[USCC] Compost effectiveness study

[Donald Lewis]

I reside within the same upper Chesapeake Bay area as the refuge, and my
immediate question is whether the amount of compost added to the soil
was sufficient enough to loosen up the clay soil routinely found in the
region.
 
A second question that may or may not be germane relates to the
preliminary literature search done. Did it include the work done by
Rufus Chaney and many others to explore the use of composted biosolids
in the area? If my memory serves me correctly, these sites cannot be
more than a short distance away from the Patuxent site. Were the results
similar? Why were the literature citations redacted from the article
excerpted?
 
Don Lewis
Compost Coordinator
maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Ph. 410-841-2721

>>> <CAVM at aol.com> 6/4/2009 3:52 PM >>>
_http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/perry/compost.htm_ 
(http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/perry/compost.htm) 

This link describes comparative tests done to evaluate compost
application  
as an effective method of improving degraded soil systems, especially
for 
the  benefit of wildlife. The results were not complementary for the
composts 
used. 

Would anyone like to comment on this research?

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