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Fauquier and Loudoun counties where sludge is being spread. “Yes, it does smell. It is a musty smell. But when it comes to smell, hog manure is at the top, then chicken litter and then sludge," he added.
The clear difference between sludge and commercial fertilizers is cost, Mr. Welch said. Pointing out that sludge is free fertilizer, he said, “The difference between sludge and commercial fertilizer would be about $100 per acre. This year the cost of fertilizer could get over $25,000."
Mr. Powers told the court he was a full time beef farmer with 450-600 head at any one time. He owns 194 acres with his brother near the Rappahannock River off Route 647. He also leases land in Fauquier and Loudoun counties. He farms about 1,200 to 1,500 acres in Fauquier and about 300 acres in Loudon, he added.
“It (sludge) is free fertilizer and the land needs it. It is the difference between day and night. Sludge breeds new life into the soil,” he said.
Asked if he had had any problems with sludge, he admitted to only one:
“I had to buy a new Haybine because the hay was grow ing so much thicker.”
“Fauquier encourages farmers to apply sludge because it helps the farmers and the land. If Rappahannock County would permit me to apply sludge I would lease land
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