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fZ 'vr •; "1. i, '• • p f$4 0Ap'ItA4 LIMES,Medlson,Wla.,Weekend of April 29, 198•
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<br /> ' ; One bpdon bei ig studied is corii- ' - ., -_ _ •
<br /> st in which the minture is
<br /> •• ing, The average cow,
<br /> " �' .>.".t °waste ! ' ppplaced hi a pile,mixed with corn al 'Page,wood chips or haytieept at Jamts Converse
<br /> �0 1 ;: warm temperatere to create notes, excretes 80 to
<br /> htui l a Sta. bie,sweet-smelling far- l pounds of
<br /> ey stACL1t 81114Helt - ' '- ��it�l Ydtriething that people are manure each day —
<br /> cpttil t cor.eMper�lNrt . , „•
<br /> Mamare,ebW pies,etas theme*mut• • : : . . starting to have Nome interest In, yes, each day, we
<br /> this — cell It what yon wW, but to Coe- ;:: : !"�7rstnter'a niftily i,it it a triple-checked —
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<br /> verse,t rote**in the Udiv katty et*Mein '- better . ' re�ponse, t s stW p
<br /> >*o being ft ed. itd going to take while producing 40 to
<br /> agHrultmil en� �� , s.11veatek ;:' • some extra work to compost„ • 60 pounds of milk.
<br /> dung is eeHeatt ,yt Mtii tlttners tine both tnalture- p
<br /> era at the has P� nt : and chemical fertiliser ass plant
<br /> yearn at fie UW�Wl . to Mike efttcleht +: n,tlN�nt,�Me Which isn't�ace�-
<br /> use of the resonr4 that. mete*reef aetlo ;:: • ntid e� the 't necen- bon dioxide. that gas In turn spins
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<br /> Atnetich'a bdlylAtttl Mill i ? #f .1 C:1 .l t•' y a generator,creating electricity.
<br /> The a ebw,Cbttt►eree Aster,ft!'rltes A6 ' med. • "It's only economical if you're
<br /> to too pounds of ni*ft a Oath day + 1M eat h ,' • It yo�bt • 1y tettlliser,you paying quite a bit for electricity,"
<br /> day,we triple-ehekbd#.While predating- eels Al V• rte; of nd water eon- Converse Said. "Each farm has to
<br /> Pounds of milk k'',1 !•i ``v�;;s�iii'T.4,.....,•,• ,,� r 't i: tathhlati tl, he sWd. Converse evaluate if there is a pay-back In It'
<br /> At this time yell',M&il tee • ; . li �. : • ���s•faralerS have their for them.•On smaller farms Its
<br /> the rain falls, the whltee'k r. ltvtinock th&MR'e ttstld got' Autii' somewlikt questionable. It'e just
<br /> v nure cart end up t thi • 'add . . l ants, lit addition to ,having their one more thing on the farm tthat.
<br /> streams tether thanM�lattds, •�E z f,% : 1:-►1 .: • . laird testM for fertWty. they have to keep track "
<br /> "In t is state nearly all tt Wit . those ttlawe coeverae And animal food? Here, dung la
<br /> i back on tilt' laid. .1 ". ' . . 1- skid, taitthets sett ehoode the theft 4 muted with eons silage or hay bt
<br /> "The key le to, 01!• ' ' -' ' 1Y t: • ecottotnlealt acid eat tedtneotant, ratio bt*bout 18 percent manure t-
<br /> sale wa so you don . .7, , .,• ' :th ', ace , efficientWdyto ale ttal*MMm. . 85 patent teed. Studies-.bt
<br /> water and*fit rennd i�l,!!i? +fit 1�1 tAtal' ; "My philosophy oil manure Man, proten the mixture to be snit
<br /> . • , , -.11...1 ,° •• I * r , nt` aietttent is that.taittit* deeelop a •etttri lour to the livestock, Cons•lI 4`% �'V';ft manure theidtgefneht plan that's Oral said,and It stretches the feed•�y�,�, •.y, , .. ; hitp''!�(�t'► least Msttyi tits,their housing and supply.
<br /> 1. vhigsr 41414,.it �tA,t, 1 , I inanagettteat sit-Attlee•and is not But With all the ways to use ma
<br /> detrimental to the environment," pure Converse says spreading it ox
<br /> he sold. "A lot of termer* haven't the land still works well, with iL
<br /> dotle Chet.". high concentration of mitt og�i
<br /> Beyond compostln g the brown phosphorous and potassium, not ti
<br /> Stuff 1x11 attetc feed supplies and mention the beneficial trace ale
<br /> prodded electricty,. ments. ,
<br /> ?or the latteti manure hi *nixed "You don't go out and spread th
<br /> ' with slot Batts M�N.�d pitted 121 kit air- manure next to the river becaus
<br /> tight facility Mlled t» anaerobic It's the cheapest way to do it,"Cot
<br /> digester. .thei'e It decompose* to verse said "Manure Is a resourc
<br /> produce A gee of methane and ear-• that should be utilized."
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