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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 830035" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>Actually the only portion of N that will actually leech is the nitrate (NO3). There is very little NO3 in fresh manure or dry litter. It has to convert to that form. That process requires moisture and tempurature. NO3 is also the most plant available form of nitrogen so if applied during the growing season the plants will most likely take it up before it has the oppurtunity to leech.</p><p></p><p>The main loss of nitrogen from an application of chicken litter would be the volitilization of ammonia off into the air. Stand down wind of a field where chicken manure is being spread and breath deeply. What you smell is nitrogen leaving. Hot, dry, and windy weather will increase volitilization. Cool, wet, and calm weather will decrease it. So apply accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Further, it is difficult to spread 2 tons per acre evenly. That is a very light application in terms of volume applied to area. Splitting this into two applications would make it very difficult if not impossible to get an even application with most equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 830035, member: 498"] Actually the only portion of N that will actually leech is the nitrate (NO3). There is very little NO3 in fresh manure or dry litter. It has to convert to that form. That process requires moisture and tempurature. NO3 is also the most plant available form of nitrogen so if applied during the growing season the plants will most likely take it up before it has the oppurtunity to leech. The main loss of nitrogen from an application of chicken litter would be the volitilization of ammonia off into the air. Stand down wind of a field where chicken manure is being spread and breath deeply. What you smell is nitrogen leaving. Hot, dry, and windy weather will increase volitilization. Cool, wet, and calm weather will decrease it. So apply accordingly. Further, it is difficult to spread 2 tons per acre evenly. That is a very light application in terms of volume applied to area. Splitting this into two applications would make it very difficult if not impossible to get an even application with most equipment. [/QUOTE]
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