The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-10-19
TIMELY TOPICS
oe0, 70, Severance, Superintendent.
Western Washington E.xper-
ment Station, Puyallup, Wash.
BY

ment Station, Puyallup, Wash.
RESERVE THE FARM MANrRE,
vi tae most valuable assets of
ny iaFlf II the tdlyad manure
''l the majority of the farmers
'a'i1e only small percentage of its
''"'' Investigations have shown
nat 'he elements of fertility in the
soma and liquid excrements of a we'll
Ied COW are worth on an average
around eight cents per day, or nearly
,'''oo per year, using the valuation
p'oe" On commercial fertilizers. and
mat from a horse about seven cents
per uay, or over $1,000 per annum.
Properly saved and used then. the
manure from a twenty five COW
dairy herd would make good in
come,
Practically half the fertility is in
'"e iQald eXerements and this is
largely lost by drainage through
leaky Iloors and by teaching from
me manure thrown out in the open
or worse still under the caves. This
arse loss may be mostly avoided
F using water tight floors and
draining the liquid through a water
tight pipe or trough to water
tghl manure pit orb by sopping il
up from 4 water tight gutter with
absorbents like fine horse manure
muck or other fine material. 1t Is
better to preserve tho solid and liqui(
manure together and if the liquOr Is
drained from the stable it should b,
drained into tho same receptacle
where the solid excrement is kept.
When the solid manure has beer
piled in the open for a year, tremen'
dous losses occur. As the manure
decomposes some Of the elements are
liberated and drained away with the
rains, or if the pile is too loose ant
dry much nitrogen escapes as am
l,n,;g;.. Nith the heavy rainfall o
MANI washington RFdlnbiy nal
| u ,erfility would be lost.
Na Imost economical fmethod o
handling is to spread the manur
botI sold aud liquid. on the land a
fasf as made. This would not b
wide Wien the land is subject ,
heavy surface washing or where
soilwoud be injured by puddlin
Furthermore, in extensive garde
ing it Is usually desirable TO rot u
manure and put the fertility in
quickly available form. For u
reason much manure must accumul;
The best method of keeping it is
nile it under cover in a water III
lht mixing the manure from the V
ibus classes of stock and keeping
Ollie compact, packed tight and mo
too loose or too dry it Is
to heat rapidly and firefang, caus
large loss from escaping gas, WI
p kept moist and compact the
composition goes on slowly and
Ierated gases are absorbed and II
| in non-gaseous forms. II Obliged
pile it out doors it should be X
in a very compact form, deep eno'
so heavy rains. will not wet entil
through the pile, tightly packed
be kept moist through the
weather. Never pile it under
caves.
In applying manure, 1t Is pes,
spread the manure thin and even
disk it into the surface of the gro'
before plowing 1t under.
With proper care In saving
applying all farm manure, coul
with thorough tillage and proper
tation of crops there will be u
need for querying over CONNER
fertilizer in the majority of ca
ADOPT BUSINESS METHODS
As the close of the harvest yea
approaches it is we'll to begin che
ing up on the various sources OF
come to determine which have D
most profitable or which have eh'
ed the greatest loss and why NJ
farmers are carrying lines that ell
pay very little or are a direct
because they never check up
them. If you are dairying does II
you to make hay in our rainy u
ate and on our high priced lana !"
the best Yakima Valley hay can
laid down for $14.OO to $1,000 per
in car lots? What does wyour
cost per ton when you consider
terest on the valua of your u
labor in handling and loss or prou
What ie 4ha comnaratiYp net rell