Cuthbert Appeal in Cuthbert, Georgia

Best way to apply barn-yard manure according to experience

In a noted opinion from Co. F Lincoln in the New England Farmer, top-dressing and shallow plowing after spreading manure on grassland yield the most benefit. He describes shallow 5 inch mixing, minimal disturbance before covering, close plowing with teams, and reports oats and grass crops totaling 12 to 14 tons per acre over two years with high yields followed by decline in later years.