Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-14
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW NJ SOULE

I effort to prevent its occurrence. This
| is not a criticism, but mere state
ment Of everyday facts obvious on
the great majority of our farms. For
instance, there Is the by-product
which results from the maintenance
of animals on the farm. We COM
monty call this 'barn-yard refuse"
or manure" Here in the south,
our lands cry out for an adequate
supply of humus and more nitrogen.
On almost every farm, the drop
pings of the animals we keep are
more or less wasted. Let us change
our policy in regard to this matter.
| 1t is of the greatest economic i'm
| portance that we should note the
suggestions which Professors Brooks
and Wingate have offered along this
line. Let us change what has been
a considerable waste and loss to our
! farms into one of our most perma-
nent assets.
Barnyard manure is ,one Of the
most important and yet the most
poorly handled of all our fertilizers.
The use of barnyard manure as a
fertilizer dates back to the time
VI Tie INOllidIlS dLO SNSI SlIlCC IIlctL
time it has always been considered
the best and one of the most popu-
lar of all fertilizers.
However, here in the south we
have failed to realize the real value
Of the manure produced on our
farms, and due to this failure to
realize the value of our manure we
have failed to improve our land, and
instead of improving it in most
cases we have let it go down in fer
tility. So today we have reached
a point where we have to either build
it up or give it UP since it will no
longer give US even a meager Nv
ing as it has done for the past fifty
years.
However, we have a solution OF
this problem and this solution Is well
protected manure. 1t might we'll be
said that, a well kept manure heap
may be safely taken as one of the
surest indications of thrift and sue
cess in farming and poorly kept
manure heap may be taken as an
indication of careless and poor farm
ing" It was estimated in 1910 by
the United States department of ag.
riculture that $3.50, 900 worth of
plant food was lost annually, due to
improper handling; SO let's not be
one of these MASTERS of SO much
plant food that we need so badly
here in the south to build up our
soils.
Below are some Of the points you
should take into consideration in
handling your manure: .
~ Remember that your liquid
manure is just as important as youl
solid manure, so keep plenty OF
bedding, such as straw, ETC., in the
stalls to absorb this liquid manure.
(2) Keep your manure under n
well covered shed to prevent leach
ing.i
(S) Always keep your manur"
compact and moist to prevent 1t
from fire-fanging.
(4 Feeding your stock under a
well covered shed and letting them
trample the manure is very good
practice provided plenty of bedding
IS added.
(5) Flaul your manure to the field
as soon as possible and distribute it
evenly at the time Of hauling.
(6) Where a large amount of ma
nure is TO be handled a cement pit
will often pay.
% Manure is not a balanced fer
tilizer so we should add from 80 to
20 pounds of raw rock phosphate or
acid phosphate to each ton of ma
nure to balance it.
So let us urge each of you to keep
your barnyards clean and tidy, not
only for the improvement in looks