Barn and Field Experiments in 1917 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Barn and Field Experiments in 1917In the winter Of 1915-16 an experiment was undertaken on the care of manure. This was reported in Bulletin 260. In that experiment it was necessary to keep the manure well. Worked over and at the same time compacted SO as to prevent losses from heating. As it was thought that swine might do this work at a less cost than for man labor, pigs were kept upon the manure. An exact account Of feed and time for care was made and it was found after making allowances for certain unusual losses that the swine had been kept at a profit of about 15 per cent on the total investment. AS the manure pit was maintained in the same way in the winter Of 1916 - 17 an account of income and out go was kept as follows.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.