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  • From: Martin Koenig <koehoe AT earthlink.net>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Horse manure as a fertilizer
  • Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 17:57:57 -0800


We use lots of composted horse manure, although ONLY mixed with straw. We
compost it for
4-6 months, depending on how fresh it is. We have gotten some horse manure
mixed with
shavings and will never do it again. Shavings can take a year or more to
really break
down. I also like the way the horse manure conditions our clay soil but am
looking
forward to getting chickens so that I can have a compost with higher
fertility than the
horse.

Margaret Hoeffel
Blue Moon Farm
Pacific NW


Mike Steinberg wrote:

> We have access to unlimited amounts of horse manure mixed with pine
> shavings. The feed for the animals contains no antibiotics or other
> harmful products. I would like to hear some ideas about the use of this
> product as a fertilizer on our organic farm. The manure comes from their
> stalls so weeds, etc. is not an issue. We allow the manure to sit for
> about six months prior to spreading on the field. Any suggestions/ideas
> regarding its use would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
> Flying Frog Farm
>
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