. Practical poultry production . Poultry. MARKETING THE PRODUCT 30J used daily. The use in moderate quantities of sand, saw- dust, fine dry loam or road dust, or, preferably, mixtures of these with a small quantity of land plaster, acid phos- phate or potash salts, is recommended. Sifted coal ashes may also be used as an absorbent, but wood ashes or lime should not be mixed with the manure, as they are likely to cause the loss of its most valuable fertilizing constituents: namely, nitrogen (ammonia). The Utter from the poultry. Figure 290.—A specially constructed car for shipping live fowls to
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. MARKETING THE PRODUCT 30J used daily. The use in moderate quantities of sand, saw- dust, fine dry loam or road dust, or, preferably, mixtures of these with a small quantity of land plaster, acid phos- phate or potash salts, is recommended. Sifted coal ashes may also be used as an absorbent, but wood ashes or lime should not be mixed with the manure, as they are likely to cause the loss of its most valuable fertilizing constituents: namely, nitrogen (ammonia). The Utter from the poultry. Figure 290.—A specially constructed car for shipping live fowls to market. house may be mixed with the manure, which increases the bulk, but reduces the value per pound of the manure and makes it more difficult to apply to the soil, except where it is to be broadcasted and plowed in. The litter, however, is of much value to the land. Poultry manure is more valuable than the manure of any other common farm animal. A ton of poultry manure con- tains from to per cent nitrogen; to per cent phosphoric acid, and from to per cent potash, depending upon the dryness of the manure, and is valued at from $ to $ It is particularly well adapted to gardening, and poultry raisers should either use it on. 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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