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TABLES 2 I <br /> TABLE C <br /> POULTRY MANURE INFORMATION <br /> MANURE PRODUCTION <br /> Layers: 25 pounds per 100 per day with normal drying. <br /> Four-tenths of a cubic foot per 100 per day. <br /> Moisture content 75-80% as defecated. <br /> Pollution load-7 to 12 layers equal one human. <br /> Weight of a cubic foot of poultry manure at 70% moisture approximately 65 j <br /> pounds. <br /> Broilers: Manure and litter per 100 birds <br /> 8 weeks equals 400 pounds or 11.2 cubic feet at 25% moisture. <br /> i <br /> FERTILIZER VALUE OF POULTRY NUE* <br /> POUNDS PER TON <br /> MOISTURE % NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS POTASH <br /> Fresh Manure 75 29 10 8 <br /> Scored Manure 63.9 24 13 16 <br /> Broiler Litter 18.9 72 25 30 <br /> Layer Litter 22.1 50 23 36 <br /> Slurry (liquid) 92 22 12 7 <br /> When nitrogen is worth 250 per pound, phosphorus 150 per pound, and <br /> potash 80 per pound, the values per ton of poultry manure are: <br /> a <br /> Fresh Manure $9.39 <br /> Stored Manure 9.23 <br /> Broiler Litter 24.15 <br /> Layer Litter 14.86 <br /> Other elements of plant food contained in poultry manure include calcium, magnesium, <br /> copper, manganese, zinc,chlorine, sulphur, and boron. <br /> *Based on information from Univ. of New Hampshire Bulletin 444—Farm Manure s <br /> 1966. <br />