Spring Planting III, a photo from Quebec, Central

Photographer's Note

Some call it Liquid Gold for its valuable soil building nutrients...others call it Eau de Vache for its heavenly fragrance.
An important part of spring planting is ensuring that the fields will have an adequate supply of nutrients to sustain vigorous plant growth throughout the summer until harvest.
Dairy manure is best used in fields where corn will be planted as it provides an economical source of nitrogen,phosphorous and potassium.
Howewer,to ensure maximum efficiency of this practice the manure must be incorporated into the soil as soon as possible.If left on the surface for more than 48 hours you lose half the nitrogen value.
This is why we follow immediately behind the manure spreading with a disc harrow to mix it in with the soil.In fact I shot this from the open door of another moving tractor as I harrowed which might explain the poor quality image.
I have started a Spring Crop Planting theme is you wish to follow the season's work.

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spence (65) 2004-04-27 7:40

Very nice shot Derek. I appreciate it as a photographer and also as a keen gardener - there's nothing like soil preparation! Great contrast with the colours of the tractor and tanker with the natural surrounds. I might have cropped a little more tightly from the left but it's a lovely shot.

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-04-27 7:52

You've done a graphic picture with this subject, Derek.
The composition is excellent and the panoramic format is well adapted, with all these lines in the field.
Maybe is it possible to crop just a little bit of the sky.
Interesting note.
Well done, Derek !

mortijo (12828) 2004-04-27 9:24

Nice shot with a good composition. Colors are great. Living in the countryside myself I can almost smell it. Farmers in Luxemburg also put manure on grassland.

ninadev (5377) 2004-04-27 12:35

I don't find this photo of poor quality, especially considering it was taken from a moving tractor. It's quite sharp and colors are good. I like that we really see the fertilizer being spread on the ground. I don't mind the smell of "eau de vache", the only thing I can't bear is "eau de cochon"....