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- From: "Nan Johnson" <nan AT olemiss.edu>
- To: "marketfarming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] horse stable shavings as compost
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:43:09 -0800
Just came across this post from the
compost listserve and wondered if this matched up with experience of y'all - I
have used stable litter in the past and didn't know about possible
drawbacks................and is this the same Strongic used as a goat
wormer by some?
"reasons why horse manure /
shavings are a poor feedstock:
1. the shavings are from kiln dried pine, thus sterile, no fungi which are needed to break down the shavings; 2. many horses are on Strongid C, a PESTICIDE, for prevention of parasitic worms inside the horse, 3. much of the pelletized feed given to horses is laced with Rabon, a pass through pesticide, in the horse's mouth, out the other end, for prevention of flies and fly larvae in the manure pile. with sterile shavings and two pesticides, the microbes are starting out with 3 strikes against them. Even after we went to diesel powered forced aeration, which easily held the oxygen above 15%, we were not getting rapid breakdown, and we believe it was because the feedstock was not favorable for significant microbial population buildup." |
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[Market-farming] horse stable shavings as compost,
Nan Johnson, 01/13/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] horse stable shavings as compost, Leigh Hauter, 01/13/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] horse stable shavings as compost, Liz Pike, 01/13/2003
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