. Manures and fertilizers; a text-book for college students and a work of reference for all interested in the scientific aspects of modern farming . Fig. 4. — Sea-weed for , dillisk (Rhodymenia palmata). which the specimens suffered some loss by leaching eitherin the sea-water or by falling rain. 94. Sea-weeds of chief importance in New England. —Among the sea-weeds which are most abundant on theNew England coast, the Irish moss is one of the is followed in value by the dulse (dillisk), the flat-stalked rock-weed, the round-stalked rock-weed, andfinally by the kelps.
. Manures and fertilizers; a text-book for college students and a work of reference for all interested in the scientific aspects of modern farming . Fig. 4. — Sea-weed for , dillisk (Rhodymenia palmata). which the specimens suffered some loss by leaching eitherin the sea-water or by falling rain. 94. Sea-weeds of chief importance in New England. —Among the sea-weeds which are most abundant on theNew England coast, the Irish moss is one of the is followed in value by the dulse (dillisk), the flat-stalked rock-weed, the round-stalked rock-weed, andfinally by the kelps. The other varieties of the algse SEA-WEEDS 69 mentioned are found in such small quantities as to be ofonly minor agricultural importance. 95. The value of eel-grass. — The eel-grass, unlikethe algse, decomposes very slowly, and hence is not suitablefor the top-dressing of meadows. For the same reason. Fig. 5.—Sea-weed fob Fertilizing. Round-stalked rock-weed (Ascophyllum, or Fucus, nodosum). it is less valuable when turned under as a manure, and itmay even act injuriously in such cases if used in largequantities in a dry season. The best method of using itis as litter for swine or other farm animals. 96. Value limited by distance of land. — The usuallimit of distance to which sea-weed has been carted inlandin the United States is from eight to ten miles, but even 70 FERTILIZERS then in some cases it is not profitable, if the teams andlaborers can be employed economically for other pur-poses. 97. Practical utilization. — Such sea-weeds as decom-pose most readily can be used for the autumn and wintertop-dressing of grass lands, provided they are not em-ployed in such quantities as to smother the grass. As arule, however, they can be used to the best advantage onland which is about to be plowed. Sea-weeds are generallyconsidered preferable to stable manure in so far as con-cerns
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