Table 1: Soil fertility levels of land earmarked for animal waste application at Worth & Dee Ellis Farms, Shelby County, Kentucky.

Soil Test P

Soil Test K

Organic Matter

Area (ac)

Field No.

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

16

68.7

37.1

247.4

80.1

3.07

0.38

137.6

21

131.4

71.4

259.1

68.7

3.48

0.43

15.1

22

190.0

109.0

318.0

135.0

n/a

n/a

77.3

23

74.0

69.0

206.0

47.0

n/a

n/a

56.9

24

182.0

179.1

484.9

139.4

2.95

1.08

14.1

25

238.4

173.8

243.8

49.7

3.86

0.54

57.7

26

246.9

165.7

417.8

98.3

3.61

0.73

40.6

27

203.3

159.1

278.0

88.8

3.40

0.49

75.7

28

325.8

211.0

267.4

66.1

3.20

0.42

18.4

29

225.8

189.4

344.7

133.6

3.65

0.64

26.5

30

395.1

71.1

265.5

68.8

2.81

0.34

9.0

31

246.5

150.0

155.4

71.6

3.71

0.64

77.9

32

114.2

120.3

373.2

99.5

3.09

0.46

26.2

33

185.7

160.7

328.4

109.2

3.31

0.94

71.6

34

168.0

138.1

300.9

147.4

2.94

0.69

107.8

35

364.5

148.6

356.1

78.8

3.93

1.18

12.2

36

58.8

45.2

281.3

77.0

3.17

0.62

39.2

37

44.1

14.6

272.4

82.8

3.13

0.57

20.2

38

99.6

117.4

280.4

83.1

n/a

n/a

80.6

39

57.6

26.8

240.0

74.3

3.82

0.71

17.5

40

61.7

47.8

276.6

82.1

3.49

0.63

24.5

41

63.7

62.5

278.3

82.0

2.84

0.45

77.3

42

72.7

36.3

206.6

53.2

n/a

n/a

14.6

44

111.5

82.5

236.8

74.5

3.19

0.52

50.3

45

122.5

102.6

198.2

71.9

n/a

n/a

32.5