. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 56o Bulletin 317 spring plowing is likely to make the roots less smooth and has been known to decrease the yield. Applications of lime have proved beneficial when the soil is rather deficient in lime. Commercial fertilizers, applied broad- cast and harrowed in before seeding, are likely to produce paying yields if the proportions of available nitrog
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 56o Bulletin 317 spring plowing is likely to make the roots less smooth and has been known to decrease the yield. Applications of lime have proved beneficial when the soil is rather deficient in lime. Commercial fertilizers, applied broad- cast and harrowed in before seeding, are likely to produce paying yields if the proportions of available nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash in them are adapted to the needs of the soil on which the crop is grown. If the fertilizer can be mixed at home, a mixture of 150 pounds nitrate of soda, 300 pounds acid phosphate, and 50 pounds muriate of potash, appHed to. Fig. 154.— The first cultivation should be with wheel hoes, working both sides of the row one acre while fitting the seed bed, should produce good results on most soils. On muck or peaty soils, more potash and less nitrogen would be better adapted. On very sandy soils a larger amount of potash should be used. Available nitrogen is very important to the young mangel plants. Should parts of a field appear to be backward in growth after the plants are thinned, top-dressings of nitrate of soda at the rate of 100 pounds or more an acre may be broadcasted once every ten days on such places, when the leaves are dry, until the mangel foliage shows a nornial vigorous growth. Planting.— Mangels may be planted fairly early in spring. The sur- face of the mangel field should be smooth, as free from trash as possible,. 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 New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y
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