compost is a reaction ot nitorgen and carbon in the ingredients (manure and
wood chips) and the bacterialogical action of the naturally occurring microbes
in the organic matter.
mixed and kept at 50% moisture content they will react and hea the pile to over
150F and stay there until the bugs have not enough food of oxygen to live and
breed.
At that temp after 72 hours, the interior of the pile will be pathogen free.
The pile must tbe mixed to ensure coverage of all organic matter and kept moist
but not wet
Cornelius A. Van Milligen
Kentucky Enrichment Inc