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4
0.4
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5.5
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6.5
7.5
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5.2
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11
10
9
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early 1980’s
8
5.5
6
6.5
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7
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Dairy (dry stack)
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( % of total)
20 to 40
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0 to 20
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40 to 70
Horse
0 to 20
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0.2
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0.15
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0.1
0.05
0
4
5
6
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7
8
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70
60
50
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40
Left on
surface
30
20
10
0
1
2
3
4
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5
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(% of annual N applied)
S#)(.0$#L03")%,(.#(,%(,3'0+(%
1B'B$032(%R%020#$0C#$#+F%
100
80
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50-20-10-5-5 %
of remaining N
60
40
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10-10-10-10-10 %
20
of remaining N
0
2
4
6
8
10
Year of continuous application
12
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w%k%+")O01%%_kcx%'"#,+B.(a%
Material
Total N Available N
Yr 1-5
(% total N, dry (lb/ac) (fraction of Min series
total)
(% of total N
wt. basis)
remaining)
Broiler litter (4 %
N)
200
0.50
50-20-10-5
-5
Dairy solids
compost
(2 % N)
100
0.10
10-10-10-1
0-10
Urban Yard
Debris Compost
(1 % N)
50
0.05
5-5-5-5-5
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Material
Total N Available N Available
(lb/ac) (fraction of N (lb/ac)
(% total N,
dry wt. basis)
total)
Broiler litter
200
0.50
100
(4 % N)
Dairy solids
compost (2 % N)
100
0.10
10
Urban yard
debris compost
(1 % N)
50
0.05
3
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Material
Total N Current Mineralized
(% total N)
applied
this year
(lb/ac)
(lb/ac)
from stored
N (lb/ac)
Chicken manure
(4 % N)
200
100
35
Dairy manure
compost
(2 % N)
100
10
31
Urban yard
debris compost
(1 % N)
50
3
8
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NH3
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(% of amendment N)
100
80
60
40
20
0
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0
5
10
15
20
25
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30
35
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100
80
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60
40
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0
20
40
60
80 100
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Broiler litter
Dairy solids
Rabbit manure
Yard trimmings
Specialty products
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Nitrogen (% dry matter)
8
Organic N %
NH4-N %
NO3-N %
6
4
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80
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40
20
0
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60
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60
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80
40
20
0
40
20
0
0 20 40 60 80
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100
80
60
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20
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10
15
20
25
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20
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28 days
PAN
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% of total N
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