. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 222 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT On a large percentage of the farms in the cotton-belt farmers cannot keep sufficient live-stock to depend on barnyard manure as the principal source of organic mat- ter for all of the cultivated land. Hence, it is neces- sary that the manure be supplemented with green- manures. The following data relative to the use of green-manures in corn production was secured by the Alabama Station: Table 18. Results prom the Alabama Station Showing Value OF Stubble and Vines of Velvet Beans and Cowpeas AS Fertilizer for Co
. Field crops for the cotton-belt. Agriculture. 222 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT On a large percentage of the farms in the cotton-belt farmers cannot keep sufficient live-stock to depend on barnyard manure as the principal source of organic mat- ter for all of the cultivated land. Hence, it is neces- sary that the manure be supplemented with green- manures. The following data relative to the use of green-manures in corn production was secured by the Alabama Station: Table 18. Results prom the Alabama Station Showing Value OF Stubble and Vines of Velvet Beans and Cowpeas AS Fertilizer for Corn ' 1901 System. Increase per Acre (Bushels) Corn followmg com Corn following velvet bean stubble. Com following velvet beans, entire growth plowed under Com after drilled cowpea stubble Corn after drilled cowpeas, all plowed in The profits resulting from the application of vegetable matter to corn land cannot be measured by the crop yield immediately following the application. A marked residual effect is usually noticed for a number of years following the treatment. 270. Lime for com. — A review of the experimental evidence regarding the use of lime for corn strongly indi- cates that corn is not a Ume-loving plant. According to the Bureau of Soils, United States Department of Agri- 1 Ala. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui., 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 Morgan, James Oscar. New York, The Macmillan company
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