Box Elder News Journal | 1904-06-09 | Page 3 | Green Manuring Crops

green crops there are many soils that ore are not benefited by green crops chopa sucu suca soils are those already rich in ID nitrogen and in humus an investigation by the university ot of illinois has bbown that on many ol of the soils la in illinois an aa addition ot of humus and of nitrogen would be a positive detriment this loads leads to the remark that W we e must have a reason tor for every larm farm operation the green manure crop Is needed necil cil on the soil BOH that Is deficient in humus and nitrogen but Is I 1 labor abor lost on many other soils it Is obvious that we cannot lay down rules that can be followed blindly on all far arms m g the green crop Is kalua valuable bl I 1 im inhere nere it la is needed but worthless or worse ft libero here it Is not needed the intelligence of ot olevery every farmer armer must determine ter allne the necessity lor for each opera uon on an the iha firm arm