Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Liz" <liz@allslash.org>]

You can still get machines to spread manure in the US--many Amish farmers 
pull them behind their horses, and they're also available to pull behind 
tractors. There is even a smaller model that can be pulled with a yard 
tractor or ATV.

Liz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>
To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" 
<livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Fertilizer prices putting manure 
inthelimelight


> That cow poop comes out of anaerobic tanks Liz. Our government in Ireland 
> has been pushing us in that direction as well because it is more 
> efficient. Meaning you need big machines to manipulate that liquid slurry.
> Our cow manure does not stink at all, NOT AT ALL, we pike it out of a 
> stable into a wheelbarrow and spread it by hand since it is almost 
> completely solid. There used to be machines to spread this stuff but I 
> have not seen one for years.
> If the tractors should stop because of rising oil prices there is no way 
> to use that slurry. One can always work and use the not smelly solids.
> john