Show COMPOST PILE IS FERTILE SOURCE U IF VALUABLE MATERIAL FOR PLANT ran FOOD 4 T an 1 ap Z vil 1 I 1 MW 3 j Z 11 A 44 first step in compacting manure prepared by the united states merit ment of 0 agriculture according to the lie fi states tilles department lepart part ment of agriculture specialists the compost pile Is a fertile source of valuable in for the plant food supplies leg of the lie soll soil proper utilization of the compost mes imes i iauch for til lIlls material which lil cli ordIna ok illy Is bilsted vilsted vil sted on oil tile lie average farni ill alic ex hellse of Il making laking tile compost liep Is slight alight as compared with tile feitell ieng value of the tina resultant material compesi compost heap essential the of the compost heat nio are to equip it lilt a anter foundation by clay this Is flone by spreading the lie clay 10 to 12 inches thick find then lien moistening and train pling it thoroughly A framework of I 1 logs or lumber should be built up lip around tile tho pile and increase lit in 11 I 1 allt as the lie compost cheop Is hullt built higher building compost pile A dinyer of lenvee straw stin grass glass or 01 even cien woods weeds about 18 hillies in ili depth should bo be over the clay dounda tion ion above tills flits it 11 layer lair of manure f t or 0 1 indies doop deep hould he be distributed itald it if rim ina rock nick Is aval available lable froll 0 o to 0 o SO s I 1 0 uld I 1 lia e sell suit t over the canuto ta then alien another liner layer of should ili he added ellid the lie process continued it Is to keep the pile of if bolst hi by sprinkling it frequently it Is 0 also iso necessary to keep keel the lie compost pot lical well ell packed find pei erdl ani eidly 11 it takes about it year car for tile stable refuse in ili n compost livai to rot sufficiently for use when lion it should be ba slit briend Pad oil tile lie lund in tit the ila antl gaii manure thoroughly Flot blotted rotted ted the value of tho compost ille lie coince from tile fact hiitt tile ilia manure la Is thoroughly rotted aind its ita plant food content cont tiit Is in excel excellent leat condition for soll oil use IKC when ap p plied to the fields while hlll during its period of decomposition it Is 18 maill lit in excellent condition rendition to re I 1 9 leaching and weathering |