Glenn purchased four truckloads of poultry manure to spread
on our pastures.
I think the PC term is ‘natural fertilizer’. But, whatever it is called…it stinks!
To make matters worse, as the guy arrived to spread the
tons of manure, I was just finishing hanging out three full lines of freshly
laundered clothes. And, without a doubt,
all those clothes are going to smell just like that ‘natural fertilizer’ - ugh!
This ‘natural fertilizer’ is a boon for our pastures. The grass thrives growing tall and green and
full of nutrients. Healthy grass eaten
by our livestock makes for healthy cows and sheep which, in turn, results in
exceptional meat products.
Using ‘natural fertilizer’ is a beneficial step in our farm
management practices.
We just have to live with the acrid odor for a few weeks. Now, we will also be wearing the odor until
the next laundry day for these clothes. Eventually,
the awful stench fades.
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| see that pile of manure...a favorite tree of mine use to grow in that exact location check out a future blog to see what happened to my tree |
Glenn affectionately refers to the smell of animal excrement
as the smell of money - a concept he garnered from a great uncle, also a farmer, during his
youth and has never forgotten.
Well, we are not rich, but some days a person would just
rather be a bit poorer.
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