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To: familyop

Its rude and bad for the grass.


65 posted on 03/27/2014 5:08:03 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
"Its rude and bad for the grass."

Interesting. Culture clash. ;-)

City folks from the east and west coasts who moved into my remote, sparsely populated area on the Rockies over the past 15 years or so say the same about cow manure. Since most of the ranching is gone, they've also said that the land is "overgrazed."

More recently, most of the city folks are moving back to the cities. I did some agricultural work in the Midwest before moving West. Here, grass grows better than anywhere else, where dog manure from the dog pen is spread. I've noticed that on several farms over the past 40 years or so.

[Little caution to those who do gardening, though. You don't want pet parasites in the garden. In temperate climates, give the soil with pet feces in it a couple of years before letting it get near a garden. In climates with overnight temps well below -22 Fahrenheit, a winter should do it. Cattle manure should not be used for gardening or crops without staying in or on other soil for at least six months or so (through previous fall and winter).]


68 posted on 03/27/2014 5:52:19 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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