Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-13
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IN SCIENTIFIC
AGRICULTURE
THIRD ARTICLE-BARN-
YARD MANURE.
BY W. II. BEAL Of the Office OF Ex'
pertinent Stations, Department
Of Agriculture.

cattle, 47000.0OO hogs and 51.600,0C0
sheep. Experiments indicate that II
these animals were kept In stalls orpens
throughout the year and the manure
carefully saved the approximate value
OF the fertilizing constituents of the
manure produced by each horse or
mule annually would be S27 by each
head Of cattle $40 by each hog IS and
by each sheep -.
These estimates are based on the val
ues usually assigned to phosphoric
acid. potash and nitrogen in CONNER
ciol fertilizers and are possibly some
what too high from Il practical stand
point. Professor Roberts has suggest
cd $3.50 as conservative estimd te of
the value Of The manure produced. dur
ing seven winter months on a small
farm carrying four horses. twenty
cows, Hfty sheep ana ten hogs.
If we assume that one-third of the
value OF manure is annually lost by
present methods OF management. and
this estimate Is undoubtedly a conserv-
alive one, the total loss from this
source In the United States. as indi-
Gated by the FIRST nguresyi would be
about Sos, 100000. or, usi hg Roberts
figures, the annual loss for each farm
would amount to SS3.33
1t should be clearly understood that
when the farmer sells meat, milk.
grain. hay. fruits, vegetables, ETC., from
his farm, or negleets to/save and use
The manure produced. 'hi, removes front
bis soil ceriain amp cunt of potash,
phosphorlc acld aud nitrogen that must
be restored sooner VI later If proauc
tiveness Is to be maintained
Spring tho 'rime to Haul.
Spending OF the loss Of valuable uia.
nurial constituents Nv teaching. Ter
meuptiqn, etc, Z .e Ea,gssss station ecu
,.;;ss.iss.s. finyacg Hiarhssv 2ai.sT
be na'iied TO " 9 field IN sbring other
Wise che loss III hanuresis sufe 20 be
very great, lia waste in six months
amounting IL fully one-haif suf the
gross manu- fe and nearly.40 per eeut OF
the nitrog, n that e contained
Il Is the prevailing opinion Of chem
lists as Eell as practical men that
where II as practicable 1t Is best 70 ap
ply ma lure ana urine to the soil In
the fre Sliest possible condition The
fertile .hng constituents Of Wen 'rotted
manu- ~ are more quickly available to
plan IL, and the manure itself is less
bul Ky. and easier to distribute. On the
OF her hand. fresh manure mixed with
ne soil readily undergoes fermenta
tlon which not only increases the avail
ability of It's own fertilizing constit
4 uents. bur also assists in rendering
soluble the hitherto insolube fertile
ing constituents OF the soil In fact
even with special precautions to pre-
vent injurious fermentation under th'
feet Of the 8pimals and. in the heap
the greatest return is likely to be 80
fromimanure applied in she fresh con
dition.
Methods of Applying Manure.
| In applying manure to the field thre
methods are pursued; First. the ma
nure Is placed in larger or smalle
heaps over the field and allowed to re
main some time before being spread
second, il is broadcasted and allowe
to ee on the surface for some time o
ploWed In Immediately, aIad, third, II J
applied In the hill or drill with IN
seed.
1t has been the general experienc
( that probably the best way to ntliz
barnyard manure Is In eombinatio
with snch materials as supplement an
1 conserve its fertilzlng constitu emit
| Certain substances. such as kainit m
superphosphai,e, which are sometlm G
employed as preseryasives, may ais
be used to advantage TO improve To
| fertilizlng value Of the manure, but
is necessary TO do more than this II
well balanced FERTILIZER is desired, foi
as has be,h shown, barnyard manur
considered simply as supplier OF n
trogen, pliosphorlc acid and pot sh
comparatively poor
sho uld 30 Saved and Used.
Summa rizing the experience Of OF
seryation In the use OF barnyard n
nue. II may be said that It IS the ma
important manurial resource OF Ia
farm ana should be carefully save'
and used. II represents fertility
which is drawn from the soil an1
must be returned TO 1t II productive
ness is to b maintained II not ON!
enriches thi soil with the nitrogen
iphosphoric q cid ana potash, but 4 ais
renders the stored up materials cG th
soil more nv ailabe improves the me
chanieal conf iition Of the soil, mn lses
warmer and enables it to retain mon
moisture
The urine Us by far the most vah''
Bile part OF u exereta Of amin, Us /.
Is oenacialIy Y rich Ia roadftx al. uani