Show finds cheap way of enriching soil stimulation of nodule formation advised by ohio export expert legumes lacking nodules rob the soils bolls of valuable alile nitrogen in much the same way as do corn or oats according to II 11 W batchelor assistant professor of soils soil at the ohio state university who finds that nodule formation may be stimulated by inoculating the seed of such legumes as clover alfalfa soy beans etc inoculation of t such seed ho he says tends to enrich tile the soil and may be accomplished complis hed at vey very little expense by using properly chosen field feld soil soil from fields producing soy beans having lots of nodules on their roots should be used in inoculating soy eoy beans alfalfa may be inoculated with soil from fields producing good izod yields of either cither alfalfa or sweet clover however neither of these crops can lie be inoculated by soil from a field producing red clover after the desirable soil has been obtained batchelor suggests that the soil be sieved free from sticks and coarse sand or gravel placed in the fertilized box of the grain drill and sown nt at the rate of to pounds per acre in the row with the seed this method has given very good results with soy beans some farmers he points out do not have a satisfactory source of soil to use nse for inoculation or prefer to use commercial preparations such preparations luat lons vary considerably in their effectiveness |