History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s5.8

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It is clear that the author of the text was familiar with the fertilising quality of the manures. They were applied after the ploughing of the field and sometimes at the time of the transplantation or later after weeding. The manure was of a rudimentary nature, in the form of the easily available cow-dung and the goat-dung. Green manure as a compost of easily available vegetation was also used.