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he's aware, I hope, that "Hot" manure will most likely kill anything he puts it on ....
if he's wanting to fertilize his garden, aged is better
my old neighbor raised an incredible garden using overwintered sheep barn muckings, and kelp from the beach
I had good luck with a local stable, got permission to dig their year-old muck pile, they use pine shavings in their barns, so there was NO smell at all
(one of my neighbors here kept her horse there, so she told them to let me have anything that had come out of "her" stall ... LOL)
I got a bunch of fresh cow patties, put them in my compost bin, worked wonders after it had worked itself out for six months or so
but as already recommended, check to see what ELSE is in the manure, and what the animals have been eating
(if the animal has eaten tomatoes, be prepared for "volunteers")
Actually I use "hot" chicken manure in my garden the the spring... I till it in under the topsoil so that the heat helps the plants grow even when its cold out. This year I had several bushels of tomatoes and squashes from the "hot" bedding under the top soil.
I then used the older stuff mixed with the top soil to make the plant beds.