How To Use Manure In Maize Farming (Beginners Guild)
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How To Use Manure In Maize Farming (Beginners Guild)
In less than six months from now the rains will come by in approximately every part of Nigeria. So I guess you are already preparing to produce your maize as usual. maize farm While I may not know the approaches that you have been using to produce your maize, I hope you are not doing what most persons are doing out there which are: farming (growing maize) on the same piece of land year after year... without adding manure/fertilizers... And using not or less improved seeds.. Well, if you have been doing these or simply want to venture into maize production as a complete beginner then this article is certainly for you. In this guild we are going to strictly deal with the use of organic manure (specifically poultry droppings). You may also want to read through the importance of fertilizer application in maize production . How to use organic manure in your maize farm Firstly and obviously you have to clear your land. After clearing, pack your debris away from the far...
Fertilizer Application in Maize production: Why should I?
Did I just heard you right? did you asked why should you apply fertilizers in your maize farm? Well, maybe that's because you haven't read through the factors that increase profitability in maize farming . If you have, then let me walk you through the importance of fertilizer application in maize production, but before then, let me give you a quick introduction of what I experienced last year. Last year, I cultivated lands and grew maize in two different locations. In one of the plot, I applied Fertilizers and in the other I didn't. After 3 - to - 4 days, I noticed that almost every seed grew in the plot where I applied Fertilizers while in the other almost about 30% didn't grow on time. Furthermore, I noticed that there were uniformity in the growth of the maize in the plot with manure/fertilizer because there was a uniform distribution of manure/fertilizer in the entire plot, while in the other there weren't. In fact, many of the maize plants in the plot withou...
10 diseases in poultry and their symptoms
Disease is an abnormal condition of the body of an organism. Diseases affect both the structure and function of an organism In today's article, I will be talking about 10 common diseases in poultry and their symptoms for you to easily identify them in your poultry farm if any of them occurs. So stay through and read to the end to get the best out of this article. But, before we proceed I had like to quickly state that diseases in poultry are classified into this four main categories which are Viral/infectious diseases Bacteria diseases Parasitic diseases Deficiency/nutritional diseases All the diseases below are from either of the above named categories 1. Newcastle Disease This is a viral or infectious disease caused by paramyxovirus. It is highly contagious and often spread by direct contact with respiratory discharges or droppings from affected birds. Though there is no known cure for Newcastle disease, but, it can be prevented with the use o...