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Authenticated Farmyard Manure - is this going a bit far?

PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
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Whilst transferring my recent delivery of "Organic Farmyard Manure" into the garden, I heard a distinct metallic "Clunk", or could that have been "Clop"?!  May be this is the supplier's way of authenticating the source of the product!  Here's what I found:



It looks like very good quality, there were no bits of plastic, stones, bottle caps or other treats so I feel reassured about the original source!  More labouring this afternoon, what else will I unearth?!
Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Cutlery! One of my fellow plotholders has loads from compost and manure deliveries,  collected over many years 😀. 
    AB Still learning

  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    @Plantminded I'm now waiting for you to unearth the owner of that shoe  ;)
  • CrankyYankeeCrankyYankee Posts: 504
    My father lives in the western US and just lost one of his horses.  Apparently it's common practice out there to haul large animal carcasses to a massive composting area; local farms bring in their manure and Dad said there were mountains of it.  A loader is used to dig into the mountains and bury animals, and the manure helps decomposition move a little quicker.  That said, I'd still have an OMG moment unearthing something like a horseshoe! :D
    New England, USA
    Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2023
    That sometimes used to happen here way back in the 50s, (although most commonly the carcass would be taken to the local hunt kennels) but thankfully it’s no longer permitted in the UK due to the risk of disease 😨
    There are strict regulations governing the disposal of fallen stock nowadays.  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fallen-stock

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Clean the shoe and hang it up U wise to catch the luck - or just make a good ornament on your shed door.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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