Re: manure is money in the pot

Tom Armstrong (toma@crl.com)
Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:00:54 -0700 (PDT)

> For the individual who has developed a grazing system, this manure is
> "money in the pot." A 100 head beef cow herd will produce approximately
> 1150 tones of manure. The University of Nebraska has valued each ton,
> on a nutrient basis, at $9.57. The gross value of that manure is a
> whopping $11,005.50.
> <snip>
>
> Does the value of manure reflect loss to the atmoshere of 50 % in the form of
> gasses.??
>

I am conviced that manure applied by the animal to appropriate residues
can return a threefold benefit in the form of humus.
The key is to develop a grazing system where these residues exist.

Tom Armstrong toma@crl.com Sequera Ranch s.1892 San Gregorio, CA
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