Show ESSENTIAL THAT FARMER SAVE EVERY I 1 i BITOF BIT OF FARM MANURE DURING WINTER E Z A n PROPER WAY TO APPLY MANURE TO LAND prepared by tho united states department of agriculture loto late ballany fal lany time before the ground freezes on most forms farms la Is tile tho ablest time to provide for making the most out of the homo home supply of manure and this his year when commercial fertilizers iru are high in price or impossible to obtain it Is doubly essential that wo we cave every bit of the farm farin manure apply fin as fast us na made Is s tile ho ost best rule before tho the ground freezes end and even inter than on level ground but in hilly sections tho the farmers doubtless fire right in thinking there la is too much loss losa from aho manure washing down docu the iho hillsides hill sides after tho the 9 ground ra 0 il freezes or on tho the snow then too in the north tho the snow Is sometimes too deep for hauling to bo be practicable ti i pit for storing most literature on tho the subject of pit building for manuro storage Is based on using concrete for material while this will usually pay it if capital is 13 adall ible able many farmers feel they do not have tho the money koput to put into it fortunately there them are other ways that will help greatly with little or no cash expense it a root roof Is already available aval lable under which to store storo the manure tl alio e ground should be leveled or better made to slope toward tho the conten cr titer then it tho the toll son to Is sandy or loamy the sur bur face should bo removed to a depth of six inches or so BO tile tho healt heaviest est clay le pu put in after spreading a couple of inches of clay it fill should bo be wetted and thoroughly clamped down this process hould be repented repeated until the desired height Is obtained the outside rim may luny well be a foot or more higher than tho the center this depending spending on the size elze of the pit and tho the ease of access for hauling away tile roan mail pro ere while such a bottom will hold much of the liquid it la Is better to cover it t wai sonic some absorbent materi aldry I 1 loam Is good if bedding Is scarce do I 1 not use wood ashes but coal ashes are arc it if cerce ned continue to use enough loam to prevent any liquid from oozing from tho the pile which should be kept level moist and well horse manure unless mixed with will that from cows cowa or hogs should be wetton thoroughly but not enough to drain order to keep it froni from heating as heating causes a heavy loss keep under roof if there Is no root roof under which to keep tho the manure a cheap ono one should be built this may he bo a one slope alope ileon le toll along the outside of tho alo born a cheap shod shed with sides or slin ply four heavy high posts on which a root roof slides illde j up or down according to the height of the manure such puch as aa la is used in some sections for outdoor haystacks it if you cont cant do all these things do what you can irwill it will help you and tit the country not only during the war but uter tho the war |