. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 982 MANURE other absorbents, are usually spoken of as barn Manures. Commercial Manures or " fertilizers" are usually concen- trated forms of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid, mixed or unmixed (see Fertilizers); green Manures are living plants plowed under to furnish humus and increase productivity
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 982 MANURE other absorbents, are usually spoken of as barn Manures. Commercial Manures or " fertilizers" are usually concen- trated forms of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid, mixed or unmixed (see Fertilizers); green Manures are living plants plowed under to furnish humus and increase productivity; amendments are substances, surh as lime, which may increase the growth and healthfuluess of plants by improving the physical con ditoin of the soil and by setting free un- available plant-food. In gentral farm- ing, barn Manures are usually applied in the raw or unrotted state; in hortknil- ture, rotted or partially rotted. Horse MANURE nures when spread over the mass from time to time in small quantities. The quantity and value of Manure made by domestic animals is not realized by those who allow it to be scattered over large, open barnyards or allow it to remain for considerable periods under the eaves of the barn. Extended experiments at the Cornell Experiment Station showed that the following amounts of excrements were produced daily for each 1,000 pounds of live weight of animal: Sheep lbs. <'.;ilves Cows:::;:.".!.";;:::; 74:1 :. ^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, 1869-. New York [etc. ] The Macmillan company
Size: 2076px × 1203px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
