In article , JB
writes

Both the gardeners who I spoke to on Monday have gardens of more than 5
acres and one has a trailer load of muck every week, so he may well
store quite a sizeable amount.

Surely not more than 1250 tonnes! That's the equivalent of about 40
juggernauts full of the the stuff. Even a trailer every week and left
for 6 months would be hard pushed to reach 40 / 50 tonnes.

Quick question for any horsey types out there. How much manure does a
horse create? i.e. how many horses would you need to acquire a muck
heap weighing 1250 tonnes?

JB



The average horse produces nine tonnes of manure a year according to
Horse and Hound who reported the story in April at

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/63473.html

they said
"A muck heap of less than five tonnes will not incur a charge, but one
of between five and 50 tonnes will cost £252 for the first year and £174
thereafter, while 50-400 tonnes will cost £482 for the first year and
£402 each year after that"
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk