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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''manouren'', from Anglo-French ''mainouverer'', ''meinourer'' to till ([[land]]), construct, [[create]], from Medieval Latin ''manu'' ''operare'' to perform manual labor, from [[Latin]] ''manu'' by hand + ''operari'' to work  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''manouren'', from Anglo-French ''mainouverer'', ''meinourer'' to till ([[land]]), construct, [[create]], from Medieval Latin ''manu'' ''operare'' to perform manual labor, from [[Latin]] ''manu'' by hand + ''operari'' to work  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Manure''' is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_matter organic matter] used as organic fertilizer in [[agriculture]]. Manures contribute to the [[fertility]] of the soil by adding organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen, that are trapped by bacteria in the soil. Higher organisms then feed on the fungi and bacteria in a chain of life that comprises the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_food_web soil food web].It is also a product obtained after decomposition of organic matter like cow-dung which replenishes the [[soil]] with essential elements and add humus to the soil.

'''Manure''' is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_matter organic matter] used as organic fertilizer in [[agriculture]]. Manures contribute to the [[fertility]] of the soil by adding organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen, that are trapped by bacteria in the soil. Higher organisms then feed on the fungi and bacteria in a chain of life that comprises the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_food_web soil food web].It is also a product obtained after decomposition of organic matter like cow-dung which replenishes the [[soil]] with essential elements and add humus to the soil.

Animal dung has been used for centuries as a fertilizer for [[farming]], as it improves the [[soil]] structure (aggregation), so that it holds more nutrients and [[water]], and becomes more [[fertile]]. Animal manure also encourages soil microbial activity, which promotes the soil's trace mineral supply, improving [[plant]] nutrition. It also contains some nitrogen and other nutrients that assist the [[growth]] of plants.

Animal dung has been used for centuries as a fertilizer for [[farming]], as it improves the [[soil]] structure (aggregation), so that it holds more nutrients and [[water]], and becomes more [[fertile]]. Animal manure also encourages soil microbial activity, which promotes the soil's trace mineral supply, improving [[plant]] nutrition. It also contains some nitrogen and other nutrients that assist the [[growth]] of plants.

Manures with a particularly unpleasant [[odor]] (such as human sewage or slurry from intensive pig farming) are usually knifed (injected) directly into the [[soil]] to reduce release of the odor. Manure from pigs and cattle is usually spread on fields using a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manure_spreader manure spreader]. Due to the relatively lower level of proteins in vegetable matter, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore herbivore] manure has a milder smell than the dung of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore carnivores] or omnivores. However, herbivore slurry that has undergone anaerobic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(biochemistry) fermentation] may develop more unpleasant odors, and this can be a [[problem]] in some agricultural regions. Poultry droppings are harmful to plants when fresh but, after a period of composting, are valuable fertilizers.

Manures with a particularly unpleasant [[odor]] (such as human sewage or slurry from intensive pig farming) are usually knifed (injected) directly into the [[soil]] to reduce release of the odor. Manure from pigs and cattle is usually spread on fields using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manure_spreader manure spreader]. Due to the relatively lower level of proteins in vegetable matter, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore herbivore] manure has a milder smell than the dung of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore carnivores] or omnivores. However, herbivore slurry that has undergone anaerobic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(biochemistry) fermentation] may develop more unpleasant odors, and this can be a [[problem]] in some agricultural regions. Poultry droppings are harmful to plants when fresh but, after a period of composting, are valuable fertilizers.

Manure is also commercially composted and bagged and sold retail as a [[soil]] amendment. Sometimes even human sewage [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sludge sludge] is used, as is the case for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillo_Dirt Dillo Dirt], a product that has been sold by the city of Austin, Texas municipal wastewater department since 1989.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manure]

Manure is also commercially composted and bagged and sold retail as a [[soil]] amendment. Sometimes even human sewage [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sludge sludge] is used, as is the case for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillo_Dirt Dillo Dirt], a product that has been sold by the city of Austin, Texas municipal wastewater department since 1989.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manure]

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[[Category: General Reference]]