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CHAPTER IX. 



MANURES (CONTINUED). 



Compamtive Y«lue of mannm from our domestic animals-, rtiwm 

 of liquid and solid portions: means of preservation. Why 

 ■itrofen renders manures so powerful and \-aluable. Manor* 

 from birds; reasons for its great efficacy. Guano; its compo* 

 ntion and value. Fish manure; nature of its action. Shell- 

 fish. Saline ami mineral manures. Lime; forms in which it 

 Uosed; quicklime; hydrate of lime; carbooate of lime. Mac* 

 ■wiap Umestoae. MatU. GracoMuid of K. Jersey. 8h«l 



SBCnOlf I. OP THE MANUKES PROM DOMESTIC AND! ALt, 

 A.VD THEIR PRESERVATION. 



The manure of various domestic animals is, in this 

 country, most commonly employed as a fertilizer, all 

 t' small quao- 



ti ..served and 



a: tuliy as ihey might, or out^ht to be. 



I , ,al varieties are those of the ox, the cow, 

 the ho^, the horse, and the sheep. Of thoe, that of 

 the horse is most valuable in it^t fresh state: it con- 

 tlini much nitrogen, but is very liable to lose by fer- 

 mentation. That of the hog comes next That of 

 the cow is pl.Mvii at the bottom of the list. This is 

 because th' ibstances of herfood go prw- 



cipaily to a of milk, the manure Detag 



thereby rendered jx>orer. 



The manure of all thuse u;.t....i., .> ..«. ..v..<.. ;han 

 the food given them, because it contains much more 

 Bitrogen. This is for the reaaoo that a Urge part of 



