A pungent odor lingering in the air around Statesboro and Bulloch County may offend some noses, but for many area farmers, it’s the smell of money. That nose-burning, acrid aroma is most likely that of chicken litter used to fertilize farmland being prepared for the planting season, said Bulloch County Agent Bill Tyson. Anyone who has ever visited a commercial chicken house may recognize the unpleasant scent of chicken litter, which Google.com defines as “a mixture of poultry excreta, spilled feed, feathers, and material used as bedding in poultry operations.”