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Re: O.T. Hog factory
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Posted by paul on March 04, 2005 at 23:04:58 from (209.23.145.82):
In Reply to: Re: O.T. Hog factory posted by paul on March 04, 2005 at 22:43:25:
Wow, you only have 15-20,000 hogs per county up there. That one small operation will add more than 10%! These 2 counties down here have 250,000 hogs each. Another set of barns with 4000 hogs is hardly noticed any more around here. I think you are looking at about 100 acres per 1000 hogs for the manure, but since I don't raise hogs I'm not sure. A manure plan with signed leases is required for them to operate. Of late farm land is sold down here with a manure easement - they can apply manure after harvest even if you buy the land from them. Mostly a good thing, free fertilizer..... --->Paul
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