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Somewhere in North Carolina

Opinion: horse or cow manure?

Explain please

5/3/2002 4:42:35 PM

canal winchester ohio

I prefer cow manure. No real reason, but if you apply manure now make sure it is well composted as fresh manure applied in the spring/summer will burn your plants.

5/3/2002 5:20:23 PM

Commack, NY

ahh, a topic i can truly sink my teeth into! LOL........horses are not ruminates, meaning that they dont "chew there cud" like cows do. Because of this, more weed seeds pass through a horse's digestive system then a cows digestive system. you'll get weeds either way, but horse manure you'll get more weeds. horse manure is slightly higher in N i believe, but not enough so that id worry about it. and cow manure just smells so much better.......mmmmmmmmmm.mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

:)

scott

5/3/2002 5:27:37 PM

Somewhere in North Carolina

i dont really mind weeding

5/3/2002 5:36:11 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

farmer scott- Only you could love the smell of cow manure. lol

5/3/2002 11:46:25 PM

Greencastle, PA

Cow manure does smell good when it's properly composted.
Tom

5/4/2002 12:42:27 AM

Western Pa.

Back when I was a kid, when driving through the countryside and smelling manure, my Dad would always take a deep breath and say " AH, Fresh country air!"(We kids were gagging!) This term has become a "family tradition!", that I have graciously passed down to my own kids. The best manure is free manure!

kilr

5/4/2002 10:32:50 AM