Show VALUE OF STRAW FOR STOCK comfortable stable and good bed ie a necessary for animals as it Is for human beings all stock should be given a thick bed ot straw leaves or sawdust A comfortable stable and a good bed la as necessary for animals as it is for human beings it straw Is wanted tor feed forest leaves may be used instead leaves contain a large percentage ol 01 ash and though not so valuable as straw tor litters are very good sawdust makes an excellent litter for all stock it not only adds bulk which Is of value as thus the manure Is divided and Is more easily and evenly distributed but it decays both in the heap and in the soil thus at fording organic matter and ash to the plant while it retains all the kalua ble qualities of the manure sawdust absorbs the urine and when this saturated sawdust Is thrown out into a pile in the yard it will soon ferment and if the ma nure Is not kept moist and well plas much of the ammonia in the manure will evaporate into the air the better plan Is to mix the horse manure with the cow manure using plenty of plaster and woods earth A layer of each kind of manure mixed with a few shovels of wood s earth will add vegetable matter and prevent the loss of the urine which la the most valuable portion of the manure straw is worth fully 2 per ton tor bedding alone and it dry and of good quality worth twice this tor teed in cold frosty weather plenty of bd ding is a great comfort to a workhorse and in fact to any animal bed the sheep pens with a little straw once a day most of the straw will be eaten if of good quality |