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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Wetterauer, Don;
Killorn, Randy |
Author Affiliation: | Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy |
Title: | Composting animal manure with municipal yard trimmings |
Section: | Rural solutions Other records with the "Rural solutions" Section
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Source: | BioCycle, The Journal of Composting & Recycling. Vol. 37, No. 10, October 1996, p. 54 - 57. |
Publishing Information: | Emmaus, PA: The JG Press, Inc. |
# of Pages: | 3 |
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Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composts; Manures; Clipping utilization; Clippings; Animal manures; PH; Fertilization program; Nutrients; Organic fertilizers
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses how the number of animals raised in livestock confinement and legislative ban of yard clippings dumped in landfills force Iowa communities to use disposal alternatives. The city of Clarion, Iowa start a compost project combining poultry manure with city yard trimmings. The intial costs, intial operations, compost anaylsis, difficulties and refinements are discussed. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w Includes sidebar (p.56) "Measuring nutrient movement in composting facilities" Includes sidebar (p.57) "Rethinking fertilizer applications" |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Wetterauer, D., and R. Killorn. 1996. Composting animal manure with municipal yard trimmings. BioCycle. 37(10):p. 54 - 57. |
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