Productive Agriculture
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141. — Manure exposed under the eaves where it loses 30 to Oo per cent of its value.
of horse manure exposed for five months lost $1.74 worth of its fertility, and a ton of cow manure lost 69 cents' worth of its fertility. The loss from twenty tons of manure so exposed is greater than the average profits produced under average condi- ■ Data from Cornell University, 1890.
314 PRODUCTRE AGRICULTURE tions in the United States, from an acre of corn. Every farmer should save the losses of manures fr...om leaching.
The other cause for losses in manures is fermentation.
Piled manures, or even ma- nures left in a stable, become hot and ferment. The odor about horse stables is due to the fact that fermentations are going on ; the gas which we smell is ammonia. This ammonia contains the ele- that the manure is losing this Fig. 142. — \n expensive way to apph- ma nure. Thrown in piles and then spread.
ment nitrogen, and indicates valuable fertilizing constitu- ent. It has been proved by experimentation that from 30 to 60 per cent of the nitrogen in a manure may be lost by fermentation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
141. — Manure exposed under the eaves where it loses 30 to Oo per cent of its value.
of horse manure exposed for five months lost $1.74 worth of its fertility, and a ton of cow manure lost 69 cents' worth of its fertility. The loss from twenty tons of manure so exposed is greater than the average profits produced under average condi- ■ Data from Cornell University, 1890.
314 PRODUCTRE AGRICULTURE tions in the United States, from an acre of corn. Every farmer should save the losses of manures fr...om leaching.
The other cause for losses in manures is fermentation.
Piled manures, or even ma- nures left in a stable, become hot and ferment. The odor about horse stables is due to the fact that fermentations are going on ; the gas which we smell is ammonia. This ammonia contains the ele- that the manure is losing this Fig. 142. — \n expensive way to apph- ma nure. Thrown in piles and then spread.
ment nitrogen, and indicates valuable fertilizing constitu- ent. It has been proved by experimentation that from 30 to 60 per cent of the nitrogen in a manure may be lost by fermentation.
What to read after Productive Agriculture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Henry Gehrs to read onlineMoreLess
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