. The American fancier and breeder . she produces. It is not entirely possible to accuratelyestimate the value of hen manure. Attemptsto do so are more or less in the nature of an As against the horse, hens yield a fertilizermore than three limes as valuable. Whiesheep manure is less than half as valuable,we know that few kinds of I arm fertilizerssurpass that of sheep. It pays, then, to save hen m mire wilhgreat care. It ought to be put where ra and sunshine cannot reach it. It nevershould be mixed with ashes, as some do,(or the chemicals in the two work destruc-tion to the manurial qu
. The American fancier and breeder . she produces. It is not entirely possible to accuratelyestimate the value of hen manure. Attemptsto do so are more or less in the nature of an As against the horse, hens yield a fertilizermore than three limes as valuable. Whiesheep manure is less than half as valuable,we know that few kinds of I arm fertilizerssurpass that of sheep. It pays, then, to save hen m mire wilhgreat care. It ought to be put where ra and sunshine cannot reach it. It nevershould be mixed with ashes, as some do,(or the chemicals in the two work destruc-tion to the manurial qualities of the fertil-izer. When it is to be spread it mav bemixed with plaster or ruad dust to make ithandle better. With us, the best way touse hen manure is ingrowing coin Whenthe rows are just beginning to show we the manure, mixed with plaster, al >ng bythe hills following by the weeder, whichthoroughly mingles the manure with theear h and prevents the escape of the :>n 1 phosphoric properties. Thus. First Pullet. Nebraska State Fair, iqoi,by J. Cook Johnson. Omaha, Nib Prince Lincoln, Neb. Bred, owned and exhibitess strain S. C. W. Leghorns approximate opinion. This is made moreuncertain by reason of the different caredifferent men take of the droppings fromtheir houses. Some throw then out andallow them to become wet by the greatly reduces the value of the ferti-lizer. I have seen boxes of hen manurethus treated which were worth liltle morethan so much sawdust. And the results ofexcessive drying is not much less destruc-tive to the prop;rties of hen manure. If ex-posed to the direc. rays of the sun for days,orperh ips weeks, the ammonia will largelyescape, bringing about a serious loss of val-ue. But if properly cared for there is no produced on the farm which is richerthan that of the henhuuse. Comparea withbarnyard manure, ton for ton, the hen man-ure is about four and one half times as valuableas nitrogen, potash an
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