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  • From: "BarbaraJ" <jbmckillip AT mesanetworks.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Soil Minerals and compost
  • Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:58:48 -0700

Allan,
What is the difference between Albrecht and Reams? I see both of them mentioned in the ACRES, USA magazine.

Barb
Front Range, Colorado
----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan.Balliett" <allan.balliett AT gmail.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Soil Minerals and compost


Hi, Melissa!

A good source for information about animal health and the Albrecht
philosophy is

http://albrechtsanimals.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/12/hitching-your-horse-to-a-cart.html

"Albrechts Animals"

Minerals you feed your livestock most definitely do affect the
mineral value of their manure! That's one reason why Joel Salatins'
pastures are so nice and yet he declares that he's never fertilized
or mineralized them. He doesn't have to: he put the best minerals he
can affod in his pastured chicken feed and his beef's mineral box!
Then the livestock spreads those minerals across the fields in their
poo!!

If you are curious about the nutrient content of your livestock
manure, yes, you can have it tested. I'm not sure that Logan does
that, but most state labs do (Ask your extension agent!)

And, yes, it's not rational to think that we can improve our gardens
with manure from livestock that is feeding in an unsupplemented
fashion from similarly depleted soils.

For this reason, soil testing, manure testing and, if you can afford
it, compost testing, is essential.

-Allan in WV
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