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INTRODUCTION -... -.............. ................... .. ..................... 5


CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR RAPID DECOMPOSITION ........................................ 5

 M moisture ...... --------------------- ......................----------.............. 5

 Air .......-- ..........------- -............-.. .............. ................... 6

 Nitrogen ....--..------- .. ----------------------------........ ..... ............ ... 6

 Phosphorus and Potassium .................----............ .--................. 7


MATERIALS FOR COMPOSTING ......................... ............ .................... 7


METHODS OF COMPOSTING ... ........ .................................................. 9


SOME COMPOSTING EXPERIMENTS ....----........-........... -------. 11

 W after Hyacinth ..........--- ......... ............................................. 11

 Pine Needles ..... -------------.....----------................................- 15

 Spanish Moss and Spanish Moss Gin Waste ....---..........--..---.........--.... 18


SUMMARY --- --..------ .-.........


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