THE GROWTH of the MANURE HEAP.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1644, 18 January 1883, Page 3

THE GROWTH of the MANURE HEAP.

Most^ of the\ products bf'tlie farm! have been, gathered for the year, but the manure heap should now begin a' rapid and healthful growth. The manure crop is perhaps the most impbrtant one of the winter reason, if not of the wholo year. Upon its size and quality the success of the farm' operations very largely depend. It should be the aim of everyone who has acres to feed, for the production of good crops, to see that the most is made ,out of the droppings of his farm animals, and the Utter that is used to absorb their urine and keep them neat and clean. Tne, best manure is made under cover, ami the greatest loss of ' fertilising materials is when the manure is permitted to decompose so rapidly as to give off large quantities of ammonia ; or Avhen drenched with rains which wash away dark golden streams of the richest, best, and most costly of plant foods. The manure that every farmer should plan to make is well- rotted, to be quickly available for the growing crop, and has not sustained the serious loss that comes from water passing through it. There is no doubt that it would pay many farmers who now feed in large open yards to I build sheds, under which the manure' may be protected. There are othevpoints in favm economy gained by shed or stable feeding. It takes less food to keep the animals warm and in a healthful condition. A shiveriug animal is an t appeal to both the pocket and tlie heart of the .owner. Give the farm stock good, comfortable winter quartern, and there will be a saving in feed, a better preservation of the manure, and a kindlier feeling all round.

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