Increases
Yields Normally 20 bushels/acre
Normal
yield increases are around 20 bushels, while yields on given
test plots have shown increases of above 35 bushels.
Maintains
Consistency of Yields
General
expectation is that compost improves poor soils, but reality
shows improvement occurs regardless of soil type.
Improves
Soil Tilth
Soil
tilth improves because of additional organic matter, more earthworm
activity, improved soil structure, increased microbial activity
and other factors.
Promotes
Natural Fertilizer
Compost
helps to complete the natural fertility cycle of harvesting
nutrients and replacing those nutrients with a natural, slow
release fertilizer.