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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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MANURES
Manures and fertilisers help in conserving the fertility of the
soil and result in increasing agricultural production. The application of fertilisers and manures among other factors has become essential to make agronomy more profitable and to meet the increasing demand for food grains. The farm yard manure which is prepared out of dung, urine of cattle, ash and other refuse is not enough to meet the local requirements. The caultivators, therefore, with Governmental aid and propaganda have started applying extensively the chemical fertilisers to
crops grown in the district. The method of sheep folding in ihe field is also observed.
Green manuring is practised by sowing the tag seeds in June and burying their vegetative growth in the field, by means of a hoe. This adds nitrogen to the soil. Manure is also prepared in the compost pits measuring 10' x 6' x 3'. The agriculture department gives various subsidies to encourage preparation of compost. The town compost scheme, rural compost scheme and larmyard manure scheme have been introduced in the district.
The quantity of manure to be applied varies from field to field and from crop to crop. The application of fertilisers, however. requires abundant supply of water.
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