THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



families of microbes must be held in uniform 

 control, which can only be accomplished by 

 watchful care, when the manure is so pro- 

 tected from rain, wind and sunshine, as to 

 permit the herdsman full control. The most 

 favorable condition for ripening manure, and 

 rendering available the fertilizing constitu- 

 ents, is constant, uniform moisture and a tem- 

 perature of about 130. 



The memory of things seen as a child, dur- 

 ing holidays spent on my grandfather's farm 

 in England, had prompted the placing of 

 drain pipes from stables and cow stalls into 

 sunken barrels, to save the liquids for use in 

 garden and orchard; but, having no real 

 knowledge of the subject, I did not realize 

 that liquids, stored separately, deteriorate so 

 rapidly as to be of little value, though origi- 

 nally they are the richest in fertilizing quali- 

 ties. 



Amongst the collected data on the subject 

 of manure were two pamphlets on French 

 methods, which especially appealed and 



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