>
>
>Unless he was really using COMPOSTED manure, it is hard to believe
>that ALL E. coli are done away with from liquid manure. I would
>like to see Sabino's data, and find out what method he was using to
>detect E. coli. Just like to see the data, that's all. Not
>disbelieving, just would like the data in front of me, ok?
>
>Any chance of finding this out? I'm in Australia right now, and
>have not seen my copy of ACRES. Is it available e-mail?
>
>Elaine
>President, SFI
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This is probably all old hat now, but the interfiew with Sabino in
ACRES is published here:
http://www.acresusa.com/magazines/archives/0303SabinoCortezInterview.htm
You should download this interview immediately as the new issue will
be replacing it shortly.
From the introduction
> Sabino Cortez is an innovator, an agronomist, and a Texan through
>and through, with a fine appreciation of the state's pastures,
>cropland and potential.
> Serendipity played a role in his developing a system for making
>instant compost and manure tea. A graduate of Tarleton State
>University at Stephenville (a branch of the Texas A&M system), he
>majored in plant and soil science. Later on he met Malcolm Beck at a
>seminar, and with that meeting were born the developments discussed
>in this interview.
> Before meeting Beck, Cortez had encountered the water-pressure
>cone, and he saw its application to agriculture's escalating manure
>problem. Water under pressure could destroy pithium. Some five or
>six years ago Cortez joined Beck in a partnership for the purpose of
>using this modified manure to combat fire ants, which are a scourge
>all over the Southwest. The outcome of that venture, among many
>other topics, is covered in this interview.
>
>
>
>ACRES U.S.A. We understand you have developed a system for getting
>more economic value out of manure. What have you done?
>
>
>CORTEZ. I patented a process in 1992 using a hydrocyclone. The first
>hydrocyclones were invented around 1910. They separate by
>centrifugal gravity or centrifugal force, but they have no moving
>parts. It's just the geometry of the cone, the shape of the cone
>that separates anything heavier than water out of the water. It's
>done by force. In other words, by having a lot of velocity in the
>pump, it creates the centrifuge effect inside this cone, and so
>without any moving parts other than the pump it's able to take
>anything that's heavier than water and separate it out.
-Allan Balliett
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