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Show CARE OF POULTRY DROPPINGS Only Way to Save Nitrogen Is to Get Fresh Manure Into 8oil Immediately Immedi-ately Heats Rapidly. (Ity H. n. BI'KCK.) Some years ago Peruvian and other guanos were largely used by farmers. When puro these guanos consisted of (he manure of sea birds. In the rainless rain-less regions of the west coast of South America vast numbers of sea blrlg go to certain islands to breed and roost As It seldom or never rains there, the manure dries rapidly. Mixed with It are bodies of dead birds and fish, on which the birds feed. This materlnl Is dug up and crushed Into a powder and makes a fine fertilizer. Some farmers had an Idea that hen manure Is as valuable as this guano because both are bird manure. This Is not so. The value of manure delends de-lends on what the animal eats. These tea birds live largely on fish food rich In nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Naturally their manure Is richer than that of hens fed largely on grain. Kvery one knows that ground fish nr nuat would prove a belter fertilizer ferti-lizer than corn meal. The same difference dif-ference must be found In the manure made rrom feeding them. Another difference Is found In the 'act that the guano Is promptly dried md has no chance to heat and ferment, fer-ment, thua driving off Its nitrogen. On :he other hand, every one who keeps poultry knows how quickly hen manure ma-nure gives off ammonia, for this Is plainly evident In the smelL As ben , nanure Is usually handled, probably lalf Its nitrogen Is lort In this way. , With other farm animals the solids , nd llgulds are voided separately md as all know the Hiulds contain , nost r the available plant food and ire most likely to ferment and send iff ammonia. In the hen the solids md liquids are voided together. Mot if Its nitrogen Is In the form of uric icid. which decays rapidly and forms immonla quickly. When It Is left e- wired so It w 111 beat there Is great ( OSS. I |