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Content Type:Q & A
Corporate Author(s):USGA Green Section
Title:Value and use of sewage disposal refuse as a fertilizer
Section:Questions and answers
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Source:The Bulletin of the United States Golf Association Green Section. Vol. 6, No. 1, January 1926, p. 18-19.
Publishing Information:Washington, DC: USGA Green Section
# of Pages:2
Question:"We are offered by our local reduction plant the residue from drying out garbage. This is a very fine powder and it seems as though there ought to be considerable fertilizer value to it. Have you any knowledge as to whether this would be good to apply with topdressing on putting greens? We can get this material for simply the cost of hauling it."
Source of Question:Ontario
Answer/Response:"The chief objection to the use of dried organic fertilizers of all kinds, including commercial humus and animal manure, is their inert character. It is hard for them to absorb moisture and thus decompose and become readily available plant food. Furthermore, if the material is also pulverized, much of it is lost by being blown away, which will occur even after the material has been wetted and dried out again. Another point that should be considered, especially in connection with the use of sewage disposal, is that of sanitation, and authority from the local board of health should be obtained before an attempt is made to use the material. If it is decided to use the material we believe it can be used to best advantage by composting it for at least a year and using the compost as topdressing. In any event it can not be expected to take the place of fertilizers high in quickly available nitrogen, such as ammonium sulfate or ammonium phosphate, which are particularly desirable for use on putting green turf and which produce the acid condition of soil so necessary in the control of weeds."
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Ammonium phosphates; Ammonium sulfate; Fertilizer costs; Fertilizer evaluation; Organic fertilizers; Permitting; Recommendations
Language:English
References:0
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USGA Green Section. 1926. Value and use of sewage disposal refuse as a fertilizer. Bull. U.S. Golf Assoc. Green Sec. 6(1):p. 18-19.
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