A STUDY OF OF MANURE PILES....FROM RECTUM TO ROSES ---- REALLY... A CAREWFULLY "MUCKED" STALL PRODUCES PERFEC T G ROWING SOIL... WHEN WE HAD A HORSE OR TWO HERE WITH ALL THE DONKES, THE MANURE P;ILE WAS VERY DARK IN COLOR ( LOTS OF WHAT MAKES THE GRASS GROW GREEN) AND I TRUNDLED IT OUT BEYONED THE POND IN A VERY ORGANIZED SERIES A B C PILES IN A ROW
PILE " A" WAS CLOSEST TO THE BARN AND WHEN THAT GOT 5 OR 6 FEET TALL, I WOUL D GET 4 BAGS OF PELITIZED LIME TO SHAKE ALL OVER THE PILE AND THURN THA TPILE OVER WHILE WORKING IN INTO POSITION "B" --- THUS EMPTYING POSITION "A" TO ACCEPT MORE CURRENT YOUNGER STUFF FROM THE BARN...... ONCE "A " WOULD GET TO BE 5 OR 6 FEET HIGH AGAIN ( SINCE SHlT HAPPENS regularly... ) IT WOULD BE TIME TO GO GET 8 BAGS OF PELETIZED LIME AND SPREQD 4 OVER PILE "B" WHIOLD CHURNING IT INTO PILE "C" THUS GIVING ME ROOM TO LIME "A" AND CHURN INTO POSITION " B".. AND "A" WOULD BE EMPTY AGAIN... IS THAT CLEAR???
THIS EVOLVED INTO A FULL PILE "A" AGAIN AND AT THAT TIME PILE "C" WAS PERFECT DARK TOPSOIL.. WITHOUT ONE PEBLE OF ROCK.. TOTALLY PURE STUFF........ MY PERFECT MANURE MANAVEMENT WAS DEFINED AS ADDING ONE BAG OF LIME TO THE VERY CURRENT PILE BY THE BARN AND CHURN AND CARRY A SCOOP TO ADD TO PILE "A" TAKE A DEEPER SCOOP FROM "A" TO "B" THEN "B" TO "C" AND GET A DEEP SCOOP OF "C" AND CARRY IT TO WHEREVER TEH GARDENING COMMITTEE WANTED TO HAVE A GARDEN.. WORKED PERFECTLY.. MINIMUM EFFORT.
WHEN WE MOVED IN THERE WAS NOT ONE BLADE OF GRASS-- THERE STILL ISN'T WHAT "SCOTTS" WOULD CALL LAWN, BUT WHAT THE HECK , IT IS GREEN....TEH FLAT FIELD WAS GRAVEL AND ROCKS.. IT IS GREEN NOW. AND WE HAVE SOME LOVELY GARDENING EFFORTS THANKS TO GRACE AND JOYCE... ALL OUTSIDE TEH MAIN GATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD MARY... A WONDERFUL DONKEY WHO WAS TOTALLY LOOSE ON THE PROPERTY. --- SPECTACULAR PERSONALITY SENSE OF HUMOR... TIDY PERSPONAL; HABITS ( SHE MOVED HER BOWELS ONLY IN 3 SPECIFIC PLACES ON CRAZY ACRES.. ) BUT SHE HAD TEH ABILITY TO EAT ANYTHING GREEN OR FLOWERING... CONSEQUENTLY GARDENING WAS EXTERNAL.
MY CURRENT MANURE MANAGEMENT FELL SHORT OF THAT ROUTINE SO OF LATE ( THE PAST YEAR) WE HAVE KEPT TH STALLK SUPER CLEAN.. WHICH ALL THE CAMERA PEOPLE LOVE, BUT THE FLOWERS DON'T AND WE ENDED UP WITHA LIGHT COLORED PILE OF MOSTLY SHAVINGS AND HAY WHICH MARK TRUNDLED TO QA PLACE BESIDE THE DRIVEWAY NOT ONLY COULD I NOT SELL IT, I COULDN' GIVE IT AWAY -
SHlT HAS VALUE ------ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS.
NOW IMAY NOT HAVE THE REST OF THIS 100 % CORRECGT... BUT CLOSE....
IN HAMILTON-- ONE OF THIS STATE'S MOST WEALTHY COMMUNITIES.... A FORTUNE BEING MADE ?OVER AGAIN? BY MR PETER???XXXXXX.
WHEN SOME LAW WAS PASSED ABOUT MANURE PILES ON THE MANY HORSE FARMS IN HAMILTON ---- PEOPLE WER NOT ALLOWED TO COMPOST ONL LESS THAT 10 ACRES .. NICE GUY PETER OFFERED TO LET PEOPLE DUMP MANURE ON HIS PROPERTY . SKIP AHEAD TO A MORE COMPOST FRIENDLY TIME, MR XXXXXX HAS A HUGE ON GOING BUSINESS WHERE PEOPLE , INCLUDING ME, OFTEN GO TO DUMP THIER MANURE. HIS AAA BBB CCC PILES ARE EACH THE SIZE OF OUR ARENA AND THE EQUIPMENT HE HAS IS SPECTACULAR, NEW AND PERFECT AS HE SHIFTS AND SORTS DIGFFERENT MULCHES AND TOP SOIL 18 WHEELERS COME AND GO FROM THERE CONSTANTLY IT IS WOPRTH A QUICK GOOGLE THRU THEIR WEB ......BRICK ENDS FARM MA... AND AS YOU SCROLL THRU BE SURE TO LOOK AT THIER TRI AXLE GREEN MACHINE- LIKE A GIANT ANT IT IS THE FINAL DIGESTER WHICH PRODUCES TEH FINEST TOPSOIL AROUND.
SO I GO THERE AND DEPOSIT OUR GOOD MANURE FOR FREE WHICH I THEN BUY BACK AS PROCESSED .
THEY ARE FUSSY THO.. IN NO GOOD HORSEMANLIKE RUN STABLE IS ANY TRASH ALLOWED IN THE MANURE PILE ---CONSTANT OFFENDER IS HAY STRINGS WHICH WOULD "CONSTIPATE "THE DIGESTING MACHINE. SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE BANNED FROM THE VERY EXCLUSIVE MANURE PROCESSING CLUB WHICH MR. PETER XXXX MAINTAINS.. ANY TIME I HAVE GONE THERE, IHAVE SEEN ONLY ONE OR TWO PIECES OF HAYSTRING DANGLING IN THE MANY P[ILES THAT ARE EASILY THE SIZE OF OUR ARENA. I AM TOLD.. BY THEM AS MIGHT KNOW ---THAT HE PROCESSES MUCH MORE THAN HORSE MANURE... ;IKE UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA LEFTOVERS????? BUT I ONLY DRIVE IN TEH ONE AREA OF THEIR PILE "A".
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE WOODS I HAVE NOT SEEN EXCEPT ON THE GOOGLE EARTH VIEW...
IT IS INTERESTING
ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE.. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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Adventures of Goldy's Farm in Ipswich MA. Goldy is the Ghost Of the Lefthand Draw who brings adventures and miracles to farm. We are a nonprofit whose mission is to improve the welfare of community seniors and veterans with our rescued and repurposed animals.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
JUNE 13 2020