The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-23

sARNvAao MANURE.

Its Valu0--H0W It IL Best Applied.
Barnyartl manure is the most impor.
fant manurial resource Of the farm. In
many cases the value of the manure OBJ.
tained In cattle feeding represents large.
~ IL not entirely the profit Of feeding.
The amount and value of manure
produced by different kinds Of farm ami.
mails may be judged from the following
figures, calculated to 1000 pounds Of
live weight: Sheep, 84.1 pounds Of ma
nure per day, worth ia cents; calves,
67.8 pounds, worth 8. cents; pigs, 49,
pounds. worth 1877 cents; COWS, TAI
pounds, worth 8 cents, and horses, 48. 8
pounds, worth re oents basing calcu-
lations Of value on market prices Of
commercial fertilizers.
The urine is the most valuable part
of the excreta Of animals. It is rich in
nitrogen and potash, but deficient in
phosphorio acid. II should, as q rule,
be used IN connection with the solid
dung. the one thus supplying the def
,ienoies Of the other and making
nore evenly balanced manure.
Barnyard manure ID . very variable
substance The conditions which deter
mine its value are age and kind Of ami
NAL quantity and quality Of food, pro.
portion Of litter and method Of manage.
ment and aga In given class Of ami
mails the value Of the manure is deter.
mined more by the nature Of the food
than by any other factor. The amounts
Of fertilising constituents in the ma.
nure stand in direct relation to those
in the food. As regards the value Of
: manure produced. the concentrated feed
ing stuffs, such as meat scrap, cotton
seed meal, linseed meal and wheat bran
stand first, the leguminous plants (clo-
yer, peas, eto second, the grasses third,
cereals (oats. corn, eto.) fourth and root
crops. such as turnips, beets and maugel
wurzels, last.
The deterioration Of manure results
from two chief causes-fermentatio
and teaching. The former may be al.
most entirely prevented by the use Of
obsorbents and preservatives. such as
gypsum, superphosphate and kainit and
by keeping the manure moist and COM
pact. Loss from teaching may be pre-
vented by storage under cover or in
pits Extremes Of moisture and tenn
perature are to be avoided. aud uniform
and moderate fermentation is the OBJ
ject to be sought To this end it is adj
visable to mix the manure from the diff
ferent animals thoroughly in the heap.
When practicable, it is best to apply
manure in the fresh. condition. If i'm.
provement Of the mechanical condition
Of the soil is the object sought. fresh
manure is best for this purpose to heavy
soils and we'll rotted manure to light
soils. Where prompt action Of the fer
tilizing constituents is desired the best
results will probably be obtained by
applying fresh manure to the light
soils, although excessive applications
should be avoided ON account of the
danger Of burning out" Of the soil In
dry seasons. Fresh manure has f6ro.
ing effect and is better suited to grasses
and forage plants than to plants grown
for seed, such as cereals Direct appli.
cations to root crops, such as sugar
beets, potatoes or tobacco, often prove
injurious. The manure should be spread
when carried to the field and not left
in heaps to leach. One Of the best ways
to utilize barnyard manure is to com.
bine 1t with such materials as supple
ment and conserve its fertilizing CON
stituents The best results are likely Il
be obtained by using commercial fer
tilising materials In connection with
barnyard manure, either in compost o.
separately. As is we'll known, barnyard
manure is lasting In its effects, and ii
many cases need not be applied 80 fre
quently AZ the more soluble and quicl
acting superphosphatos. potash and nj
trogen salts, etc.-Farmers' Bulletin.