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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | Utilizing manure containing a large proportion of straw |
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| Section: | Questions and answers
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| Source: | The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 6, No. 11, November 1926, p. 246-247. |
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| Publishing Information: | Washington, DC: USGA Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Question: | "There is a hunting club about four miles from our course and it is anxious to contract with us to give us free all their manure if we will contract to keep their bins clear. This would mean about 300 loads of manure a year. There would, of course, be a large proportion of straw in the manure, since we would be obliged to clear it out frequently from the bins. Would you advise us to use manure of this character, and if so in what manner?" |
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| Source of Question: | Ontario |
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| Answer/Response: | "We would suggest that you lose no time in accepting the contract. We believe you could easily make use of 300 loads of manure a year by composting it. Even if it contains a considerable proportion of straw, it will compost well with soil, especially if you add ammonium sulfate. A number of clubs have obtained good results from mixing ammonium sulfate with straw and manure in compost piles, using about 100 pounds of ammonium sulfate to about the equivalent of a ton of dry straw, which of course would mean in your case considerably more than a ton of the material to get this amount of straw, since it would be mixed with manure. The compost should be kept moist and worked occasionally. It should be screened before using and the coarse material thrown back for further composting. Rotary screens are very helpful for the purpose of screening. We have about reached the conclusion that it is practically impossible to have really first-class putting greens without compost. The applications should not be heavy, nor should the compost contain a large proportion of organic matter, such as straw and manure. Twenty to 30 percent, preferably 20 percent, of organic matter is all that is needed in the compost; the other ingredients, such as clay or clay loam and sand, should be added in proportions to suit the character of the soil on the course. The working of the compost can be economically done by driving over it with a harrow, provided the material can be spread out thickly over a rather large area." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ammonium sulfate; Composting materials; Composting methods; Composts; Manures; Recommendations; Straw
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 1926. Utilizing manure containing a large proportion of straw. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 6(11):p. 246-247. |
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