HOW TO PREPARED FOR FARMYARD MANURE IN AGRICULTURE
1. FARMYARD MANURE
UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF APPLIED & LIFE SCIENCES
( S A L S )
( SUBMITTED TO )
Dr. HIMANI BADONI
( SUBMITTED BY )
NAME = ASHISH SINGH
COURSE = B.SC ( HONS) MICROBIOLOGY
5. FARMYARD MANURE
1. Farm yard Manure is prepared basically using cow dung, cow urine, waste straw and other
dairy wastes. It is highly useful and some of its properties are as follows. FYM is rich in
nutrients. A small portion of N is directly available to the plants while a larger portion is
made available as and when the FYM decomposes . When cow dung and urine are mixed, a
balanced nutrition is made available to the plants. Availability of Potassium and Phosphorus from
FYM is similar to that from inorganic sources. Application of FYM improves soil fertility.
2. Farmers have been using cow dung manure since time immemorial and this manure is
equally beneficial for all classes of land and for all types of crops. Experiences and
experiments show that by using cow dung manure, the production of crops can be
increased significantly.
3. By using cow dung manure, not only does the land get nutrients, but it also gets sufficient
amount of humus, which plays an important role in the fertility of the land
7. COMPOSITION OF MANURE
Three types of substances are found in cow dung
manure
1.Solid excreta which is called cow dung.
2. Liquid excreta which is called urine.
3. Straw, etc. organic matter used in laying .
8. ➢ The composition of cow dung depends on the ratio of the above
substances used in the compost. But in our country its use is very less.
➢ Therefore, in the manure prepared in our country, in addition to cow
dung, the fodder left over from the food of animals or household waste
and stove ash has priority.
➢ Animal dung contains that part of the fodder fed to animals which
cannot be digested .
➢ Live or dead bacterial cells are also found in this dung. These cells are of
great importance from the point of view of manure because half of all
nitrogen present in cow dung is obtained from these cells.
9. The following things have an affect on the amount of nitrogen , phosphate , potash
present in cow dung .
➢ Animal Species
➢ Age of animals
➢ Animals feed
➢ Breed of animals
It is clear from the following table that poultry manure is the best manure
as compared to all animal manures. The urinary excreta of poultry is semi-
solid and comes out mixed with solid excreta. Sheep dung comes second
in terms of nutrients, but it is low in potash.
* In the table, the average amount of nutrients present in the dung of
different species of animals has been given as percentage of parent
substance.
10. The percentage of substances present in the dung of different
animals
S.N Animal name H2O (O.M.) (M,M) N K2O P2O5 CaO
(water) (organic)
( matter)
1 Horse 76.5 21.0 3.9 0.47 0.30 0.30 0.17
2 cow/bull 82.4 15.3 3.6 0.30 0.18 0.18 0.36
3 Buffalo 81.1 12.7 5.3 0.26 0.17 0.18 0.46
4 sheep 61.9 33.1 4.7 0.70 0.29 0.51 0.49
5 Pig 80.7 17.0 3.0 0.59 0.43 0.46 0.09
6 Poultry 57.0 29.3 - 1.46 0.62 0.17 -
The nutrients present in cow dung are not in such a condition that they become immediately
available for the crops. Therefore, before use, this manure needs to be decomposed.
12. Quantity of dung and urine produced by different animals per day
S.N Animal name Dung(Kg) Urine(Kg)
1. Horse 16.10 3.63
2. Cow $ Bull 23.59 9.07
3. Lamb 1.23 2.74
4. Pig 2.70 1.58
5. Poultry 0.05 -----
➢ It is known from the above table that Cows $ Bulls give more dung and urine every day
than other animals .
➢ Animal urine – The composition of urine of different animals is given in the table . By
looking at this table , it will be known that animal urine contains more nitrogen and
potash that cow dung , but the amount of phosphorus is very less in it.
13. Percentage of nutrients in fresh manure produced by different animals.
S.N Animal name Percentage composition Quantity (in Tonnes)of
compost produced in
a Year .
H2O N P2O5 K2O
1. Horse 78.0 0.71 0.24 0.62 9.0
2. Cow 86.0 0.49 0.14 0.48 23.5
3. Pig 85.0 0.38 0.34 0.22 11.3
4. Sheep 68.0 1.03 0.35 0.99 6.3
5. Poultry 55.0 1.01 0.80 0.40 4.3
14. COMPOST
➢ DECOMPOSED REMNANTS OF ORGANIC MATERIALS USUALLY OF PLANT ORIGIN.
➢ IT IS PREPARED BY DECOMPOSTING PLANT RESIDUES UNDER THE ACTION OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI.
➢ WELL PREPARED COMPOST CONTAINS 0.75 – 1% N , 0.60 – 0.75 % P2O5 AND 1-1.5 % K2O.
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15. COMPOST MAKING EQUIPMENT
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CAN BE USED TO PREPARE COMPOST
1. Weeds , weeds .
2. Dry leaves of the orchard leaves of sugarcane.
3. Old thatch .
4. Daily rubbish , ashes etc. at homes
5. Plant stalks and root etc…
6. Black soil of ponds and lakes .
7. Water hyacinth ,
8. Animal dung and Urine .
9. The soil of the whole house, animal , feed , etc….
10.Drain water..
All the above mentioned things are such which farmers can collect without any
difficulty.
Among these things cow dung and urine or sutra – rich soil are very valuable things
for manure.
16. 1.Select a dry , shady spot near a water
source.
Ideal size for your compost area in 3 feet tall
(1 cubic yard ). You can buy a bin, use
chicken wire, or just isolate an area of ground
for your compost heap.
2.Add brown and green material in alternate
layers.
Try and keep the ratio roughly 3 parts browns
to 1 part greens . Make sure larger pieces of
material are chopped or shredded.
HOW TO COMPOST
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Brown material to produce carbon:
Dead leaves, branches and twigs,
sawdust or wood chips, coffee filters,
cotton and wool rags, shredded
pieces of paper, cardboard or
newspaper and shredded nut shells.
Green material to produce nitrogen:
Grass clippings and leaves, fruit and
vegetables scraps, hair, lint, tea and
coffee grounds.
Water
17. 3 . Keep the compost moist
[ but not too wet].
Moisture helps with the
breakdown of organic
matter.
4 occasionally turn your
compost mixture to provide
aeration.
This helps speed up the
composting process and keeps
things airy, which cuts the risk of
things getting smelly.
18. 5. As materials breakdown,
the pile will get warm.
There might even be
steam. Don’t be alarmed .
That means it’s working .
Now you just have to wait .
6 . All done !
When material is dark with no remnants of
food or waste , your compost is ready .
Add it to lawns and gardens or anywhere
that could benefit from some good soil.
19. GREEN MANURE
Green Manuring of crops results in
spectacular increase in crop
production . Besides nitrogen , green
manure also supplies micro- nutrients
and organic matter to the soil . It is the
poor Farmer’s manure.
21. IMPORTANCE OF GREEN MANURING
➢Green manuring contributes 40 to 80 kg nitrogen per
ha .
➢ It prevents loss of nitrogen by leaching and erosion .
➢Vigorous root system of green manure keeps the soli
particles bound together .
➢The growth of green manure crops is very fast .
22. CROPS FOR GREEN MANURING
GREEN MANURING IS OF TWO TYPES :
1. Green leaf manuring crops.
2.GREEN MANURING IN SITU CROPS