First Principles of Soil FertilityOrange Judd, 1908 - 265 páginas |
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... Rotation of Crops . 105 XI . Factors Affecting Value of Fresh Manure 113 XII . Amount and Value of Manure produced on Farm 127 XIII . Losses in Manure 137 XIV . Preservation of Manure 150 XV . Applying Manure . 165 XVI . Barnyard Manure ...
... Rotation of Crops . 105 XI . Factors Affecting Value of Fresh Manure 113 XII . Amount and Value of Manure produced on Farm 127 XIII . Losses in Manure 137 XIV . Preservation of Manure 150 XV . Applying Manure . 165 XVI . Barnyard Manure ...
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... rotation and by the use of cultivated crops , without allowing the ground to lie idle . After all , the practical question is whether the one crop after the fallow is equal to the two crops that would otherwise be produced , and the ...
... rotation and by the use of cultivated crops , without allowing the ground to lie idle . After all , the practical question is whether the one crop after the fallow is equal to the two crops that would otherwise be produced , and the ...
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... the farmer is engaged in animal husbandry the crops are of such great value as feeds that turning them under must be considered a wasteful practice . CHAPTER X ROTATION OF CROPS Origin of Rotations . - 104 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOIL ...
... the farmer is engaged in animal husbandry the crops are of such great value as feeds that turning them under must be considered a wasteful practice . CHAPTER X ROTATION OF CROPS Origin of Rotations . - 104 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOIL ...
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Alfred Vivian. CHAPTER X ROTATION OF CROPS Origin of Rotations . - It is the common experience of farmers in those ... rotation consisting of fallow , wheat , beans or oats ; and still later , when the value of clover and fallow crops be ...
Alfred Vivian. CHAPTER X ROTATION OF CROPS Origin of Rotations . - It is the common experience of farmers in those ... rotation consisting of fallow , wheat , beans or oats ; and still later , when the value of clover and fallow crops be ...
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... of the succeeding crop . It is well known that the shallow rooted plants do better when preceded by a deep rooted crop . Rotation Improves Soil and Economizes Labor.— When a variety of 106 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY.
... of the succeeding crop . It is well known that the shallow rooted plants do better when preceded by a deep rooted crop . Rotation Improves Soil and Economizes Labor.— When a variety of 106 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY.
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acid and potash acre agricultural ammonia amount of nitrogen amount of plant animals applied average bacteria barn barnyard manure bedding carbonic acid clay clover commercial fertilizers complete fertilizers composition compounds condition corn crop decay deep stall denitrification drainage dry matter elements of plant Experiment Station fact farm farmer feeding fertilizing constituents fertilizing materials fertilizing value field grain green manuring ground grown hot fermentation humus important inches increase ingredients kainite land leaching legumes leguminous lime liquid excrement loss of nitrogen lysimeters manure produced materials ments method mineral matter mixed moisture necessary nitrate of soda nitrification nitrifying bacteria nitro nitrogen nure obtained organic matter oxygen phoric acid phos phosphate phosphoric acid plant food plant growth plots plowed pounds practically present rains ration removed rock roots rotation shown soil soil contains soluble substances sufficient sulphate superphosphate supply surface tillage tion urine wheat yield
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Página 187 - The production possible from a definite amount of plant -food can be secured only when the conditions are such as to permit its proper solution, distribution and retention by the soil. The fact that fertilizers may now be easily secured, and the ease of application, have encouraged a careless use, rather than a thoughtful expenditure, of an equivalent amount of money or energy in the proper preparation of the soil.
Página 221 - Furthermore, the mineral elements are relatively cheap, while the nitrogen is relatively expensive, and thus that the economical use of this expensive element, nitrogen, is dependent to a large degree upon the abundance of the mineral elements In the soil. It is therefore advocated that for all crops and for all soils that are in a good state of cultivation, a reasonable excess of phosphoric acid and potash...
Página 241 - One will seek to know what the different forms of plant-food are, what they do, from what sources they can be obtained, and how he can use them to best advantage. He will become to some extent an investigator, and will, of necessity, take a deeper interest in his work.
Página 225 - When such crops as corn, cabbage, grass, potatoes, etc., have a luxuriant, healthful growth, an abundance of potash in the soil is indicated ; also, when fleshy fruits of fine flavor and texture can be successfully grown. (e). When a soil produces good, early maturing crops of grain, with plump and heavy kernels, phosphoric acid will not generally be found deficient in the soil. Such general indications may often be most helpful, and crops should be studied carefully with these facts in mind.