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a GENERAL INFORMATION S and R Egg Ranch is an egg layer operation with approximately 160,000 egg layers on hand through out the year. There are five lay houses on site at S and R Egg Ranch that rotate on an all in all out basis through out the year. The prevailing wind direction at S and R Egg Ranch is from the Southwest. The physical address of S and R Egg Ranch is 10710 E Collier Rd Acampo California 95220. The Contact person is Peter Scheu, and his phone number is (209) 333-1415. See site map "A"to get a general idea of where the ranch is located. Site map "C"will give you a detailed overview of S and R Egg Ranch. MANURE MANAGEMENT The maximum number of birds this facility was designed for was 165,000. Due to new industry regulations for bird density our maximum number will decrease to about 150,000 within the next few years. S and R has three older environmentally controlled houses that generate about five yards of manure daily with a moisture content of about 80 percent during the hottest time of year and about 30 percent during the coolest time of the year. S and R also have two newer totally environmentally controlled houses that generate about ten yards of manure daily. The moisture content in these houses may range from 50 percent in the hottest time of the year to 30 percent in the coolest time of the year. In the spring of the year we spread manure on neighbor's fields and usually have it disked in within 24 hours. There may be times when this time period cannot be met i.e. equipment breakdowns or unexpected rain. When this happens we will stop to spread manure until the equipment is repaired. Once the equipment is repaired we will continue the spreading process. Refer to site map "B"to see the fields where we spread and disk the manure. This manure is used for fertilizing the ground before the corn is planted. We apply the manure in agronomic rates to benefit the growth of corn. During the summer months we dry bed the manure. We disk and rotor till the manure on a daily basis to dry the manure and eliminate as much odor as we can. The dry bed area is approximately 100 feet by 300 feet. See site map "C ". Green Belt Carriers is the company that comes and picks up the manure once we have dried it. They come and pick up the manure through out the summer and into the fall of the year. At the end of house number four we have a wash out for the manure handling equipment, this is cleaned out once a week and put on top of the dry bed to be dried. See site map C. During the winter months we try to dry the manure as best as possible given the weather conditions. We stock pile the rest until the spring when we can spread the manure on the fields. The manure pad is slopped and we pump excess i lo