Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota . ith other plots on which the cropswere rotated, is due largely to the better condition of the soilof these plots due to adding sod or manure. Stable manurehas a more beneficial effect, and lasts longer in the soil thanthe prepared commercial fertilizers. A comparative test withpotatoes on two plots that had grown oats for two yearsprevious, using about the same amount of fertilizer accord-ing to the analysis as was contained in the manure used,gave a yield of bushels for the manured plot, and 180bushels
Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota . ith other plots on which the cropswere rotated, is due largely to the better condition of the soilof these plots due to adding sod or manure. Stable manurehas a more beneficial effect, and lasts longer in the soil thanthe prepared commercial fertilizers. A comparative test withpotatoes on two plots that had grown oats for two yearsprevious, using about the same amount of fertilizer accord-ing to the analysis as was contained in the manure used,gave a yield of bushels for the manured plot, and 180bushels on the plot with fertilizer. In raising potatoes, bigyields pay, and with no crop will it pay better to expendthought, labor and manure, in the proper selection andpreparation of the soil. Roots may be made quite an important crop for stockfeeding in this section. Their place as a feed is more as asupplement to the main ration than a substitute. Fed insmall quantities with hay or fodder, the roots keep the sys-tem in good condition, improve the digestion, and cause the ROOTS. 223. Root Varieties.—Lower Northeast Field. animal to turn its other feed to better account. They maybe substituted for other feeds if necessary, in which casemuch larger quantities mut-t be fed, as there is about 90 percent water in roots as against 13 per cent in hay. The root crops on the farm have not been uniformly suc-cessful, as they have twice suffered from water on fields oth-erwise well suited to roots but too low to be safe through awet spell. It has been shown too, that sandy land croppedfor some time without sod, will not raise a large crop ofroots. But root crops may be grown under wetter soil con-ditions than potatoes. Rutabagas have uniformly given the largest yields andare adapted to the widest range of soil conditions. Theyare often sown and produce well on breaking and new landis especially favorable for their development. Mangels re-quire not only better soil for large yields, but it
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