Show SOIL BACTERIA FOR LEGU LEGUMES M ts IS NEEDED provide essential organisms by pure pare culture inoculation can be accomplished by aspre spreading adlph soil from well established beld upon new land sour soils should be given lime prepared by the united states department of agriculture for the roost most successful growth of bf alfalfa clover beans pens peas and other leguminous crops tile proper kinds ot bf bacteria should be abundant in the soil poll when new legumes are grown for the first time in fix a locality the soll soil should be inoculated with tile tho proper by artificial inoc inoculation ul atlon in some bome regions solid polls are arc already aub supplied with the proper soil organisms IN A seed from which plant on left sprang up was waa inoculated no treatment ment was given puny plant on liblit for ex timple in ninny southern localities artificial inoculation tor for cow peas Is unnecessary and in sections of the middle west bacteria which thrive on the roots of clover and alfalfa are already present artificial inoculation ebin can bo be accomplished by spreading soil from a well established field where yie particular legume which to Is to be grown hns hag been successful upon the new land to be planted with that legume and also by the use of puro pure cultures of the proper bacteria the united states dopart department part ment of agriculture Is prepared to supply enough of the pure culture to inoculate one bushel of sped seed anti and this thin culture can be obtained in bottle which contain complete directions for use application blanks for these cultures romy he be obtained from the department at washington D 0 puro pure culture can also be obtained either free or tit at small cost from the various barlou experiment peri ment stations too much attention cannot be riven given to the preparation of tho the field for leguminous min nim crops in a well prepared seedbed tile the young plants get tile the bost best start tin and the necessary bacteria will thrive sour soils hinder liander and often entirely prevent tile ho development of the beneficial soil boll organisms mg to remedy ehli condition nn an application of little lime Is necessary P any hind of time lime may be used as ed to ild advantage vanta 9 e but usually finely ground limestone Is applied when a fied is known to contain the bacteria suitable sellable for a certain legume arop for example alfalfa shown ny by t lie ie greence pretence pre Tence ence of num merona nu nodules nodule 4 upon t the e roots loots of alfalfa plants there the soil Is de desirable for the inoculation of other fields upon whick alfalfa Is to lip lie sown rown for tile the firma time such soli soil well e sifted enn can readily ba applied to tho the new field through the illo fertilizer attachment on a drill drift two hundred pounds pound sor or more of alft bitted edfield field soil roll will lie bp for tin in acre aard and Is best applied through tho the hoes the soil fly by hand will require a larger quantity and Is best done le in h lie early morning late eve tiling antii or on cloudy dalgas daak ni the suns rays are arc injurious to the bacteria in the thin layer of inoculated soil poll thu ekpo expo exposed pl to it t the alie field should be immediately harrowed after broadcasting ti the ie soil transferring ferring neld field soli oll from tiny distance boex Is expensive and subject to the danger oc at troublesome trouble weeds insect v and plant diseases |