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What is the most tons of fresh turkey litter per acre you would spread on permenent pasture in one application?

Do you have any experience with leaving it in a pile to compost till spring?

Thanks for the tips, Steve
 
turkey litter(which includes bedding{rice hulls,shavings})
Lbs/ton
N-55 P2O5-69 K2O-43

Its real close to broiler litter and I have good luck appling 2 tons per acre. You will lose some nitrogen sitting thru the winter but it will still really build your soil.
 
Well, on my one 10 acre field I put out 2 loads (6 tons per load) and it does fine. I pay $20.00/ton here in SE Alabama
??? how does that compare to other areas.
 
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J&T Farm":2brnjf11 said:
turkey litter(which includes bedding{rice hulls,shavings})
Lbs/ton
N-55 P2O5-69 K2O-43

Its real close to broiler litter and I have good luck appling 2 tons per acre. You will lose some nitrogen sitting thru the winter but it will still really build your soil.
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Our turkey litter contains a lot of straw or sunflower hulls. Do you have any issues getting it spread uniformly at 2 tons per acre?
 
The only trouble evenly spreading is if the ground is real rough. They have to slow down so much that it might get a little thicker than that, which wont hurt except more cost with less acres covered.
 
I get straight chicken manure from caged layers for $4.50 a yard spread. There is about 2 yards per ton. The lightest they are able to spread is about 2 tons per acre.
Dave
 
J, spring or fall works good. If you put on pastures thick in the spring either let your cows get adjusted to it a little at a time or leave them in it and let them adjust as the grass starts to grow right after you litter it. It will really grow some dark green lush grass and you can founder a cow on it.
 
We got a quote from a custom operator for spreading. He charges by the load and says that he can not spread litter uniformly at less than 4 to 5 tons per acre.

Any suggestions on the ideal litter spreader type, or effect of this much manure at once?
 
Your man is not much of an operater if he cant beat that. All he has to do is close down the back gate on the spreader truck. Alot of spreader folks just dont want to take the time in the field that it takes to spread light. 4-5 tons per acre will either cause you the have deep, dark, thick green grass or it could burn it. If I had to put that much out, it would be better in the fall than spring.
 
In Alabama, the federal government will help pay the cost of shipping to have chicken litter delivered. They pay up to $10 a ton for trucking cost at 75 to 100 miles one way. I have no chicken houses close to me so this will surely help but I need to find a supplier that can ship to me for 3 years.
Does any one know of a reliable litter supplier in middle Alabama?
 
All the spreader business' around here charge $3 a mile hauling 6 tons at a time. I figure its not much different in AL. So I doubt 75-100 miles away will be a feasible option for you by the time you buy the litter and pay hauling even if Goverment pays $60 per load.
 
Koch just put in some chicken houses near by.I was going
to pick up a few loads. But do i need to keep the cattle off
the land till the rain breaks it down. "If we ever get rain"









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