Manure for the Garden
Jim, who is employed by the farmer up the road, does a trade in manure when supplies are plentiful, as they are when cattle have been standing in. He buys a cartload from his employer and sells it to any- one in need. It costs a pound a load, which is a fair price. So long as manure comes from _a good midden it is safe, but a few years ago I bought a cartload, and brought all kind of weeds to my garden. The midden it had come from had been a sort of compost heap as well. I had clover and ryegrass, young oats and potatoes growing among the things I planted later. These frosty days are just right for wheeling out manure, but see that it is manure. If it is compost make sure that every- thing in the heap has thoroughly decomposed before it is spread on the ground. Failure to do this may bring startling results.
IAN NIALL.
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