USING l$ARN\ARD MANURE TO BUILD.- SOIL
R\r.uY:\ d in;.: is Tin fost dy-hoduct .it ' last/ tits.
‘»-vo the inure t It (j ) contains nitrogen .j nhosphorus and potpsh. (3) Adds calcium
. ■ndcr: co elements to soil. (3) Increases vr.ter-holding cmnacity of soil, (A) a*.-proves
i.n nysic-l condition, (5; opens tight soils, (6) hinds loose soils, (7) Juenlics
organic matter, (Li) Increases activity of! soil bacteria, (9) Increases .reserve plant
Tood si1" 1 . (10) emits air cO enter sail jjpre easily, (1*.) ssists in releasing
soil mineral elements. (12) ecays and increases soil humus. (13) hncrea.-es plant food
np 1/ , mil .ids in co.w.rolling wind and crater erosion, (15) 5akes 'xeor soils 'rood
and good soils bettor, ..nd (16) ..ids in holding commercial fertiliser.
Fertilizing elements in manure are soluble and easil; lost. T-e following are sugges
tions for saving them: Have barn. fonndati<*J walls tight, gave lie add as well as solid
pit or pen. Place 1 foot of straw in pit or pen. del 2o -ounds treble superphosphate
per ton of manure. Add 1 foot of manure and then 1 foot of straw. Continue until rile
is 6 feet high, lack pile tightly and keep top flat, beep sides straight and well" pack
ed, i..eep die moist but not too wet. If rjSle gets too hot a only water,
Ilanure carelessly exposed to the weather for a period of 6 months will lose from 5CJJ
to 75p of its fertilizing elements.
Haul, fresh i.ianure to field daily; if possible, spread at the rate of 6
acre and plow under at once, ply at the r’.te of 3 tons 0
grass pastures or liay meadows. An ly at t o rate of 5 to 6
dressing after seeding oats and peas for h ,
to 7 tons per
dressin
or.s per acre as a too
ons oer acre as a top dressing on
VAlXrz 13 .'. COT T :Ti: IFITILiT h’. The cornu sition of manure will var,r with feed, age
of animal, ;nd amount of bedding.
Two tons ox fresh manure cry-lied to the soil and olowed under at once contains as much
soluble ninrogen as 1; bags of nitrate of cjoda, . ine tons of such manure contains more
soluble phosphoric acid than 1 bag of tre le super’-kospate. It will rorvire 5 tons of
manure to c mtain as much soluble potassiurj as will be found in 100 rounds of muriate
of pounsn.
The 1913 ..la ska retail value of the fertili ing elements in 1 ton of fresh Taxed manure
from f• rm animals uv.s 3,97.
(To be continued r.e:rt week)
l
Y G L LAN A F F 0 R 0 - cot or phq
i OGk.^PH Y
WITH AN AR(5U
r
\
IF M/VI CAMERA
W.E
CARRY A
35 MM
1
■>s
complete
ARGUS
ARGUS
Argus
J
STOCK OF
a r.
/'\ v
r>
c - 3
n
i
i
i
u
1
{i
YOUR FRIENDLY 5TOR
HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE GIFTS --CAMERAS'JEWELRY
STATION ERY