But no other fertilizer was applied. Note that, despite the liming, the calcium content of the temporary pasture increased hardly at all. Ca ratio in the temporary pasture grass. The bivalent form of manganese is relatively soluble. It is oxidized in the quadrivalent form which is relatively insoluble.
Animal fertility is generally poor when only temporary pastures are being grazed.
Physiological age, abundance, etc., of herbage are known to play an important part. This was the first cut. For the potassium and calcium contents of the different categories of plants, see Table 26.