The Rural Voice, 1979-07, Page 12Mahon, of Hilton Farms. Ltd. and the two
men have worked out a deal - Van Loon
combines Hilton Farm's corn in exchange
for using the manurigation equipment
twice a year.
Although the equipment can represent a
S30,000 plus investment, since the manure
can be spread earlier in the spring and in
less time, the equipment can be shared by
neighbouring farmers.
Gary Van Loon found since he's using
pig manure, he didn't have to worry about
adding moisture prior to irrigation. This
spring he used the equipment to cover
about 25 acres on his home farm,
spreading about 250,000 gallons of
manure. However, with 3,400 pigs on two
farms he could be spreading over a million
gallons a year.
Mr. Van Loon said he's well pleased with
the experi ment to date. He said this
spring he was spreading manure when the
fields weren't fit for hauling manure and
he could leave the gun going in the field
while he did other work.
He said farmers using manurigation
should soak the pipes the first time
through.
Gary Van Loon spread his manure on
fields where he'll be growing white beans.
Although he didn't make any adjustments
for this in his commercial fertilizer
purchases, eventually he hopes to cut down
on these purchases by using the manure.
Mr. Van Loon said it only took him three
days to spread the manure and about six
hours labour to move the pipes, compared
to 25 to 30 hours of labour which would have
been required if he spread it with a tractor
and tank.
He said he plans to cover the same field
about every two years. One difference he
noticed in the manurigation method was
that there was less runoff of fertilizer since
it has a better chance to soak into the soil
when it goes on at a slower speed.
Like Doug Mahon, Mr. Van Loon feels
avoiding soil compaction and getting on the
land before it's ready to work are the main
advantages of manurigation. The drawback
is the price of the outfit which still must be
purchased through companies selling
water irrigation equipment.
Gary Van Loon said he thinks the
equipment lends itself to a joint ownership
system since it offers more flexibility in
timing when you can spread the manure.
Also, since there isn't that much wear and
tear on the equipment, he doesn't foresee
that there would be much upkeep once the
initial purchase is made.
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PG. 10 THE RURAL VOICE/JUNE 1979