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way of handling mannre from the standpoint of loss of ingredi- 

 ents. 



j\Ir. : I was raised in the state of 'Delaware, where 



we had a dairy farm with 50 milk cows. Our manure from the 

 stables was carried out and made into a stack in the barnyard, 

 where the cattle were allowed to run over it. It would lie all 

 winter in the barnyard and fodder was spread there. We got 

 all the benefit of all the manure and never had any trouble to 

 raise 40 bushels of wheat and over 100 bushels of corn. We 

 had 70 acres. 



Mr. Mason : That answers the question. 



Mr. Boyd : We have a pit just outside the cow barn. We 



just put it in last summer. The liquid manure from the cow 



barn runs into a cistern. There was not much in it last fall, 

 when I pumped it out. 



Mr. Austin: What kind of a pump do you use? 



Mr. Boyd : Just a cheap pump. 



Mr. Austin : Did the pump work ? 



Mr. Boyd: Yes. 



