Supplying Soil Needs 



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FIG. 138. A manure spreader in operation. The machine can be set to spread 

 a fixed amount to the acre. 



to the fields and spread (Fig. 138), thus preventing any 

 of it from being wasted and, also, keeping the barns clean. 

 To make sure that nothing was lost, a gutter at the back 

 of the stalls was kept filled with an absorbent material 

 (leaf mold) . Thus the liquid fertilizer, containing a great 

 amount of nitrogen, was saved to be hauled to the fields. 



Frequently removing all manure from the stable and 

 spreading it on the fields is the surest way to prevent 

 loss. If it can be plowed in immediately, it does the land 

 the greatest amount of good. If, however, it is not 

 convenient to haul and spread the manure regularly, 

 there are different ways in which it can be stored for 

 several months without very great loss. 



The thrifty farmers of Holland preserve the good 

 qualities of stable manure by using a deep stall, dug 

 several feet below the surface of the ground. The 



Applying 

 manure to 

 the fields 

 at once 



Storing 

 manure; 

 the Dutch 

 method 



