Show COrl COMPOST POST PILE IS FERTILE SOURCE alf VALUABLE MATERIAL FOR PLANT PLAN frind N MW 0 r az j 0 g N V 5 a OIX ilg 0 N I 1 1 y gw ART sj I 1 41 Z m F ra r MR R im 1 araw gna X I 1 N 1 0 aw 0 ay AM 11 aal A ZT first step in comics ting manure prepared bv the united states leport part anent pt of agriculture according to the uzi united aed department part ment of special specialists specially ls is ifs tile the compost composto 1 pile Is a flortile source of anlu alle able Is for replenishing the plant food supplies of the lie soil saili proper bation of the compost saves much fer til utilizing izing erial alch ordinal ordina illy lly Is axas 1 6 d on the n average farm the expense of maling making the compost heap he ap Is slight 0 I 1 gt as ais compared with the fertilizing lalu naltie c of the lie compost heap essential the essentials esser itla Is of the compost heap are a ie to quip equip e it N itha brunter datlow by clay this is done spreading byr the clay 10 to 12 inches thick and then moistening and train jiing it A framework of le acs S or lumber should li be built up aroun around 1 I the ale and increased in ili height as the compost heap Is hullt built higher building compost pile alader of leave lc ive straw grass or even weeds about 18 indies inches in depth should be placed ocr the clay foundation abue abole ihli ihl i 21 laler laer of manure 5 or ol G inches deep should be distributed md ard it if raw raw rok phosphate lilia a Is available aloin SO 50 toso pounds should hould be seat scat ILI leceil pd broadcast oi er the manure then another i laver of manure should be added all binl the groces pro ces continued continue it Is essential to keep heep tile the pile of refue refu e by sprinkling it frequently it Is also necessary to keep the compost heat heap well weil packed and tramped ordinarily it takes about a ear for the llie stable refuse in a compost herip heap to rot sufficiently fort fori use len it be spread on the land in the late fall manure thoroughly rotted the fundamental value of the compost pile comes from the fact that the manure is thoroughly rotted and its plant food content is in excellent condition for immediate soil ue lien hen ill piled to tile iho fields field while during durin its period of decomposition it Is maintained in excellent condition to rest resist I 1 leaching and weathering |