Spreading As Made

Categories: CARE OF STABLE MANURE

When farm conditions make it feasible to draw and

spread manure fast as made, the danger of heavy loss in storing is

escaped. There is evidence that no appreciable escape of fertility

occurs when manure is spread on land that is not covered with ice. The

phosphoric acid and potash are minerals, and leach into the soil. The

nitrogen does not change into a gas in any appreciable amount when

spread over the surface, and i likewise leaches into the soil. There

are soils in which the decay of the organic matter would have a more

beneficial effect than the rotting upon the surface, it may be, but the

mulching effect of the manure is valuable. There should be no doubt

that the loss from manure is kept to a minimum when it goes directly to

the soil. In some latitudes the snow and ice oftentimes prevent

spreading, or make it inadvisable, and in many farm schemes it is

desirable to hold manure for special fields and crops. Some means of

storing manure must be provided in these instances.