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it was clean and easy to cultivate; it cannot evaporate- 
always plants in drills; uses horse planters. 
w H ' Z ] ! lEAD had alwa ^ 8 P lowed de ep to avoid evaporation 
Would always plow all the land; did not like the furrow 
rolling 1 ]amL ^ ™° le than ° rdinary P lowin & especially on 
C. H Larkin was called for. Had not matured any thoughts 
upon the supject It was certain that all plant food must be 
made acceptable to the plants, or it would do them no o- 00 d 
in fact, would not be received by them; and it must be 
applied so that the plants can easily obtain it He like 
r"L 0 leT’ Wa I n rr in the 0ld rUt Baro .vard manure 
should be housed; had experimented; housed manure was 
the best; all its properties could be saved in no other wav 
toteke to Ti!T S T U grahlS; f ° r grass lands U is be st 
o take to the field as fast as made. But few farmers had 
the means to properly protect and care for manure. Multch- 
mgdirect seemed to produce the best results; climatic changes 
and Zk ?°rr th ° Ur g f SSeS; grass roots were sensitive, 
and took up fertilizers readily. 
Israel Boies had changed his views in regard to manures- 
1 Zl: ay rZ manUre b6St for corn—had made a 
mistake; should have been on grass land; he now believed 
o draw direct from the stable to the land the best plan; it 
leached and wasted if allowed to remain in the yard. He 
Z * aVedhlS Jjiuid manure, using a cistern; could dip or 
pump it, his gutters descended to cistern. August and Sep¬ 
tember was the best time to apply manure. P 
D. Brdmback, Gilman, thought manure from well fed cows 
mufii superior to that of poorly fed cattle; it was to pio- s as 
coo e feed. Would like to hear from those of more expe- 
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D. C. Scofield thought it an important question. We as 
rmers, want a great deal of manure. Lime mixed with 
o wTlpanure would ruin the whole pile, by heating; used 
ach'hlli r h@ raW ‘ Had SeeD a handfu] of str aw put in 
11 of corn, and the result was ten days earlier corn 
