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Show tgumes raisl -SOIL FERTILITY ,:tr0gen-Rich Crops Need " special Handling. By C. B. WILLIAMS , V C Slate College Agionomy !"' "' Department) r-s dIus proper fertilization fZ "cy to fertile, productive 'te most practical method in lis up the productive power of : i7alls for the Proper Er0Wt idling of suitable legume crops in ;ti0n .with properly fertilized ma- ' mPeSre growing of legumes does Tassure added fertility unless le crops are handled properly. TL legumes are removed from " fie!d leaving on the land only Z stubble and roots, their use in JL manner alone will prove a delu-so delu-so far as being an effective Tans of increasing the producing "wcr of the &oil in a permanent is concerned. Elective methods of increasing He fertility of soils must be those I twill leave the soil at the end of fact yea; fairly well applied with m vriecomcosed organic mat- I and n increasing amount of Lily available p'.ant foods. This Jill be tie effect which the proper growth and handlil'R of legumes will have on the land, yone at all far-.iliar with the simple principles of soil management manage-ment knows that fertility cannot be maintained when the crops removed take off the land more plant foods than are returned to it. That's why it's so important to turn under some of the legumes. The best time to apply grounu limestone is from three months to one year before seeding legumes. Ibis gives the stone sufficient time to contact acid in the soil particles and counteract it- of lime to culti- AUC Off" ,. rated land should be made after plowing, and the material should be mixed with the topsoil. Little benefit bene-fit may be expected if lime is plowed under before being properly mixed with the topsoil. On pastures it is only necessary to scatter the lime on top of the sod; however, better results will be obtained if it can be worked in by light harrowing. |