Poultry manure comes to the rescue for profits
k DEKALB, 111. - Manure
"problems can pile up fast on
today’s modem poultry farms, in
fact, 750,000 hens can produce up to
650 tons of manure in a week. And
that’s not a problem you can
simply scrape off your shoes.
But poultry farmers have always
known the value of animal drop
pings and it was only a matter of
time before one of themfigured out
a way to turn problems into profit. -
Joseph Brill was that man. Brill
is a 'full time poultry farm
manager and part time inventor
from Snover, Michigan. Back in
1969, he began tinkering with ways
to make use of poultry manure.
After talking with a biochemist, he
felt that aerobic digestion was the
best way to go.
Aerobic digestion is the breaking
down of a substance by bacterial
action. Brill thought he could use
this phenomena-to his advantage in
convering poultry manure into a
marketable commodity. Finally,
after eight years of experimenting,
ihe got the digester to work.
CALL THIS NUMBER FOR MANURE PUMPS, REDOING CHOPPERS,
When you buy manure handling and barn feeding equipment, you want it to work.
For a long time. With ease. That’s why you'll want to call this number.
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Manure Pumps
In manure pumps, you want heavy construction. Fingertip hydraulic operation. Maneuverability. And
fast pumping action. But most of all, you want-a pump with a large propeller to “stir up a storm” in
your manure pit. In hours instead of days. A pump with the capacity to get all the manure out of your
pit. Not just the liquids on the bottom.
ih-Built Red Bedding Choppers
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In bedding choppers, you want a model just right for your operation. PTO. Gas engine. Or electric.
And you want spiral-set knives to chop any bedding you have to give the machine. Corn stalks. Moldy
hay. Straw. You want the chopper to give you fluffy, liquid-absorbent' bedding in your stalls.
Simplicity Manure Tankers
In manure spr'eader-tankers, you don't want a-lot of moving parts to break down. Just a paddle fan
like a silo filling blower to force the manure out the pipe over the top against the rear baffle for even
coverage on your fields. You want a strong chassis with large duel wheels to get you from pit to field
safely.
Eosy-Uniood Silage Carts
In silage carts, you want more capacity from the same size box. No augers or beaters to take up space
and get clogged. You want just a kick-wheel to unload tough silage evenly from either side of the cart.
You want to turn the cart on a dime. Ride from your silo to any feed bunk on the farm.
Because you can’t afford machines on your farm that don’t do the job, you’ll want to call this number for
manure pumps, bedding choppers, tankers and silage carts that work. We’ll give you prices. And we’ll
give you a demonstration that shows how the equipment works.
Call 301-398-2948
or write to:
US Farm Systems of Pennsylvania
3053 Barren Road, Oxford, PA JF9363
The Brill Digester consists of two
boxes, each about seven feet wide
and four, feet deep.. The first box
carries out the digestion process. It
is loaded with manure and a
carbon-based material like wood
shavings, sawdust or chopped corn
cobs. ■
Large paddle wheels driven by
electric motors chum the mixture
and begin the The
process heats the mixture to 150
degrees -170 degrees Fahrenheit
killing most pathogens and weed
seeds within. It also evaporates
most of the moisture and gets rid of
any unpleasant odor.
Once the mixture is digested, it
is then transferred to the second
box where it is more thoroughly
spin dried. Once dried, it is ready
to be packaged and marketed. The
digestion takes only 48 hours and if
the fanner has a ready supply of
straw or sawdust, the cost of
processing is only the cost of the
electricity to run the motors. The
digested poultry manure has the
TANKERS AND SILAGE CARTS THAT WORK
consistency of peat with an earthy Gram farmers are also in
aroma. terested. Digested poultry manure
Already there has been an ex- is in high stability nitrogen and
plosion of interest m the machines, makes a good fertilizer for crops
Cattle fanners are interested in when spread on top of the ground,
the product as a supplement for Many poultry producers claim
their cattle feed due to its high the value of digested poultry
nutrient value. Nearly 40 percent manure will be their salvation,
of the nutrients of chicken feed Over the last 26 months egg prices
pass through the bird. have been below the cost of.
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MEDIA With cold weather
. approaching, the use of pesticides
is diminshmg and you will soon
store leftover pesticides for the
winter.
Pesticides should be stored so
that they will not contaminate
food, animals or fertilizer.-These
are toxic substances and special
care should be exercised in the
handling and storage of them.
The following are some
suggestions for safe storage:
Be sure that caps are tightened
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Eliminate leaky containers.
Do not store weed killers close to
other materials such as wettable
powders, dust formulations or
granular insecticides. Some weed
killers, such as 2,4 D and 2,4,5-T are
highly volatile substances and can
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especially when confined in close
quarters.
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production and the industry has
seen a shake-out never ex
perienced before.
“The Brill Digester has some
producers feeling the real profit
potential from their birds is in
manure produced and not in the
eggs, reports John R.E. Taylor,
head of Agri-Products, the poultry
division, DeKalb Agßesearch, Inc.
shelf life
Do not store liquid pesticides in a
place where the temperature will
fall below 40° Fahrenheit. Too low
temperature may result in a
breakdown of liquid material, and
if the liquid should freeze, there is
danger that the glass containers
will break.
Do not .parry over pesticide
products whose labels have been
lost or are not complete and
legible.
Above all, keep pesticide
materials in a locked room or
cabinet and out of reach of children
and animals.
Glass bottles should always be
stored within a metal can, not
necessarily closeable, .such as a
coffee can. In the event the bottle
breaks the spillage will be con
tained.
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