The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
Many Farms Are Mature
| Apple Orchards That Have
Been Neglected For Years.
But Which, With a Small
Investment and a Little
Work, Be Made to Return a
Good Income

Most people have an idea th.- r...
ted manure is a much more NaitI.t
Iertlilzer than IA fresh from ,l,
barns or yards. This idea p~relanSI.-
cause OF the heavy, compact mature -
the rotted manure. The va}ue =.
manure is determined by the amo.rt
or various elements of fertility cor
tanned therein. These elements af4
mainly nitrogen, phosphoric acid uhl
potash. They are usually figured III
l5c, &c and SC per pound Respectively
On this basis a tor Of fresh barnard
manure is worth s1.9S. 4 ton #
rotted n is worth $2.04 or orlv
&c more. When the fact is considered
that it takes nearly 2 IONS Of fresh
barnyard anu to make one ton II
rotted manure owing to the loss from
evaporation and teaching, il can he
seen that much of the fertilizins mat
ter originally contained is lost III the
rotting process.
An Eastern State reports some iuter-
esting observations on the experiment
tai use Of fresh and rotted manurc.
Both were used on the corn and wheat
crops, in comparison with unmanured
land. The yield Of CORN on u~nnan0red
land was 3S.1 bushels per acre. On
land dressed with rotted manure. j
yield Of 65.1 bushels were secured
and where fresh n was applied,
the yield was 70.7 bushels per acre.
The increased yield Of corn from the
use Of rOtted manure was 27.6 husEe
and from the use of fresh manur-
32.6 bushels. an increase OF 5 bushels
per acre in favor of the fresh anu
On the wheat crop the effect VS.
similar, though not so marked. en-
the un1nanured land, the wheat y.rlG-
ed 16.1 bushels per acre; where rcttsd
manure was used. 19.1 bushels: ara
on the land dressed with fresh
manure, 1871 bushels per acre We're
secured. h increase III llar ~
the fresh manure is only 6 bushels
PEI acre ca the whea crop.
While the increased retnrre 49,
comparatively small in both = r.,
it illustrates clearly the fact tat
the rot,ed manure and for se1e
cTops even better. The p~reventiol ~
loss by teaching and in the lotted
process should be kept in mind, and
the saving in ahor by applying ma
nure fresh from the barns is worthy
OF consideration. It should not he
understood that the coarse. fresh
manure is adapted 70 at
crops. It would not be suitable f.r
certain forms Of garden and Neget5-
Ole crops; and even for the sruaIl
rams on light soil, it probably
would not give as good results ~
lhe rotted manure Where manure
IS applied as it should be, however.
on the grass land, or just ahead of
the corn crop in rotation, the coarse.
fresh manure is better adapted II
the succeeding crop than the rotteI
manure. The heat, and the eff. |
OF the acids developed in the process
OF decomposition, aid greatly in ILL.,
efallng plant-food and result ISL
greater crop yields.
Some objections may be mad, an
ne score h q Weed-seeds or poss
blE plant diseases are spread v4tn
the unrotted Where applied
as suggested above, however. II tn
proper place in rotation, neither the
weeds nor the plant diseases resu4t-
ing therefrom Will be a serious con
sheraton.
Inc late winter and early spr.rg
oheT many opportunities for getting
manure on the land. These shouIG
De taken advantage Of. though one
should avoid driving over the LAND
"hen 1t is very vet from meitiEl
SHOWS or from heavy rains. The
soou enect of the ire may Il
enurely offset by bad handling q
the land.