Market Farming

[cheselka AT theriver.com]

Paul -- thanks so much for your analysis.  Numbers, if used correctly,
don't lie.  It looks like I'm most definitely putting on WAY to much. 
"Polluter" was never a word I'd use for myself, but it looks as though I
really might be doing some harm.

I'm still going to do my experiment with different application rates, but
I think on my main production areas I'll go with a much lower application
-- say about 5-10 tons/acre (which at a 1% N rate will put on 100-200 lbs
of N per acre).  I'll do the same with my tire stacks, which I *was* gonna
do 1/2 dirt and 1/2 composted manure.  Now I think I'll do something more
like 90% dirt and 10% composted manure.

I should have clarified earlier, BTW, that I'm working with composted
horse manure for the most part (90%), mixed in with some bedding and
garden/kitchen waste.

See?  I told y'all I needed some straightening out!  LOL!

Matt Cheselka
Cosmic Lettuce