LEESPORT "Are you wasting are found m animal manures,
a valuable resource produced on along with organic matter. This
your „ farm?” asks Mercedes combination of nutrients and
Seman, soil conservationist for the ' organic matter has high sod
Berks County Soil Conservation building properties as well as
Service. effective fertilizing qualities.
Livestock manure is a resource
with excellent fertilizer properties,
she points out. Both macro
nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous
and potassium] and micro
nutrients (iron, boron, sulfur, etc.)
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treated crop, but'is slowly released
■as soil micro-organisms break
down the nutrient compounds.
Once a field undergoes a balance
manure treatment program, a
steady supply ot available
nutrients will be present for the
growing crop. A balanced manure
treatment program is not difficult
to achieve and is a beneficial use ot
a valuable resource. Several
methods are feasible.
“Of primary importance when
devising a manure treatment
program,” states Seman “is to
evenly distribute the manure over
all fields on .the farm.” Due to
inclement weather, equipment
shortages, or time restrictions,
fields close to the barn or more
storage structure can receive a
larger quantity of the manure
supply.
Too much manure on a field over
a period of time can lead to ex
cessive nutrient levels in the soil.
These levels are as damaging to
crops as are deficiency levels of
nutrients and are more difficult to
remedy.
Having a storage structure for
the manure aids in developing a
balanced spreading system over
all the fields. The manure can be
unloaded and spread over all the
fields in the 'spring for new and
returning crops and m the fall for
the following year's crops. This
system avoids the field ac
cessibility problems of the sum
mer (maturing crops) and of the
winter (inclement weather) which
can lead to' unequal field fer
tilization.
If a manure storage structure is
not available, daily spreading of
manure is an alternative
management system. When using
this system, vary the fields which
receive manure application, she
recommends.
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the fields furthest from the barn.
Then, as crops mature in the
summer, making many fields
inaccessible for the spreader, treat
the early harvested fields. As
winter sets in, the fields nearest
the barn may be fertilized. In
either spreading system, do not
place manure on poorly drained
areas, in flood prone areas, or
within 100 feet of an open water
source.”
To gam the maximum benefit
from the manure applications,
Seman recommends that the
surface applied manure be plowed
under the same day it is spread.
“Nitrogen (in the form of urea),
an important nutrient in manure,
easily returns to the atmosphere.
If the manure is left on the field to
dry and harden, approximately 20
percent of the N content is lost to
the atmosphere.”
A tank spreader, with chisel
tines attached, will both spread
and incorporate manure during the
same trip over the field. Other
spreaders require a second trip
over the field for plow down.
“By realizing the fertilizer value
and quality of livestock manures
and by utilizing them in a balance
fertilization program on your
farm, fertilizer costs will be
reduced and soil conditions will be
improved,” concludes Seman.
“These beneficial results make
manure a valuable on-farm
resource, which should not be
wasted.”
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