The primary object of the invention is to provide a method of producing
novel phosphate and potash (PK) containing compound fertilizers in the
form of powders showing good handle-ability by which method the phosphate
components contained in an incinerated ash residue of chicken droppings
is improved in solubility and thus rendered effective or available and,
at the same time, the free CaO-derived alkali is neutralized, as well as
such novel phosphate and potash(PK) containing compound fertilizers. The
above object can be accomplished by adding an alkaline earth metal
compound to the powdery incinerated ash residue of chicken droppings,
adding a mineral acid to the resulting mixture, allowing the reaction to
proceed and raising the reaction system temperature by utilizing the heat
of reaction of the powdery alkaline earth metal compound with the mineral
acid to thereby promote the reaction between the free CaO contained in
the incinerated ash residue of chicken droppings and so forth with the
mineral acid and convert the phosphate components to citric acid-soluble
P.sub.2O.sub.5 and, at the same time, maintaining the product neutral or
weakly acidic.