RECYCLE EGGSHELLS AS FERTILIZERS

RECYCLE EGGSHELLS AS FERTILIZERS

 

Eggshells can be used as fertilizers, cement and tile binder and paste ingredient after grinding them finely. They contain calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur which makes plants robust and vigorous.

Ground eggshells can also be used as a reinforcing ingredient in pastes. Mixed with starch, the sticky substance can bind paper effectively. When used as a cement binder, the mixture dries easily and as tile binder, it gives a hard but smooth finish. One part white cement is mixed with every two parts ground

shell.

 

Source: Phil. Farmer’s Journal March 1981

BIO-CONTROL OF CROP DISEASES

BIO-CONTROL OF CROP DISEASES

 

Many of our local plants contain helpful chemicals, particularly alkaloids, that are effective against fungal and bacterial diseases of other plants. Thus, they are mixed with the soil to control the fungus that causes the diseases of seedlings. Allow the leaves to decompose for about one week before transplanting the seedlings. Some of these leaves are as follows:

 

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SAWDUST FOR ANIMAL FEEDS

SAWDUST FOR ANIMAL FEEDS

 

Sawdust contains 50 to 60% cellulose and about 30% lignin. Cellulose is an important component in animal feeds as a source of energy while lignin acts as a barrier to the digestibility of cellulose. Thus, the animals can hardly digest the sawdust. The lignin can be removed or reduced by first treating the sawdust before it is fed to the animals.

 

Raw materials:

 

Sawdust, nitric acid, sodium hydroxide

 

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PRESERVED COLOSTRUM CAN REPLACE WHOLE MILK

PRESERVED COLOSTRUM CAN REPLACE WHOLE MILK

 

Based on research findings conducted by PCARRD-DOST and UP at Los Baños, colostrum, a dark yellow mammary secretion which precedes normal milk flow, can be preserved to totally replace whole milk in the diet of nursing calves. Replaced whole milk can then be processed for human consumption. Compared to whole milk colostrum contains a higher amount of total solids, protein, ash, Vitamin A

and riboflavin. More importantly, it carries with it the blood serum, notably immunoglobulins and serum proteins, that gives the immunity to various diseases. A nursing cow produces colostrum for 3 to 5 days after delivery more than what its calf can ordinarily consume within that period. Unfortunately, the extra colostrum cannot be sold for human consumption because of its laxative effect. Freezing is the most effective method of storing colostrum as far as preventing the breakdown of milk fat, protein and total solids and maintaining the quality of fresh colostrum are concerned. Fresh colostrum has a sweet fresh odor, dark yellow color, smooth consistency and pH of about 6.

 

Source:  Phil. Farmer’s Journal June 1992