Care of the Manure Heap.
Let proper care be taken of the manure heap, which should now begin to grow in size. It should be solid, and so built that the rain does not penetrate it, and should not be allowed to get dry. Slops can be thrown on it to this end. If manure is difficult to get, all the more reason for taking care of what is available. It is remarkable the amount of waste products which even the smallest house provides. What will not readily burn should be placed on the manure heap. Of course, when the closets are connected up to the sewer, the most valuable source of manure is beyond reach. One way of making the available manure go further is to put loose soil below the heap, that some of the goodness of what is above it may percolate down. that will burn makes ashes, which are invaluable at the roots of fruit trees and for onions or carrots.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8281, 24 October 1905, Page 2
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165Care of the Manure Heap. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8281, 24 October 1905, Page 2
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