Table 1. Production data on the commercial culture of the African night crawler for biomass and vermicasting production
Date	Date	Bed No.	Earthworm	Earthworm	DOC	Gain/Loss	Specific	Substrate	Substrate	Recovery	Substrate	Remarks
Stocked	Harvested		Stocked	Harvested		(%)	Growth	Stocked	Harvested	(%)	Mixture*
			(kg)	(kg)			Rate (%)	(kg)	(kg)
8/7/2004	9/6/2004	1-1	1.50	1.75	30	16.7	0.51	250	53	30.3	1	Single loading, dehydrated (sun-dried)
8/7/2004	9/20/2004	1-2	1.50	1.50	44	0.0	0.00	250	50	28.6	1	Single loading, dehydrated (sun-dried)
8/24/2004	10/2/2004	3-2	2.05	4.00	39	95.1	1.71	250	103.5	41.4	2	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
8/27/2004	9/30/2004	4-1	2.50	0.80	34	-68.0	-3.35	250	58	23.2	2	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
8/28/2004	9/30/2004	4-2	2.50	0.70	33	-72.0	-3.86	250	52	20.8	1	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
8/31/2004	10/1/2004	3-1	2.50	2.25	31	-10.0	-0.34	250	97.5	39.0	3	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
9/30/2004	1/6/2005	4-1	1.50	2.85	98	90.0	0.65	773	545	70.6	4	Triple loading
10/2/2004	11/4/2004	1-2	3.25	2.75	33	-15.4	-0.51	250	127	50.8	3	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
10/2/2004	11/5/2004	1-1	3.00	1.75	34	-41.7	-1.59	250	87	34.8	3	Single loading, dehydrated (air-dried)
10/21/2004	1/4/2005	2-1	2.15	3.00	75	39.5	0.44	873	722	82.7	4	Triple loading
11/4/2004	1/5/2005	2-2	2.75	2.95	62	7.3	0.11	873	731	83.7	4	Triple loading
11/5/2004	1/7/2005	1-1	1.75	3.05	63	74.3	0.88	585	527	90.0	4	Double loading
11/20/2004	1/3/2005	7-1	2.40	3.75	44	56.3	1.01	404	297	73.5	4	Single loading
11/20/2004	1/3/2005	7-2	2.40	2.13	44	-11.5	-0.28	291	141	48.3	4	Single loading
1/3/2005	3/15/2005	3-1	3.75	4.25	71	13.3	0.18	606	415	68.5	4	Double loading
1/4/2005	3/16/2005	3-2	2.13	4.60	71	116.5	1.09	582	472	81.0	4	Double loading
1/6/2005	3/16/2005	2-1	2.85	4.05	72	42.1	0.49	612	433	70.8	4	Double loading
1/7/2005	3/18/2005	2-2	3.05	4.00	73	31.1	0.37	606	424	70.0	4	Double loading
1/8/2005	3/19/2005	1-1	1.20	2.70	73	125.0	1.11	606	388	63.9	4	Double loading
1/22/2005	3/23/2005	1-2	1.00	2.50	60	150.0	1.53	594	442	74.3	4	Double loading
3/15/2005	5/13/2005	4-1	3.00	2.90	59	-3.3	-0.06	291	239	82.1	4	Single loading
3/16/2005	5/13/2005	4-2	3.00	2.90	58	-3.3	-0.06	291	200	68.7	4	Single loading
3/17/2005	5/13/2005	5-1	3.00	1.90	57	-36.7	-0.80	291	219	75.3	4	Single loading
3/17/2005	5/13/2005	5-2	3.00	1.60	57	-46.7	-1.10	291	203	69.8	4	Single loading
3/18/2005	5/23/2004	6-2	3.00	2.55	66	-15.0	-0.25	291	191	65.6	4	Single loading
3/19/2005	5/21/2005	6-1	3.00	2.55	63	-15.0	-0.26	291	204	70.1	4	Single loading
3/21/2005	5/25/2005	8-1	3.00	2.60	65	-13.3	-0.22	291	126	43.3	4	Single loading
3/22/2005	5/26/2005	8-2	3.00	2.20	65	-26.7	-0.48	291	180	61.9	4	Single loading
3/23/2005	5/24/2005	7-1	1.70	2.40	62	41.2	0.56	291	151	51.9	4	Single loading
3/23/2005	5/24/2005	7-2	3.00	2.95	62	-1.7	-0.03	291	181	62.2	4	Single loading
*Note:	1 = bagasse (33.3%) + mudpress (33.3%) + manure (33.3%)
	2 = bagasse (16.7%) + mudpress (16.7%) + manure (16.7%) + sawdust (50%)
	3 = bagasse (23.3%) + mudpress (23.3%) + manure (23.3%) + sawdust (30%)
	4 = manure (70%) + sawdust (30%)

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