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Manure contains valuable nutrients that plants need. If the nutrients are not used however, they become a pollutant. A ton of chicken manure can contain up to 70 pounds of nitrogen. If commercial fertilizer costs $0.60 per pound of nitrogen, such as anhydrous ammonia for example, the nitrogen in one ton of chicken manure is worth $42.
Manure on lot surfaces and in sediment basins needs to be collected and spread on grassland or cropland. Otherwise the manure nutrients are wasted.
For more information on managing the manure nutrients on your small farm:
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