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Must be nice. Out here the ranchers ride ATVs so horse 
manure is hard to come by. Plenty of cow pies but you have 
to pick them up all over the place yourself, and who knows 
what chemicals have been administered to the cattle. Our 
main source of manure is from our chickens.

--Sage


On Thu, 22 May 2008 11:08:32 -0800
 "Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:
> There must be local ranches that clean out barns that 
> want to get rid of the 
> manure.  Around here all you have to do is drive in on a 
> Saturday and back 
> up and they'll load it in your truck.  Much cheaper than 
> buying chemicals. 
> That and the green manure are a great way to break up 
> the clay, also.
>
> Lynda