Sheldon,
I've copied the text of my e-mail to Dr. Lowell Frobish at Auburn University for your perusal:
<<Dr. Frobish,
I am a VP with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Montgomery, AL and represent a large group of shareholders in a company named Thermo Tech Technologies (TTRIF- NASDAQ). This company uses the thermophilic process to convert food waste into an animal feed supplement and animal waste into a fertilizer concentrate in roughly 24 hours. The yield from 100 tons in (assuming a 15% solid content) is 16% end product with a 10% water content in pelletized form.
The company is providing me a sample of the output and I would like to have it analyzed by AU. Here is a link to the Silicon Investor TTRIF message board on the net, where I mention that I would like to have the company's end product tested at AU (in the second to last paragraph):
www2.techstocks.com
Would you please be so kind to advise me as to the proper procedure, or would your department be interested in studying the sample?
I also understand that AU has a similar project under way. I would appreciate any information on that process/technology as well.
If you wish to call me, I can be reached at ____. (phone #'s edited out for obvious reasons)
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
David Pickering>>
This morning, I received a call from Frank Owsley at AU. He told me that Dr. Frobish spoke with him about my e-mail and he (Frank) would be the right guy to talk to.
At the start of our conservation, Frank advised me there were many ways to get the analysis done. I could submit the sample to AU's Soil Testing Lab in Auburn or I could contact the Feed & Fertilizer Division of the Alabama Dept. of Agriculture here in Montgomery. He advised me that the analysis would take a week to ten days.
However, after hearing more about the company, at the tale end of the conversation, he said I had aroused his curiosity enough to take a look at the sample himself. One of Frank's responsibilities at AU is to evaluate "alternative" feeds for hogs. He promised to have the specialists responsible for evaluating "alternative" feeds for beef cattle and poultry to examine the sample also!
So, not only will we have a complete break down of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, ash content, etc. but we will have an EXPERT opinion on how attractive the feed is to the hog, beef cattle and poultry markets. Frank explained that the value of the feed product is dependent on what animal it is ultimately fed to. For example, high fiber content is of little use to hogs and chickens but very important to beef cattle.
Frank said a one quart ziploc bagful of the feed would be sufficient for testing. Finally, he said that he will be able to avoid the normal 7-10 day turnaround time and will advise me of the results from each specialist as the information comes in!
Sheldon, if you can get me the sample by Friday morning, I will personally hand deliver it to AU that same day. Please advise!
Regards,
David Pickering
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