| Show HOW TO MAKE COMPOST HEAP not usually economical where general farming la Is practiced too much work R required prepared by tile the united led st states atea department of agriculture composting Com posting manure manur 0 lg is not usually economical where heio general fanning Is ia done dolle it requires too much labor besides the iiii manure inure will all ordinarily give better belter results when v lien scattered directly on oil the ground and plowed plotted or harrowed in it Is advised only where coarse ma ina kerinis need to bo be put in better condition it Is also advisable for truckers and gardeners dy by tile the compost licup heap the farmer Is able to multiply his available manure manifold lie ile should remember that anything of vegetable or animal origin orl gin Is a valuable fertilizer fertiliser fertil liser tzer it if put in ili proper condition the compost heap Is one means of boing this one ton of leaves contains 15 10 pounds of nitrogen 32 pounds of phosphoric acid and 0 3 pounds of potash in actual practice it Is safe to assume that half of their values are available but it Is only after undergoing decomposition that these values albea are available aal lable locate the compost heap in an old shed or build a shed with alth any kind of cheap material for a roof spread on the ground a layer la cr of stable manure 8 by 10 feet 0 6 indies inches deep over tills this spread pounds of acid phosphate pl kos phate or ground phosphate rock the phoi rock answers as oll as the acid phosphate P 1 P 11 alt e continue these nl termite layers I 1 a y s until u n t ai tile the manure Is used up or until the pile has become bently high to these layers infers might bo be added straw leaves mold or arother other litter adding pounds ground phosphate rock to each ton of at material used be sure to wet vet oil all thoro thoroughly when the ibe compost heap Is completed cover it about 4 inches deep 1 avith good loam or with forest mold when applying 2 tons per nere or less leas the best results can be obtained by putting the tha compost in the furrow and bedding out on it be careful not to bury too deep especially on oa clay soils when using more than 2 tons tona per acre it is better to scatter broadcast |
