COMPOSITION OF MANURE 



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The amount of manure produced by cattle, horses and other 

 animals varies in amount with the liberality of the feeding, and 

 in chemical constituents with the character of the feeds fed 

 (Fig. 3). The approximate quantities of solid and liquid 

 excrement are shown in the table below. 



Fig. 3. — Saving labor and fertility on a well-appointed farm. (Photo loaned by Jamee 

 Manufacturing Co., Ft. Atkinson, Wis.) 



The Daily Amount and Composition of Liquid and Solid Excrement 

 Voided by Mature Animals 1 



Animal Solid excrement Urine Tota 



Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 



Horses 35.5 8.0 43.5 



Cattle 52.0 19.4 71.4 



Sheep 2.3 1.5 3.8 



Hogs 6.0 3.3 9.3 



Though these figures are only -roughly approximated they 

 ^hio Agri. Exp. Sta. Bui. 246, p. 726, 1912. 



