| Show Animal Fertilizer Contains Necessary Food For Plants As time approaches for the the starting of spring work and the the planting of spring crops the question question ques ques- tion naturally arises Shall I apply apply apply ap ap- ply manure to my land from the pile nile that has been accumulating during the winter months Every plant needs food most Utah soils do not have a a sufficient supply naturally available Without Without With With- out enough food the crops will fall fail to develop and produce prof prof- The application of farm manure supplies the food requirements requirements require require- ments of growing plants The following number of or pounds of nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash the three plant food elements elements ele ele- ments which are likely to be lackIng lacking lacking lack- lack Ing in farm soils are are are- found In each ton of ordinary mixed farm manure nitrogen 10 pounds phosphoric acid 5 pounds and potash 10 pounds In a ton of cow manure there are 12 pounds of nitrogen 3 pounds of phosphoric acid and 9 and a half pounds of potash In horse manure there are 12 2 1 pounds of nitrogen 4 12 2 pounds of phosphoric acid and 12 pounds of potash In pig manure there are 10 pounds of nitrogen 6 2 1 pounds of phosphoric acid and 9 pounds of potash In sheep manure manure man man- ure there are 16 pounds of nitrogen nitrogen nitro nitro- gen 7 Ibs lbs of phosphoric acid and 17 pounds of potash In poultry manure there are 20 pounds of nitrogen 1 of phosphoric I acid and 10 pounds of potash In other words it takes pounds of mixed farm manure to produce one pound of nitrogen pounds to produce one poun pound of phosphoric acid and pounds O dS' dS to produce one pound of potash All manure should be spread on the land as soon as possible after it is produced to avoid waste of plant food |
