It is the policy of the University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station and Maryland Cooperative Extension, that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status, or disability. Jim Lewis, Ag Agent University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
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It is the policy of the University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station and Maryland Cooperative Extension, that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, national origin,
sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status, or disability.
Jim Lewis, Ag AgentUniversity of Maryland Cooperative Extension
Manure is a good fertilizer source...
BUT you can’t simply spread it haphazardly!
Streaks of thick/thin manure
Green streaks of crop or weeds
If different amounts in catch pans/trays/cloth, then adjust swath widths or gate openings and speed.
PTO Drive 1/2 speed = 2 X rate 1/3 speed = 3 X rate
*can calibrate and extrapolate
Gate Opening 1/2 gate opening = 1/2 X rate
1/3 gate opening = 1/3 X rate
*need to calibrate every gate opening or rate
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0 1. When manure source changes
2. Different poultry farm
3. Crust vs. clean out
4. Building vs. outside
5. Piles subjected to different weather
6. Different years
7. All of the above
Measure the load and area covered and calculate rate/acre