Show ns erva tion in 0 I 1 carbon and emer emery counties ily r 8 ham 1 I rom farm jarin ne ew a there is no conservation either as a war measure of or during peace thai that Is capable of yielding greater returns than the of farm manure the value of thia this material produced on the bilms ii ms of uch each year runa runs into the millions of doll dollars irs when based on the amunt am necessary to kiy ay for rt the h e s a m e elements purchased com as as commercial m c rc i a I 1 fertilizers lizera ai As an average of a alx sayears sl yeam years test at the utah experiment station manure applied to corn at the rate of pf five tons to the acre cich rear year gave an increased yield of corn wortha worth 3 67 57 for eichten eich e ich toil of manure applied corn corr about one thud the present price this leaves no doubt that it pais pas to manure utah land experiments hive shown that when manure is handled in the ordinary careless manner at least leas t heil 0 its V value alue Is I 1 lost st think what this means weans when converted into corn bleat beets and other trod crops the molses in manure mccu in ill two WAS ws arrit arr n leiching anil and frilan fer the valuable part of atif manure is soluble in water ater and is readily washed out by rhin leaving the coarse material which contains very little plant food leaching can be prevented by cov covering erinc the manure or piling it in such i way that the rains are not able to wash down through it th the destructive fermentation is caused by bacteria bac telia tetia and fungi which break down the valuable nitrogen compound and cause the manure to heat thereby rendering it almost valueless these destructive organisms sirs grew best in a manure pile that is biose and rather dry for this rel reason 10 n horse manure abi ch is usually lunse loose and dry heats more readily than other kinds A number of desirable hinds kinds of organisms are also found in manure these grow best where air is not too abundant it tt and where there is plenty of moisture this makes it clear that manure should be kept emst and compact if the pile begies to heat it have water thrown on it and be tramped the question of whether it will pay to build a cement mart margurit urit pit mist be decided by each farmer for his own conditions certainly such a pit is desirable but the expense will place it beyond the re reich ic h of some farmers it anure la is put ln in piles higher around the edges than in the middle and of such a shape that the rain does not leach each out the plant food practically all ail of the fer utilizing til izing material can be reta without a pit or mhd provision should be made for sav ing the liquid as it is just is vilua ble pound for pound as the solid if a pit is not available it is necessity necess iry to use considerable bedding or ab corbing material I 1 tn J adle idle manure Is to haul it out and spread it over the land the day it is made if this is I 1 not pru practical it should be stored in a compact and moist pile in euck suck a way that leaching cannot take place |