WASTE IN MANURING.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1528, 20 April 1882, Page 4

WASTE IN MANURING.

. ■ ■» , From a contemporary we extract the following remarks upon leaving manure exposed to the weather. It -is stated that manure spread on the surface of the soil and exposed to drying winds, whether hotfn summer or cold in winter, soon loses a quantity of its fertilising qualities. That this is an en or has been p.-oved before, but as the idea seems to linger in nviny quarters it is worth while to call attention to it again, as , much mischief is done by it. For instance, one of the best employments for a frosty day is wheeling manure on to the land and spreading it in readiness to be dug in on, the fast favourable oppoitunity. Those who consider mannre spoilt by exposure must either waste time and trouble covoring it, or do the work when the ground is soft and the paths cut up by wheeling upon them. This subject was thoroughly argued thirteen years ago, when the controversy was referred to Dr. Voejkcr, who gave his opinion, based not on speculation, but actual experiment, "that fannyaid manure spread on the land loses nothing by exposure to sun and wind." Of course, something may be said in favor of covering manure on the bcoie of appeal an ce, but this is beside the question.