[USCC] composting dog fur

[Gordon Hale]

Perhaps my hair wasn't dirty enough, but at the time I did smoke over three packs of cigarettes a day, and my hair and what I got my barber to save me over a weeks of cutting failed to keep the dear out of my garden.? And they would wait until I had gone back to Dallas from my East Texas property before they would do their dirty work.? I failed to keep out racoons also.? I used it for three years without any success. Put up an electric fence.? The deer just broke through it.? I guess a hungry dear is more determined than an ugly old white man.


Gordon Hale
Grand Prairie, Texas
Endeavor to Persevere


-----Original Message-----
From: apismno at aol.com
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Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 9:39 am
Subject: Re: [USCC] composting dog fur




I recall reading years ago that dirty human male hair that reeked of tobacco was 
used in generous bundles in apple orchards as deer repellent.? The Geneva 
Experiment Station in Geneva, New York might be able to give some info on this.? 
It is rather like dealing with coffee grounds; you have to match the waste 
product quantity to the sites where it will be used.



Barbara Emeneau


-----Original Message-----
From: Meenal Raval <meenal.raval at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 3:39 pm
Subject: [USCC] composting dog fur




A local dog grooming company generates about 50 gallons of fur each 
week. Could be dry or wet, but mostly clean without feces. They'd like 
us to compost this. Have agreed to leave out fur from diseased animals. 
Our understanding is dog fur has C:N ratio of 3:1 with 7% N.

Any experience with this? Suggestions on recipe for a good mix?
-Meenal in Philadelphia
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