The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-17
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n,tt dirsoi Cd 10 lbs problem Ct prodae
lbs cot q The sell the tesdsd sapply Of
tiliortn ihfoust The grovih Of nitrogen
yitlilts pl.uu. llH veil EEpwa that
clover. pes, besp, sud other les are
especially rich 10 this slem'ut nitrogen
sbd s,o that 10 soms ..y Dot sle.tl, "a
deut aod crops q Ihess plsnts oct ouIy
d. BOT t1h.u,i tbs soil OF ri. particular
slsuso,. bB', IL some Gaze. al Least IOluIl
y leave the soil witch produced TIE ,fop
rober 10 nlifogea than before u, crop
wu grown
Hence the theory Of eroslpg The lesunin
o1s plants Tor their supFly Of nitrogen il
SQUAD 10 fact ADD GOOD 10 practice
& ovrt i svetys tsrs r. con needed Tor tie
purposs 10 eommtutius 90 the ioteso
ing the Mime F,rutr ssy': F.rmers
among o. giow clover 10 some extent snd
OF course secufe 8 measure OF benefit from
H. A dslcc. Of cor practice, however is
that it 10 not introduced often enough Oh
the sane soil. 10 otdlusry Maine farm
ing clover comes into the roubds Of crops
only once 10 eight or tee years, aud 90
ipir,qaently that the tasol OF TIA nitrogen
supply IL hardly rsoos niEsd. 10 The
four years rotation recommended 10 a"
sdilorlsl i.si -svk TIE results would be
more emphatic, BY harvesting hnt
crop Of clov,r for hay and then turning
the clover sod with its full second crop
uadsrs arse supply Of nitrogen can be
added 10 the soil Tor the benefit Of the
crops following Tue more frequently
this clover and its sod cone around IN
rotstl0u the great the benefit 10 the soil.
Crimson clover is proving remarkably
successful asa nitrogen furnisher for the
soil down 10 the middle states. 1t is
grown as catch crop after the main crop
OF the year is bsrve.ted TIE season 10
thst latitude is long enough to secure =
rank growth before winter closes 1t in.
This turned undsr 10 spring contributes .
rich supply OF nitrogen laden humus to
to the soil tbst has cost nothing for the
making. Crimson clover, however. can
not be used to 60 good advantage as = nj
troRen grower here 10 the north. Our ses
son, srs not long enough TO grow u ~ .
catch crop 10 autumn and as it will not
live over Water 1t cannot be relied upon
for early spIIng growth.
Peas are reeomm ended 10 the north as
80 economical crop, not alone for fodder
use, bat also at the same time as q nitro
gen grower. The crop has certainly much
to Commsnd it and lie production is on the
increase. Peas, however. cannot be intro
duced as catch crop, but rather as pre-
psrstory for the crop OF the year to follow
The southern oowpes and the vstoh are
being talked up al the experiment stations
as proving valuable crops as nitrogen
satchen and fodder producers. Some
very prohtsble crops are reported here in
New England, But it ID still question
IS far north As Maine they will |
prove any more successful or valusbls
than our common peas.
Through the growing OF nitrogen pro
ducing crops aud the feeding OF the sane
To farm stook there nee not be- gpy Gall /
for the purchase OF the costly nitrogen,
Between the clover, the peas and the barn
msnpres supply Is within reach for con
linuous cropping. 10 The case OF plowing
in these nitrogen bearing crops expressly
Tor lertiizing purposes IT is conceded on
oil hands that it never should be done
while the crop is In the green state.