Manure

Question 1

How much of feed is digested?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

Concentrated food causes high digestion therefore there is less

Answer 2

poop

Question 3

If something is higher fiber, it is less

Answer 3

digestible

Question 4

Overfeeding can lead to increase in releasing these two chemicals

Answer 4

nitrogen & phosphorous

Question 5

Using a wheelbarrow for manure is

Answer 5

most common & labor intensive

Question 6

Describe manure spreaders

Answer 6

tractor pulled carts where poop is thrown from stalls

Question 7

Problems with manure spreadesr

Answer 7

dust, mess, exhaust

Question 8

Describe a manure conveyer

Answer 8

belt underground front of stall depositing on cart

Question 9

What are the problems with manure conveyers?

Answer 9

expensive installation, noise, vermin, repairs

Question 10

Describe spreading

Answer 10

machine that pushes manures to blades that throws/distributes it

Question 11

Problems with spreading

Answer 11

parasites, imbalance of nutrients, pollution, ammonia, nitrate

Question 12

Describe a manure dumpster

Answer 12

manure composted

Question 13

Describe distributing manure to mushroom farmers

Answer 13

may pay for poop; benefit for those w/straw bedding (don’t accept any with shavings/trash/etc)

Question 14

A compost site must

Answer 14

be far away enough & have a concrete base

Question 15

Factors when composting poop

Answer 15

pile of composition; availability of air; moisture level; particle size; temperature; pile size; nutrients

Question 16

Describe shed composting

Answer 16

batches separate to reduce pathogens using 3 sided bins

Question 17

benefits of shed composting

Answer 17

easy handling, aesthetics, smaller chance of run-off & leaching

Question 18

Describe pile composting

Answer 18

poop piled in freestanding hay stack tupe piles

Question 19

What is the main reason for pile composting

Answer 19

economic reasons

Question 20

What is the problem for pile composting?

Answer 20

difficult to work in bad weather

Question 21

Describe turning compost

Answer 21

rotate outer portions of pile into hotter inner portions to reduce pathogens, weeds, aerate, & homegenize

Question 22

What are the cons of turning compost

Answer 22

must be turned on schedule, don’t fill organic requirements

Question 23

What are the major components of manure?

Answer 23

nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, H2O, carbon