FARM MANURES I 7 ? 



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BARN OR STABLE MANURE 



Barn or stable manure consists of the solid and 

 liquid excrement of any of the farm animals mixed 

 with the straw or other materials used as bedding 

 for the comfort of the animals and to absorb the 

 liquid parts. 



The liquid parts should be saved, as they contain 

 more than half of the nitrogen and potash in the 

 manure. 



The value of barn manure for improving the soil 

 conditions necessary for root growth depends in a 

 measure upon the plant food in it, but chiefly upon 

 the very large proportion of organic matter which 

 it contains when it is applied to the soil. 



These factors are influenced somewhat: by the 

 kind of animal that produces the manure; by the 

 kind of food the animal receives; by the kind and 

 amount of litter or bedding used; but they depend 

 particularly on the way the manure is cared for 

 after it is produced. 



LOSS OF VALUE 



Improper care of the manure may cause it to 

 diminish in value very much. 



Loss by leaching. 



If the manure is piled against the side of the 

 stable where water from the roof can drip on it, as 

 is often the case, or if it is piled in an exposed place 

 where heavy rain can beat on it, the rain water in 



