Bat guano is an important agricultural product for the native farmers. From LearnThat.org.
The islands are covered in birg droppings (50 metres deep in some places) called guano which is apparently a good fertilizer. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
This substance is called guano and it is hundreds of feet thick. From Wordnik.com. [Birdseye Views of Far Lands] Reference
The guano is a fine bird, but great care is necessary in rearing it. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches New and Old] Reference
The bird which produces the guano is a sort of tern, with red bill and legs. From Wordnik.com. [A Voyage round the World A book for boys] Reference
Bat guano, which is really a very rare curiosity, has been found accumulated in hot climates in caves. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
This is the case, indeed, with many artificial manures, such as guano, bones, nitrate of soda, and basic slag. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Q: Why is Moonbat up to eyeballs in guano?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » 66.] Reference
We used to call the currency the "guano" back then. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
"The guano is a fine bird, but great care is necessary in rearing it. From Wordnik.com. [Editorial Wild Oats] Reference
He used the Quicha word "guano" in his reports, which sounded better - and much more like a valuable exotic commodity - than the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mex Files] Reference
They've raised millions off of Palin word salads with guano dressing. From Wordnik.com. [Shannyn Moore: Why the DSCC Loves Sarah Palin] Reference
The very first fertilizer sold widely in the industrial world was guano. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Some of the islands are turned to profitable account by the export of guano. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Fish guano has about the same effect, but gives a lighter color and thinner leaf. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
Washington could be ceded back to Md., which could mine its major resource: cattle guano. From Wordnik.com. [Outlook: Breaking up Washington] Reference
A very excellent practice is to employ a mixture of equal parts of the two sorts of guano. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
In the subjoined tables the composition of a great variety of different kinds of guano is given. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
The variety of guano to be selected must depend to a great extent on the use to which it is to be put. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
Gustave, the former "dunce," the one they had called "Good-luck" because his father had made an immense fortune in guano. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
On Raine Island, so extensive are the deposits of guano that a railroad has been built to facilitate handling the product. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
The value and use of guano are now so well understood, that it is scarcely necessary to enlarge on the mode of its application. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
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