Show good farmer will not allow manure to leach farmers who would not think of piling commercial fertilizers out ot of doors do not hesitate to throw manure out into open yards where it Is allowed to remain for months subjected to leaching by every rain states R M salter ohio a agronomist rono mist ten tons of fresh mixed d manure from horses and catt lewill contain about 80 00 pounds of nitrogen 45 pounds of phosphoric acid and 75 pounds of potash he says to carry an equal amount of fertility it would require MO pounds of nitrate of soda pounds of 2 20 0 per cent and pounds of ran of potash A 16 year test at wooster ohio shows that eliat four tons of manure applied to corn in a four year rotation tion has given increased crops per rotation worth at present farm prices while an equal amount of chemical fertilizers gave additional crops worth 0 per rotation be because cause oie one half of the nitrogen and phosphorus and nearly all the potash are soluble in water farmers should protect manure from leaching and get it on the fields as fi fresh esh as possible prairie farmer |