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Precautions

"it is not unheard of for manure to ignite spontaneously should it be stored in a massive pile"

I have honestly never heard of this sort of thing

Who has ever heard of any flaming piles of manure? Well at least it is good to know that if feces, if stored in massive piles, will spontaneouly ignite. Thanks for the info, as I was too busy laughing about the article being there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gooooooood namme (talk • contribs) 23:38, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

I've seen it happen, at least smoking if not flaming! Moisture leads to fermentation which produces heat. Not real common, but common enough to want to keep said pile well away from buildings. Other things can do this -- silos, haystacks, anything where you have large quantities of organic material rotting. Montanabw^(talk) 00:22, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Exact Definition of Manure

The article seems to be a little self conflicted as to the precise definition of manure.

"Manure is organic matter used as fertilizer in agriculture." (Lede) -- Seems definitive enough.

"Manure has been used for centuries as a fertilizer for farming" (Uses Of Manure) -- Um, isn't that the definition of manure?

"The dried manure of animals has been used as fuel" "Another use of manure is to make paper" (Uses of Manure) -- If one of the charachteristics of manure is the use as fertilizer, if you use it as fuel or to make paper, it isn't manure anymore, is it?

Certainly there is confusion out there as to the definition of manure. (Before I saw this page, I thought manure and dung were synonomous, "green manure" was just a metaphor, and the use of 'manure' at Neem cake was a misnomer.) But this article doesn't treat the "controversy" and is rather disjointed. --14:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Good points. Why not be bold and modify the article along the lines suggested by your comment. Sunray 19:02, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

In my time on farms, which is fair but I wouldn't say ample, I've always heard the word manure used to describe dung that has been mixed with hay deliberately. It was explained to me, by my uncle, that dung is not manure until it is combined with hay or straw and that the more common use of manure as a synonym for dung is just a cityfolk misconception. Of course, I will not be so bold as to edit the article straightaway because it's more than plausible that the definition varies by region. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.240.233.94 (talk) 17:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

It's undoubtably a regional language question. I've lived in an agricultural region all my life (western USA), growing up as the child of a farmer/rancher, and I can guarantee you that no one out here ever uses the word "dung" -- use of the term would sure as sh-- er, I mean manure -- mark you as "not from around here!" (LOL!) We say "manure" as the more socially polite way to describe the "fresh stuff," as opposed to the cruder 4-letter terms commonly associated with animal feces. It's cow manure, horse manure, sheep manure, etc... and also, the thought of deliberately mixing precious and expensive hay (as opposed to cheap straw that is commonly used for bedding) with animal feces is horrifying! Sure, they inevitably trample some underfoot, but that stuff is also considered undesirable as fertilizer unless composted with a LOT of heat due to the presence of weed seeds. A few people here may use the term "dung" in verb form, to "dung out the barn," for example, but that's it. Montanabw^(talk) 20:18, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Dog dung in manure

I would like to start a garden .my dogs have takien over my yard....is there danger of dog manure ruining my composet or soil for a vegetable garden.....if so why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.10.151.104 (talk) 02:40, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Need a bit of caution, as some dog (and cat) parasites can persist in the soil and then potentially infest you when you eat salad (but not of course cooked veg). However, if your pets are regularly treated for parasites there can be little risk. (By the way, talk pages are really for discussion of the page itself, not a forum for queries – better to ask these at WP:Reference Desk or sites such as Answers.com – see WP:Questions, Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia is not#FORUM and WP:Talk page guidelines. Also, don't forget to sign comments, using the four tildes: ~~~~). Richard New Forest (talk) 20:26, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Manure on a wall.

I find that many users of wikipedia may find this disturbing, and that the picture should be removed, as it looks as if it contains blood. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gooooooood namme (talk • contribs) 23:42, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Citation #3

Citation #3 (manure starts 200-acre blaze) is 404. I'd remove it but it will render the referenced statements uncited. Weasel5i2 (talk) 02:48, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I think there's a deadlink tag you can add, keeps the cite, but reminds folks to go look for something new. Montanabw^(talk) 03:55, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Sewage sludge is not part of manure?

This article needs some further work... I came across this sentence: 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. I find it rather misleading to say that human sewage is an example of manure?? I thought manure is always derived from animals. Otherwise it may be humanure (this term is used on the Wikipedia page on composting toilets). Might try to do some work on it. Am right now setting up a new article called Reuse of excreta, focussing more on human excreta but also mentioning manure.EvM-Susana (talk) 18:55, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

I'd say this article needs a lot of work overall, I'm not even sure we have a sourced definition of manure in here. I suspect the human sewage issue is more one of compost. I think your idea is a good one, and I'd be OK if you wanted to chop the human excreta bit here and instead add a short blurb about sewage that points to your new article! Montanabw^(talk) 02:52, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Done. I have made the modifications to clarify the distinction between manure (animal feces) and human feces. But the article needs more work. I think it should be re-focussed on animal manure and its use in agriculture. The green manure part is covered in detail in another article. The fact that they are both called "manure" is perhaps an artifact? And yes, we need a clearer definition of manure, or perhaps rename this article to "animal manure". EvM-Susana (talk) 22:47, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Do we have a green manure article? If not, we could grab that be here and move it to there... I'm OK with keeping the title as is, per [{WP:PRIMARY]], a simple hatnote will work for green manure and I don't think people looking for human feces will search for manure... Feel free to mess with this issue... Montanabw^(talk) 08:34, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 October 2016

Please consider changing the parts between $$$. The modifications will bring a better comprehension and link to an important related page: nitrogen cycle. The section is bellow:

Manure is organic matter, mostly derived from animal feces $$$(not to be mistaken with green manure)$$$, which can be used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Manures contribute to the fertility of the soil,$$$ it is composed by$$$ organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen $$$and phosphate, that are released in the soil by bacteria (see nitrogen cycle) $$$.

Gustavo.leite (talk) 21:41, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a specific change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
It is up to you to make specific proposals, and explain what is, in your opinion, wrong with the existing text. - Arjayay (talk) 08:59, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Turkey

please change ((turkey))s to ((Turkey (bird)|turkeys))

Done.  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   23:17, 6 July 2017 (UTC)