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Here's an answer to Eastland's question. There's a big difference between cattle and geese. Goose droppings are 'hot', that is, it quickly dissolves into water, is taken up by other plants and algae. Cow manure, on the other hand is not quite as hot, especially if it gets a chance to lay in a field and compost a while. Goose droppings tend to be in the water quickly. Cow manure doesn't. Cow manure has grain and grasses which have been poorly digested. Geese are efficient converters of their food. People who are blessed with geese have quickly become the first to curse them. One or two geese is good, three or four are cute, six to eight begin raising a few eyebrows, and more than that become a problem.