Thanks for the information. I generally brain tan the skins, but using the rest I had not thought of, other than to feed the buzzards, that is. Bright Blessings, Kim
Greg and April wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim & Garth Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 07:49 > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Which is better for the environment? > > > > > > Besides, my husband and I don't create enough manure to revitalize 20 > > acres, we need the help of our animals. > > > > Actualy you still may be in good condition to better the soil, on your farm. > >From you buchering opperation, the skin, hair, feathers and guts are > high in > Nitrogen, the bones can be ground up and will provide a little Nitrogen, > plenty of Calicum as well as some Potassium, and Phospherous. If you burn > the bone, ( need a hot fire ) it will decrease the amount of N, but, it will > make it easier to grind, and if you use hard wood to burn it and use the > ashes, you will add more Potassium, as well as some other macro, and, some > micro nutrents. Wood ashes has a limeing effect on soil ( but, you need > more to obtain the same amount ), but, adds the extra nutrents as well. > > Check out Kura Clover, at this web site ( I think you will like what you > see ), it is about useing Kura Clover as a living mulch: > > http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/mjgca?sendit=Get+All+Checked+Abstract%28s%2 > 9&SEARCHID=1029430130370_860&TITLEABSTRACT=Kura+clover%2CLiving+Mulch+&JOURN > ALCODE=&FIRSTINDEX=0&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&gca=agrojnl%3B92%2F4%2F698 > > Greg H. > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > <http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ex/expert_city/300x250_youh1.gif> > <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=231049.2208958.3660596.1829184/D=egroupweb/S=1705083269:HM/A=1175219/R=0/*http://www.gotomypc.com/u/tr/yh/grp/300_youH1/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl> > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/RN.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
