Voelcker's Results. Elhvantrer & Barry's 

 Experience. Loss of Ammonia by Fermenting. Waste from Leaching. 

 How to Save the Liquid Manure from Cows. 94 



CHAPTER XXn. 



Manure on Dairy Farms. Wheat removes much more Nitrogen than Cheese. 

 Manures for Dairy Farms. Letter from HOP. Harris Lewis. How to make 

 more and better Manure on Dairy Farms. How to save and apply it. Let- 

 ter from T. L. Harison, Esq ...101 



