Effect Upon Moisture
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THE USE OF STABLE MANURE
Coarse manures should not be plowed down late in
the spring, as they increase the ill effects of drouth. Decayed
vegetation, well mixed with the soil, increases the soil's
water-holding capacity, but undecayed material in the bottom of the
furrow is harmful. Fresh, strawy manure, made immediately before the
time for breaking a sod, is preferably carried over in a covered shed
until a later season of the year.
decays quickly after the plowing, and aids in resistance to drouth.
to withstand dry weather. If the plowing is good in character, leaving