A Hygienic Method of Composting Refuse with Night-Soil
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years. In many parts of India, it lias long been the practice to utilize night-soil as manure without any previous treatment. It is also occasionally used for preparing ' poudrette' in combination with mud and refuse. In recent years, however, the desirability of preparing composts from night-soil and different forms of organic wastes under aerobic conditions is being increasingly realized as efficient means of both disposal and utilization of such materials. Fowler (1927) suggested that night-soil might be dumped on refuse heaps and the mixture turned frequently so as to facilitate aeration.
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