. A catechism of agriculture. Agriculture. SOIL MANAGEMENT 9 31. What is a cover crop? A cover crop is one grown between regular crops for the purpose of protecting the land against wash- ing and to add humus to the soil—as by the sowing of rye or cowpeas in the late summer or early fall to be plowed under in the spring. 32. How may the germ life in the soil be stim- ulated? By the addition of decaying vegetable and animal. A successful lime distributor in operation. matter, by the use of lime, by drainage, and by thor- ough tillage. ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS 33. What is an element? An element is
. A catechism of agriculture. Agriculture. SOIL MANAGEMENT 9 31. What is a cover crop? A cover crop is one grown between regular crops for the purpose of protecting the land against wash- ing and to add humus to the soil—as by the sowing of rye or cowpeas in the late summer or early fall to be plowed under in the spring. 32. How may the germ life in the soil be stim- ulated? By the addition of decaying vegetable and animal. A successful lime distributor in operation. matter, by the use of lime, by drainage, and by thor- ough tillage. ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS 33. What is an element? An element is a simple substance, such as iron or gold, or the oxygen or nitrogen of the air. 34. What are the essential plant-food elements? Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorus,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Atkeson, Thomas Clark, 1852-1935. New York, Orange Judd Company
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