. Agriculture for common schools. Agriculture. 52 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS it lost in less than four months more than half of its nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. The potash and phosphoric acid got away by drainage and the nitrogen largely by fer- mentation. 3. How to Apply Manure.—We have said that manure should be hauled to the field as soon as possible. It should also be spread at once. It is very wasteful to dump the. lo. usixii A AiAMui': si'i;i:ai)Kk Spread in this way manure gives best results manure off in piles and let it lie there for weeks before spread- ing. Every rain
. Agriculture for common schools. Agriculture. 52 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS it lost in less than four months more than half of its nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. The potash and phosphoric acid got away by drainage and the nitrogen largely by fer- mentation. 3. How to Apply Manure.—We have said that manure should be hauled to the field as soon as possible. It should also be spread at once. It is very wasteful to dump the. lo. usixii A AiAMui': si'i;i:ai)Kk Spread in this way manure gives best results manure off in piles and let it lie there for weeks before spread- ing. Every rain that comes will wash out some soluble ma- terial into the soil just around and under the pile. Thus it is that the plant food is not equally distributed over the field. Spreading the manure with a manure spreader is the very best way to get it distributed equally over the field. The manure spreader is a wagon whose floor is loose and is moved toward the rear end of the wagon by means of cogs. At the back end of the box is a spiked reel which also turns. 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 Fisher, Martin L. [from old catalog]; Cotton, Fassett A. (Fassett Allen), 1862-1941, joint author. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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