Farm yard manure (F.Y.M) is type of manure is obtained from animal dug, urine and beddings collected from animal houses.
How to make farm yard manure
It can be prepared using the following ways:-
- Beddings can be cut and put in the houses where animals stay.
- Animals urinate and drop dung on the beddings.
- Beddings are left in the houses until they are fully mixed up with urine and dung.
- Beddings are removed and put in the proper areas/under shed in order to reduce nutrients loss through leaching/evaporation/volatilization of nutrients.
- Cover the material to prevent loss of nutrients
- Allow the material to decay for about 1½ months.
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