Trout manure as fertilizer

Conference · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Agric. Res.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5089484

Yarris, L

Since the US Environmnetal Protection Agency has ordered fisheries to discontinue the practice of flushing fish manure from the bottom of raceways downstream, alternative methods of disposal were investigated. Trout manure was tested as a source of fertilizer in a cornfield. The manure was collected, dried and then applied to a cornfield in sufficient quanitites to provide fertilizer rates of 175, 450, and 700 pounds of nitrogen per acre. The fish manure was found to decompose well and gave good yields.

• Research Organization: Oakland, California
• OSTI ID: 5089484
• Journal Information: Agric. Res.; (United States), Vol. 30:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AQUACULTURE
WASTE DISPOSAL
MANURES
GROUND DISPOSAL
CROPS
FERTILIZERS
FISHES
MAIZE
NITROGEN
US EPA
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CEREALS
ELEMENTS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC WASTES
PLANTS
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management