Meadow Muffins

Two days in a row there are questionable front page stories. What are meadow muffins, you ask? Cow Patties.

I suppose Meadow Muffins is the PC term for cow patties cos that just conjures up big ole steaming piles you don't want to step in. Now they think meadow muffins can produce electricity, yep there is a use for them other than throwing contests.

Southwest Kansas has tons of feedlots, just drive through, roll down the window and breathe in, that is the smell of money so they say. Early next year equipment at a cattle feedlot will begin turning manure into fuel that could make electricity for 30 homes. If the demo project is successful larger units could be placed at feedlots to take advantage of the state's abundant supplies.

Kansas has two cows/human in the state. One cow can produce enough muffins that are equal to 140 gallons of gasoline. 50,000 cows could provide enough muffins to power 24,000 homes.

Missouri chicken farmers have approached KCP&L about adding manure as fuel to coal fired power plants. Minnesota uses turkey manure for a 55 megawatt plant.

Makes me wonder with 4 cats what I can do and make some money.