FARM MANURE 



529 



Table CXIX 



CONSERVING EFFECT OF REINFORCING AGENTS ON MANURE 

 EXPOSED FOR THREE MONTHS. 



figures from Ohio 1 over a period of fourteen years in a rota- 

 tion of maize, wheat, and hay may be taken as evidence re- 

 garding this point. The manure treated and handled as above 

 was added to the maize at the rate of 8 tons to the acre. 



It is evident that the principal benefit of reinforcing ma- 

 nure lies in the balancing influence and that acid phosphate 

 and floats are the most desirable agents. It is also evident 



Table CXX 



INFLUENCE OF REINFORCING ON THE EFFECTIVENESS 

 OF MANURE. 



1 Thome, C. E., and others, Plans and Summary Tables of the Experi- 

 ments at the Central Farm; Ohio Agr. Exp. Sta., Circ. 120, p. 112, 

 1912. 



