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NPK Values in manures
By Countryside Journal
Oct 28, 2002, 10:11pm
| Table 1: Approximate NPK Values of Various Animal Manures * |
| animal % nitrogen % phosphoric acid % potash |
| Dairy cow 0.57 0.23 0.62 |
| Beef steer 0.73 0.48 0.55 |
| Horse 0.70 0.25 0.77 |
| Swine 0.49 0.34 0.47 |
| Sheep/goat 1.44 0.5 1.21 |
| Rabbit 2.40 1.40 0.60 |
| Chicken 1.00 0.80 0.39 |
| * Adapted from: Anon. 1998. Fertilizer values of some manures. Countryside & Small Stock Journal. September-October. p. 75 |
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