A22*Lancaater Fanning, Saturday, June 26, 1993 tuft Pm (try Penn State Poultry Pointers y NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT: POULTRY MANURE UTILIZATION Paul H. Patterson Assistant Professor Poultry Science Clean water has been the moti vating force behind efforts in Pen nsylvania to locate all sources of potential pollution. Industrial sources of pollution, termed “point source” pollution, have been large ly located and regulated. “Non point source” pollution coming from less discrete sources has been more difficult to identify and regulate. Agriculture has been included in the nonpoint source category as a potential contributor and is recog -4 Fencing Supply Headquarters TREATED WOODEN FENCE POSTS 3‘/i ”x4'/i ”x6!4 ’ Long $3.99 Each ‘ 9-39-6-12‘/1 Complete Line Of 10-47-6-1214 FENCE CHARGERS Spliced 4000’ Hi-Temil & ACCESSORIES Smooth Wire Cali For Details: HENRY B. HOOVER, INC. 1731 w. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522 AIMAfAV fev IN LANCASTER. 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Livestock and poultry manure, if improperly spread on the land, has the poten tial to contaminate surface and groundwaters. However, with proper utiliza tion, these by-products of poultry production can provide valuable plant nutrients to Pennsylvania crops and reduce the use of com mercial fertilizers. Now that the state of Pennsylva nia has nutrient management legis lation, poultry producers will be required to file a nutrient manage ment plan if they have more than 2,000 pounds of poultry live weight per acre of land. The options for manure utilization are many, but the more practical appli cations are either as a fertilizer, feed, or fuel. Woven Wire Farm Fence • large mesh woven wire fence • standard zinc coated to resist corrosion • 330’ roll • 12!4 gauge • 6’ between stays • 47’ height • 10 horizontal wires An old concept with a new application is the use of livestock and poultry wastes as a fuel source. Nomadic people of the world, including the early Mongolians and native North Americans, used dried animal dung from the steppes and prairies to fuel their heating and cooking Ores. Today, these concepts are still alive. Air-dried broiler litter has been explored as a modem fuel source for brooding broiler chicks. Studies have shown chicken man ure to have a fuel value (4,400 BTUs/pound) about one third the value of coal (12,800 BTUs/ pound) and about two thirds the value of cord wood (6,700 BTUs/ pound). In the United Kingdom, a new energy plant designed to bum poultry waste is generating 12.5 megawatts of electricity, enough to meet the needs of 12,500 households. Other research efforts have shown that animal wastes can be held in tanks where air has been excluded (anaerobic) and digest ing bacteria produce a biogas rich in methane. The methane is then burned to drive a steam engine to produce electricity. Because poultry wastes are rich sources of nutrients for plants, they also have significant feed nutrients for cattle. In fact, a great number of cattle are fed broiler litter as a background roughage feed similar $79.95 $84.95 Special $49.00 AIR TOOLS IN STOCK! Please write for prices. Prompt UPS Service Bciler’s Pneumatics 718 Vintage Roa i Giristiana, PA 1750-7 to straw or com stalks. The ipicro organisms in a cow’s stomach or rumen can utilize the nitrogen and fiber in broiler litter to make pro teins and fatty acids that cattle can utilize for growth. The litter is also a rich source of calcium and pho sphorus for bones and other meta bolic processes. v The feeding value of dried litter is listed in cattle feeding tables Jo contain 64 percent total digestible nutrients (TDN), 26 percent crude protein (CP), and 18 percent crude fiber (CF). Dried poultry manure contains 54 percent TDN, and 28 and 13 percent CP and CF, respec- Cooperators Selected management and operation of the dairy herd. The farm’s 62 regis tered Holsteins are presently milk ing an average of 23,584 pounds of milk, 863 pounds of fat and 734 pounds of protein. Com. oats, alfalfa and other crops are planted in the farm’s 300 acres. The Speers have one son, 17-month-old Tyler. They have been extensively involved in 4-H and FFA activities and Richard is vice president of the Blairs Mills Lions Club. Both arc active mem bers of the Upper Tuscarora Pres byterian Church. Judges for the Maryland- Virginia Young Cooperator con test were Mary Ann Johnson- Bohn, breed consultant, truck far mer and 4-H leader, Carol McComb, a dairy fanner, 4-H leader and educator, and Joe Scott, retired high school principal and vo-ag instructor. Speaker for the Pennmarva Young Cooperator luncheon was retired Lancaster County Exten sion Agent Jay Irwin. Irwin was selected to be part of a small group of extension teams that, from June through December, 1991, served on an agriculture-education mis sion to Poland. Irwin related his experiences in lively.. This method of recycling poultry wastes is not utilized to its fullest extent. The primary value of poultry manure is a source of plant nutri ents for growing crops. Prelimin ary results of a recent study re evaluating the nutrients found in a ton of poultry manure suggest it is a good source of nitrogen, pho sphorus, potassium, and many micro-elements which may be deficient in certain soils. Laying hen manure, on average, contains about 63.6 percent moisture com ing out of a deep pit cage layer (Continued from Pago A2O) assisting*Polish farmers and agri culture communities to begin establishing cooperatives, as the country evolves from years of communist rule to a more demo cratic type of government and capitalistic-oriented economy. He noted that the average size farm at the time of their team’s visits was eight acres, often in numerous and scattered parcels. Average monthly income was $l5O, of which half was spent for food. Dairy herds usually con sisted of 2 or 3 cows, with cows milked out in the fields where they were tethered. Milk, unrefriger ated, was set out along the roads in cans to be picked up by horse and wagon for hauling to a central location. Milk was not a commonly-consumed beverage and Irwin remarked on the many, many children he and his wife observed suffering with broken bones. Young cooperator couples will represent their cooperatives at state and national educational and industry events, including the National Milk Producers Federa tion annual meeting, National Institute of Cooperative Education and Pennsylvania Cooperative Council’s Young Couples Conference. FRANK A. FILLIPPO, INC. - WANTED - DISABLED & CRIPPLED COWS, BULLS & STEERS Call: Frank Fillippo - Residence - 215-666-0725 Steven Fillippo 215-666-7976 (Turn to Pago A 24)
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