HANDLING MANURE; MATERIAL FOR BEDDING 323 



Some objections have been raised to the use of sawdust and 

 shavings as bedding material. Sawdust makes manure so 

 light that loss of ammonia and sometimes loss from fire 

 fanging occurs. Applied in large quantities to the soil, it 

 may be injurious from the effect of the acids set free, par- 

 ticularly tannic acid in the case of oak sawdust. The reason- 

 able use of sawdust on most soils, however, is not injurious, 

 and may be very beneficial. 



