Agriculture for beginners . a good pricefor products and in addition have all themanure needed tokeep their land productive and increase its \^ue each we wish to keep up the ietbhty of our lands we shouldnot allow anjthing to be lost from our farms. All the ma-nures, straw, roots, stubble, healthy vines — in fact eventhingdecomposable — should be plowed imder or used as a top-dressing. Especial care should be taken in storing should be watchfully protected from sun and rain. If afarmer has no shed under which to keep his manure, heshould scatter it on his fields as fast as it
Agriculture for beginners . a good pricefor products and in addition have all themanure needed tokeep their land productive and increase its \^ue each we wish to keep up the ietbhty of our lands we shouldnot allow anjthing to be lost from our farms. All the ma-nures, straw, roots, stubble, healthy vines — in fact eventhingdecomposable — should be plowed imder or used as a top-dressing. Especial care should be taken in storing should be watchfully protected from sun and rain. If afarmer has no shed under which to keep his manure, heshould scatter it on his fields as fast as it is made. Fig. 14. RjELATiox of HrMis toGrowth of Cors I, dlay siAsofl; 2, same, wbb feitOiaer;3, gami»^ widi hiimiin THE SOIL 23 He should understand also that liquid manure is of morevalue than solid, because that important plant food, nitrogen,is found almost wholly in the liquid portion. Some of thephosphoric acid and considerable amounts of the potash arealso found in the liquid manure. Hence economy requires that.
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