Productive farming . ard or inthe field. This results in the loss of nitrogen. Manure mustnot be allowed to get hot from its own fermentation. Second, leaching, when left where water can wash may take away much of the valuable plant-food. Whenmanure is allowed to leach the most valuable parts are lostfirst. Extremes in moisture and temperature should not beallowed if manure is to be saved. There is very little loss 78 PRODUCTIVE FARMING if the heap is kept wet enough to prevent heating, and keptdry enough to prevent water from passaig through it. Under the average conditions where manu
Productive farming . ard or inthe field. This results in the loss of nitrogen. Manure mustnot be allowed to get hot from its own fermentation. Second, leaching, when left where water can wash may take away much of the valuable plant-food. Whenmanure is allowed to leach the most valuable parts are lostfirst. Extremes in moisture and temperature should not beallowed if manure is to be saved. There is very little loss 78 PRODUCTIVE FARMING if the heap is kept wet enough to prevent heating, and keptdry enough to prevent water from passaig through it. Under the average conditions where manure is allowedto stand in the Ijarnyard for three months or more, the lossis from one-third to one-half of the plant-food in it (Fig. 44). Care of Manures.—A good way to save manure is tostore it under cover—sheltered from rain and direct sunshine. There is less heating of manure when it is packed veryhard, because the air is kept away. One plan of keepingit well packed is to have a shed or covered barnyard with a. Fig 44.—A poor -WR-y to store barnyard manure, even when the ground is barn is badl\ rotted by this method. (Animal Industry.) cement floor, on which the manure from the barn is spreaddaily. Stock are allowed to tramp this down all winter, andit is hauled to the fields in the spring. Spreading Directly on Fields.—Barnyard manure is usedto the best advantage when it is spread directly on the fieldsregularly, every daj or every week. In northern and centralstates where many animals are stabled during the winter,a large amount of manure is allowed to pile up about thebuildings and waste rapidly. It should be spread on the fields,where it is to be used, as fast as it is made (Figs. 45 and 46). SOIL IMPROVEMENT 79 This saves the manure best. Labor is cheaper in winter;snows may allow the use of sleds for hauling; the least amountof labor is required in placing the manure from the stallson a sled or wagon to be taken to the field. The manureshould be sprea
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