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Spreading manure

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Spreading manure

From early days farmers knew the value of animal manure for pasture growth. Cow manure that was dropped in yards during milking was either put into a pile or into a spreader where water was added to form a slurry.

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Ants Roberts, Fertiliser industry – What is fertiliser?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15837/spreading-manure (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Ants Roberts, published 1 March 2009.