order to give the young plant a rapid start. For 

 the vegetable garden and flower garden and lawns, 

 it is best ' to apply only manure that has been 

 piled for some time and has been turned over sev- 

 eral times so that it is well rotted and broken up. 



There may not be a single farm where it will be 

 possible to carry out to the letter these principles 

 applying to the treatment and application of barn 

 manures. 



This is because climate, crops and conditions vary 

 in different parts of the country and on different 

 farms. Therefore we should study carefully our 

 conditions and the principles and make our practice 

 so combine the two as to produce the best and most 

 economical results under the circumstances. 



If we can get manure out in the winter it will very 

 much lessen the rush of spring work. 



In some parts of the country on account of deep 

 snows, heavy rainfall and hilly fields, it is not ad- 

 visable to apply manure in the winter. This will 

 necessitate storing the manure. 



If conditions are such that we can get the manure 

 on to the land as soon as it is made, it should be 

 applied to land on which a crop is growing or land 

 which is soon to be planted. If land is not intended 

 for an immediate crop, put a cover crop on it. 



COMPOSTS 



Composts are collections of farm trash or rubbish, 

 as leaves, potato tops, weeds, road and ditch scrap- 



