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When plant matter or other organic material is stored and is not dry, the pressure on the lower levels of the pile of matter together with the activity of bacteria fostered by the humidity, cause the matter to heat and decompose. This is the principle behind a compost pile which produces soil from such waste matter. Manure can be "cured" into usable soil by the same method.

Sometimes, though, this effect can be less beneficial. In a granary full of grain or a hayloft, if the grain or hay is moist, this effect can raise the temperature to a point where, if it is exposed to oxygen, it will burst into flame. Silos, granaries and haylofts can burst into flame as a result unless carefully monitored by the farmer.

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