Show Legume Crows Crans s Developed With Natural Limestone Use of Its na natural limestone resources resources re re- re- re sources has hn greatly assisted St. St Charles county Missouri In develop develop- developing In ing It its lc legume ume crops from a er very small acreage to over 01 acres of clover er 1000 acres of alfalfa and exten extensive extensive ex ex- ten lve plantings of soy 80 beans bonns and cowpeas In 1 1023 3 according to reports to the United States Department of ofA A Agriculture lc These are eSI especially important Important Im im- crops to St. St Charles farmers as ns dairying i is Ig one of their principal Industries No limestone was being used usell in the county and practically no clover er or alfalfa grown n grown when extension eaten exten sion Rion work worl had he begun there in lOiS 1918 l That year ear the a agricultural extension exten lon lonn n went agent ent secured the operation co-operation of ot otI I about forty farmers far ners In using lime on acid soil soli us us' us usa a n preparation f for Jr growing legumes le Successful demonstrations of the benefits of lime have have Increased each year and community limestone crushers crush crush- ers for utilizing local limestone have been heen Installed to supply the lime iliac In three years year's time four crushers rushers had been established and this year 11 have been In use Since 1920 1820 over I tons of lime have been used In Inthe inthe the county countr annually and up to September September Sep Sop 1 of this year tons have 1 been applied providing for a considerable considerable consid consid- erable crohe Increase In the legume acreage |