How to Price Composted Horse Manure

If you have a horse you probably need a way to handle all the manure that horse produces on a daily basis. One of the most useful and environmentally friendly ways to deal with this problem is to install a couple of compost bins and let nature do the rest. The heat generated by the compost bins will turn that raw manure into nutrient rich food for your garden, and for the gardens of others. You may even be able to make some extra money by selling this composted horse manure to gardeners in your area.

Things You'll Need

  • Compost bins
  • Horse manure
  • Burlap bags or garbage bags
  • Plastic bins
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Instructions

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      Determine the going rate for composted horse manure in your area by visiting a number of local garden centers, home improvement warehouses and other outlets that sell this material. Get the prices for both bagged compost and compost that is purchased by the pickup truck or trailer load.

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      Keep in mind that you may not be able to charge as much as these commercial enterprises, due to a number of factors. For one thing, commercial enterprises will have bagged their horse manure professionally, allowing customers to simply drive up, have the bags loaded and drive away. As an individual you wil not have the same access to professional packaging materials.

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      Consider whether your customers will be required to bag their own finished compost, or if you will be bagging the compost in advance of customer visits. If you will be doing the hard work of bagging the compost you can charge more. If your customers will need to do some or all of the work, a price break is definitely in order.

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      Take the price of the packaging materials into account when you price your finished compost. One of the best ways to package the finished compost is by using one of those large Rubbermaid containers with the tight fitting lids. The problem is that those containers cost money, and that cost will need to be recovered when pricing the compost. One way to handle this problem is to charge up front for the container and then charge only for the compost when customers return for more with the empty container in tow.