Abstract: Particulate nutrient material for use as fertilizer or animal feedstock is produced from absorbent paper shreds or particles, for example of newsprint, impregnated with animal manure--for example as a result of use of the paper as bedding for chickens. The impregnated paper shreds or particles are compacted and pelleted, and may be mixed with superphosphate and/or fishmeal before pelleting.

Abstract: This invention provides bedding material or litter for animals, consisting of strips or pieces of absorbent non-toxic paper of randomly distributed lengths. The paper, for example in the form of newspaper sheets, is shredded and the shreds are then cut into short strips or small `diced` pieces which are used as the bedding material. The cutting of the paper shreds is effected by means of a high speed rotary shearing cutter having heavy duty blades which cooperate with a stator bar. By arranging for the rotary cutter blades to have different clearances from the stator bar a mixture of cut shred lengths can be obtained which makes an ideal bedding material.

Abstract: Shredded paper for use as animal bedding material is compacted for packing by a reciprocating hydraulic compacting ram which displaces the material into an ejector chamber in a number of successive storkes. The pressure in the compacting ram is monitored by a pressure switch, and when a threshold pressure corresponding to a desired degree of compaction is reached a limit switch is effectively primed to trip the operation of an ejector ram upon completion of a compaction stroke, to eject the compacted material from the ejector chamber.The production of fertilizer particles is also described in which shredded paper impregnated with manure after use is comminuted and at least partially dried.