VALUE OF URINE 



Fatting stock 



Milking cows 



Nitrogen 

 Potash 

 Phosphoric acid 



Fate of lOOibs. of Nitrogen 

 fed to LiveStock. 



Fattiiu) Stock. Milking Cows. 



in Flesh 



Lost in 



making 



Dang 







5% 



50 



30 



InMilk 



IT) 



IQ 



Urine 



DuT>5 



& 



Faeces 



17% 



Urine 



it) 



Faeces 



Fig. 2. 



Seeing that most of the nitrogen and potash (see Fig. 2) 

 are found in the urine, where also they are in the most satis- 

 factory condition for the plant, it is obviously necessary to 

 save the urine most carefully, otherwise much of the profit is lost. 

 There are several ways in which this can be done. One is to use 

 sufficient litter to absorb it all. Straw is the commonest litter, 

 but if a man can get bracken he ought to do so, in order to set 

 free some of his straw for military purposes. Bracken makes 

 good manure for heavy soils, but does not answer so well on light 



