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Barton Co. Missouri |
Putting on 1 1/2- 2 tons of litter per acre. Had our supplier compare litter to regular fert. with cost
based back on prices from mid Oct. when we applied. Had $ 64.00 per ton with spreading. Thought
this might be intersting to some.
Litter Analysis
N P K Mg S
Per ton Total 57 82 75 14 21
per acre total 114 164 150 28 41
Only 22# of Nitrogen is available per ton the first year. The rest of the Nitrogen will be available to following crops, since the majority of Nitrogen is in an Organic form.
Commercial Fertilizer cost for same amount of nutrients applied
N P K Mg S Total cost
$ per ton of Litter $51.30 $59.58 $59.37 $6.23 $9.34 $185.82
Fertilizer price was used from 10/16/08 prices.
Nutrient Removal by Crop Using MU values
N P K
140 bu Corn 126# 63# 42#
80 bu Wheat 101# 48# 24#
30 bu Soybeans - 25.2# 43.2#
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Litter Analysis/Commerical Fert.
