. The nature and properties of soils; a college text of edaphology. Soils. 55% ^5% /oo%. 35% T^^£ Oi/A/G, i/ze/z/jf:. l>(///^, UB/NE, OJNG, ae/NK Fia. 61.—^Diagram showing tlie distribution of ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash between the dimg and urine of average farm manure. crement, only traces being found in the urine except in the ease of swine. It is, therefore, evident that the urine, pound for pound, is more valuable insofar as the nutrient elements are concerned. The advantage leans heavily toward the urine also in that the constituents therein contained are im- mediately availab


. The nature and properties of soils; a college text of edaphology. Soils. 55% ^5% /oo%. 35% T^^£ Oi/A/G, i/ze/z/jf:. l>(///^, UB/NE, OJNG, ae/NK Fia. 61.—^Diagram showing tlie distribution of ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash between the dimg and urine of average farm manure. crement, only traces being found in the urine except in the ease of swine. It is, therefore, evident that the urine, pound for pound, is more valuable insofar as the nutrient elements are concerned. The advantage leans heavily toward the urine also in that the constituents therein contained are im- mediately available; this cannot be said of the solid manure. 283. Liquid versus solid manure.—While the urine car- ries more nutrients to an equal weight than the dung, it yet remains to be seen whether in the total excreta voided by an animal there are more nutrients in the urine than in the 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 Lyon, T. L. (Thomas Lyttleton), 1869-1938; Buckman, Harry Oliver, 1883-. New York, Macmillan


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