. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. December, 1931] Dairy Farming in Grafton County 27 lizer. The average application per acre was 918 pounds. Two-fifths of the corn growers used fertilizer at an average rate of 295 pounds i)er acre. Miscellaneous crops means all other kinds of cro])s that are grown, such as garden crops, millet, and one case of a pasture ai^pli- cation. There was little uniformity in grades used. It is certainly a reflec- tion on both manufacturers and users to have so many fertilizer formu- las. Many are so similar that their comparative values are hard to dis- tinguis
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. December, 1931] Dairy Farming in Grafton County 27 lizer. The average application per acre was 918 pounds. Two-fifths of the corn growers used fertilizer at an average rate of 295 pounds i)er acre. Miscellaneous crops means all other kinds of cro])s that are grown, such as garden crops, millet, and one case of a pasture ai^pli- cation. There was little uniformity in grades used. It is certainly a reflec- tion on both manufacturers and users to have so many fertilizer formu- las. Many are so similar that their comparative values are hard to dis- tinguish, yet the multiplicity of mixtures must continually add to the. Holstein cnws predominate over the aren but are often supplemented with ii few- Guernseys or Jerseys to improve the fat test. Not all the dark spots on these animals are black. Table 19âUse of commercial feriUhcr (uiiJ lime on .'/t'l farmft. Fa â¢ms Number Crop. farms using fertilizer. A. Fertilizer. Average f Average Average Average â > growing acres cost pounds value Total crop. Number. per farm. per ton. per acre. per acre. value. Potatoes 310 202 $ $ $5,661 Corn 200 81 Miscellaneousâ 37 * * * 1,260 Farms usinc|- lime Lime Miscellaneous 10 -;<-â :;- $715 Total value $10,756 Average value per fa rm (414) $26 * These figures are not accurate because of indefinite acreages in luany cases. ** Six farms used 90,500 pounds of lime on acres of alfalfa at the rate of 2,280 pounds per acre. The remainder was used on corn, oats, and pasture, but the acreage was 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 Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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