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you can see to the line, where we stop spreading it.
and to think, at college, we were told its a necessary nuisance of having cows, not a lot about its nutritional value to grass. But, then fert was well under £100 ton, and slurry was a nuisance.
The only thing that started to change my mind, was the huge crops of swedes, for sheep, following an enormous application of fym. Started to value fym, and use it in thick applications, pre plough, met with resistance, from older generation, but it did improve ground. Slurry, on the other hand, was a pain in the butt, till the following century. And now, we realise its value, but still a pain. No doubt if fert stays dear, the pain in the butt, might decrease.
and to think, at college, we were told its a necessary nuisance of having cows, not a lot about its nutritional value to grass. But, then fert was well under £100 ton, and slurry was a nuisance.
The only thing that started to change my mind, was the huge crops of swedes, for sheep, following an enormous application of fym. Started to value fym, and use it in thick applications, pre plough, met with resistance, from older generation, but it did improve ground. Slurry, on the other hand, was a pain in the butt, till the following century. And now, we realise its value, but still a pain. No doubt if fert stays dear, the pain in the butt, might decrease.