FERTILISING-VALUE OF POULTRY MANURE. 
The true manurial value of poultry droppings is not always 
fully realised, with the result that this extremely useful by-product 
is often wasted «r thrown away. Actually poultry droppings have con- 
siderably more fertilising value than stall© manure. 
A hen produces «n an average, about 13 lbs* of droppings a 
year, rf which nearly 8 lbs. are deposited during the night. 
In order to save much of the Nitrogen which otherwise is 
not only lost, but is also responsible for objectionable smells, and 
also to add to the bulk of the manure,it is a very considerable advan¬ 
tage to use good moss peat as litter in Poultry Houses and nuns, and 
on Dropping Boards. Not only is the resultant manure better and more 
bulky, but the moss peat prevents the droppings from sticking to the 
floors and dropping-boards, and therefore reduces the labour of 
cleaning out. 
It is worth remembering that the fertilising value of 1000 
lbs, of Poultry Manure equals that of a mixture of, - 
100 lbs. of Kainit 
100 lbs. of Nitrate'of Soda 
100 lbs. of Superphosphate. 
It is therefore obvious that manure composed of poultry 
droppings and moss peat will benefit every Poultry Farmer’s own land 
•r his pocket, if turned into cash by selling it as fertiliser te 
neighbouring farmers and growers. 
