HOW TC USE POULTRY MANURE
Poultry manure containing a large percentage of potash, phosphoric acid and nitrogen is one of the most valuable of all natural manures. It must be handled with great care and applied very sparingly, which is not an easy matter on account of the moisture in it. If kept in a dry place and mixed with a limited amount of dry soil, then pulverised as much as possible, it may be scattered along rows of growing vegetables to great advantage. When there is need for artificial nourishment to stimulate growth and prolong the bearing period, at the same time helping to develop much finer produce, nothing is quicker in action than properly made liquid manure. Liquid manure should be used at the rate of i-pint to one gallon of water. Cow and sheep dung make one of the best and safest liquid manures for the amateur. A stock
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 30
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152HOW TC USE POULTRY MANURE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 30
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