Category: AGRICULTURE

Brick fuel from Manure

Brick fuel  from Manure

In an economy on which fuel like gasoline and LPG is on a constant rise alternatives should be considered.

Most countries are now into alternative energy like  solar power, wind mill, hydropower and biogas.

In our country we could use manure of cattle and carabao as a source of energy.

What do you need for this investigatory project?

  1. Fresh carabao or cattle manure
  2. Rice hull
  3. Saw dust
  4. Molder

Get 300 grams of fresh cow or carabao manure then mix it thoroughly with 300 grams of saw dust  and 300 grams of rice hull. Be sure that you have an even mix. The cattle or carabao manure will serve as the binder, uneven mixing will make your brick unstable/crumble. After mixing you need to put it in a molder. A molder could be a simple square box,  kawayan (cut into half) or halves (cut into half). Put the mix in the molder and sun dry it for 3-5 days. After sun drying you could use it now as “Panggatong” or alternative for  uling or gasul.

Peanut shell as feed supplement

Peanut shell as feed supplement and source of oil

By: Danilo Bulabos

 

Peanuts are abundant in the Philippines both in tropical and subtropical areas. Young pods of peanut known as legumes develop  underground which, after roasting, is used as food. Peanuts shells can be utilized as feed supplement for livestock, poultry and oil.

The peanut shell is tested by using hot water analysis for protein sampling, biuret test for carbohydrates content, and iodine test for glucose.

In the experiment, 30% peanut shell was recovered from a kilo of peanut. From 300 grams of refined peanut shell, 250 grams of feed was obtained, while 5% crude fiber was generated.

Analyses of feed sample confirmed the presence of 12.55% moisture, 2.66% ash, 1.10% crude fat, 29.63% protein and unquantified  amount of carbohydrates

PROCESS CARABAO’S MILK INTO NUTRITIOUS SNACKS

PROCESS CARABAO’S MILK INTO NUTRITIOUS SNACKS

 

 

Materials needed:

 

1 liter carabao’s milk (equiv. to one big Pepsi bottle)

3 cups sugar

 

Procedure:

 

1. Sandwich spread

 

Boil the mixture in a wide-mouth open kettle or frying pan under low heat until about one-third of the water has evaporated. The mixture will then thicken to a consistency similar to sweetened condensed milk. Store the product in sterilized screw-capped bottles like used coffee bottles or plastic containers.

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JUBILEE CHEESE

JUBILEE CHEESE

 

Materials needed:

 

5 liters goat’s milk

125 gms. salt

30 cc DTRI-IFS-6 (milk coagulant)

1 gm. nutmeg powder

Utensils used:

5-liter saucepan

Scoop or dipper, kitchen knife, ladle

Basin, thermometer, cheesecloth

Perforated plastic tray or any desired mold

Banana leaves or plastic sheets

Nylon cloth as strainer

Stove

 

Procedure:

 

1.  Strain the milk through a nylon cloth, pour into a sauce pan. Add salt and stir well until completely dissolved. Then, heat it over a low flame to 75° C, stirring slowly. At this temperature, steam or vapor may be seen rising from the milk surface when the milk is about to simmer. Continue reading “JUBILEE CHEESE”