ANIMAL MANURES 
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easily avoided by using- sifted coal ashes, dry soil or 
other absorbents in addition to acid phosphate. 
83. Cost of horse manure. — Prices paid for horse ma- 
nure vary considerably. Years ag-o it was the practice 
for owners of city stables to pay market gardeners a con- 
siderable sum per year for the daily removal of manure 
from the barns. Many farmers paid 40 to 50 cents per 
load of two to four tons. At present a gardener is con- 
FIG. 8. HAULING MANURE NEAR BOSTON 
sidered fortunate if he can secure manure from local 
stables at $1 to $2 a load plus drayage. Average prices 
now paid probably range from $3 to $4 per ton delivered 
to the farm. A carload of manure shipped from New 
York City to Maryland or Western Pennsylvania may 
cost the purchaser from $5 to $6 per ton delivered, of 
which a considerable portion is for freight. Growers who 
are located in Northeastern Ohio near terminals where 
railroad stock cars are cleaned out, are able to secure 
the manures thus removed at from $2 to $3 a ton. Cleve- 
