Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23
HE FARM.
=. ,,ode of Applying Manure.

rho Mode of Applying Manure.
,,,nv farmers this is the time of
" gold .It the larger Fart OF the manure
III 49,, upon the land. With too many
NIX thought seems to be to get the
o ,n- ont of the way just SO it will not
Vii the pillow when being turned under.
aVl -, ~ rpthing less than a great waste
'" f,at that should be the means Of
w lp Il, increasing crops. AZ to the
IS Va : .,,,. should be used in the spread
" manure, Levi Stockbrdge. of the
I,.b,,setts Agricultural College,
W. l 's results we desire to obtain by the
y, - nan,res should determine their
& he OF application.
lace rbese objects are:
T l. That the food elements the
i..r confirms may be absorbed bv the
n,s If plants.
I'd sconi-That its oxidation and de-
! Snosjtion in the soil may develop
W.. food out of soil particles.
oS Eh;rd-That it may absorb and hold
,ar take salts for their solution and
oo. innse the grasses of the air, and give
M out to nourish plants.
4het ,lo,ts obtain all their soil food by
, m II roots and in the form of solution.
,r1o SO organs of all our cultivated
ants. with their nulnberless rootlets
Il t.nuruS. pellleiot Tue eullre sur.
W "a soil in search of food, and if the
;ro ,nrc is applied in Jumps and shovel
H. IN a careless manner at consid-
Gle lille distance apart, q large portion
lstei t}a roots are deprived of their food.
u =, syhuust their vitality in searching for
therefore. the more thoroughly man.
clai * comminNted, and the more evenly
-. is distributed through the entire sur
eie 10 soil. the more effective will it be in
on olucing a rapid growth and large
i nav be said, if the manure is on the
u hl in any condition the plants will
il sooner OF later and it is very near
;cbt q truth, though it is but half the
la DRY.
Ike Prime cost and the cost of handling.
II ,kcs manure q very expensive sub
ara auce 1t is no inconsiderable part Of
captal in the business of farming,
u ii ii is thrown upon the land in such
manner that it does not feed crops at
" ce it is dead capital
= Ii II farmer applies 800 worth of
La azure to his land. the quicker he can
lg We The money returned in crops, the
ktter for him.
10 apply it in such manner that he
re II be Obliged to till his land two or
rec wears and wait that time for the
! turn is very poor economy.
. The soil elements of plant food-the
hay t;.sf, lime, magnesia, etc, are gener-
rs y.oeked up in soil particles in the
nj @ Of silicates. and insoluble. Ma
~ h. jecomposing in the soil in contact
E9 lAthese PARTICLES decomposes them
makes their elements Mt once avail
Tie ereaterthe number of soil PARTICLES
ion with he r,opr1p N a n, ora
ks wouehly the soil and manure are in
oo bMingled, the greater will be the
V'' Fmtity of plant food developed; and
mo- e great gain is, this food costs moth
G but the labor of distributing the
aNUre properly.
es The law of the equal distribution of
Ill., anurc holds good i'll relation to the
70. (ird object of its use. In the soil it
= Pcn takes the form of humus, a sub
" lance which holds its own weight of
I'M aer but gives up readily when in con-
k ct with an absorbing root.
As the roots are generally diffused, SO
hould be the manure, and in time of
,rr PoU:h its good effects are is.inctly
. aEked. This humus has a stronger at
= active power for fertilizing gases and
tc Ms tlan water; the latter containing
. Aese substances may saturate the entire
b. and pass down to the springs, but
EUlnus of manure over which it
asses retains the substances for the
on oNrlshment of plants.
-. TOY these reasons to throw the ma
I'll ut4 upon the land with noregard for its
ne Nen distribution, results in losing a
ia RE part of its value as plant food-of
] spower to develop food from the SOIL
gather and retain the same plant
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