Talks on manuresA series of familiar and practical talks between the author and the deacon, the doctor, and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures and fertilizers . kQ-JRQD%, % 2I BMd, 40x20 Sods, showing Fbsition of two Seaps of Manure, a, a. drawn from the yards until spring, when the land was soft;but I am now speaking of drawing out the manure in the winter,•when there is sleighing, or when the ground is frozen. No farm-er will object to a little extra labor for the teams in the winter, ifit will and time in the spriug. 90 TALKS ON MANITEES. If the land is level, then t
Talks on manuresA series of familiar and practical talks between the author and the deacon, the doctor, and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures and fertilizers . kQ-JRQD%, % 2I BMd, 40x20 Sods, showing Fbsition of two Seaps of Manure, a, a. drawn from the yards until spring, when the land was soft;but I am now speaking of drawing out the manure in the winter,•when there is sleighing, or when the ground is frozen. No farm-er will object to a little extra labor for the teams in the winter, ifit will and time in the spriug. 90 TALKS ON MANITEES. If the land is level, then the heap or heaps should be placedwhere the least distance will have to be traveled in drawing themanure from the heap to the land. If there is only one heap, thebest point would be in the center of the field. If two heaps, andthe field is longer than it is broad, say 20 rods wide, and 40 rodslong, then the heaps should be made as shown on the previouspage. If the field is square, say 40 x 40 rods, and we can have fourheaps of manure, then, other things being equal, the best pointsfor the heaps are shown in the annexed figure: J? ORODS ..»_ .lABSm. PUld, 40x40 Rods, showing HisUion offmir Heaps of Manure, a. a, a, a. Having determined where to make the heaps, the next questionis in regard to size. We make one about 8 feet wide and 6 feethigh, the length being determined by the quantity of the manurewe have to draw. In cold weather, it is well to finish the heapeach day as far as you go, so that the sloping side at the end of theheap will not be frozen during the night. Build up the sidessquare, so that the top of the heap shall be as broad as the will have to see that this is done, for the average farm-man, if left to himself, will certainly narrow up the heap like theroof of a house. The reason he does this is that he throws themanure from the load into the center of the heap, and he can notbuild up the sides straight and square without getting on to theheap occas
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