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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 chemical clay clover commercial fertilizers composition compounds condition corn crop decay deep stall denitrification drainage dry matter elements of plant Experiment Station fact farm farmer fertilizing constituents fertilizing materials fertilizing value field grain green manuring ground grown gypsum 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 muriate necessary nitrate of soda nitrification nitrifying bacteria nitro nitrogen nure obtained organic matter oxygen phoric acid phos phosphate phosphoric acid plant food available 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 wheat yield
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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.
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| Título | First principles of soil fertility |
| Autor | Alfred Vivian |
| Editor | Orange Judd company, 1908 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 10 Jul. 2007 |
| Largo | 263 páginas |
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