The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
FARM AND GARDEN
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURIsTs.
eens Up-to-Date Hints About Cultivn.
tisn Of the Soil aad Yields Thsrssf-
horticulture. vitioulturs and Tloricul-
tare.
Eneot Of Lin. on Acid so,,..

Eject OF Lime ON Acid Soils.
AT the Rhode Island College Of Ag-
r1culture tests were made to ascertain
the value of lime on acid soils. Some
of the results were as follows:
HEMP.
The growth Of this plant Is decidedly
helped by lining.
BARLEY. (From Germany
The following is a record Of the
weights of total crop taken immedi-
ately upon cutting:
Pounds.
Unlimed sulphate Of ammonia
plot Observation-Disclosures. 0.20
LINED sulphate of ammonia plot. OPS
Unlimed nitrate of soda plot. .O.lO
Lined nitrate Of soda plot. .O.95
Pounds.
Unlimed sulphate Of ammonia
plot ................. ZOO
Lined sulphate of ammonia plot. 7.75
Unlimed nitrate of soda plot. AIS
Lined nitrate Of soda plot. -. 1890
BARLEY. (Mansbury.)
Pounds.
Unlimed sulphate Of ammonia
plot .................... ..O.65
Lined sulphate of ammonia plot. $50
Unlimed nitrate OF soda plot. .2.55
Lined nitrate of soda plot. $500. $50
The experimenter says: Regardless
OF the fact that long interval Of time
had now elapsed since lime was ap-
piled, the lined plots, as in former
Years, gave, in every instance, greater
returns than the unlimed ones. Nitro
gen in nitrate of soda proved decidedly
superior to nitrogen in sulphate of am
monia."
The trial Of oats was made for the
purpose OF ascertaining if benefit from
lime would be still noticeable several
years after its application. The oats
were cut at maturity and weighed i'm
mediately without drying. The results
follow:
Pounds
Unlimed -sulphate Of ammonia
plot .................. .lO.25
LINED sulphate Of ammonia plot. 1925
Unlimed nitrate of soda plot. 1900
LINED nitrate of soda plot. 80. 1926
SPRING RYE.
Pounds.
Outlined sulphate Of ammonia
plot .................... ...l.lO
LINED sulphate of ammonia plot. .1.35
Unlimed nitrate Of soda plot. >. .2.05
Lined nitrate of soda plot. ....... 2.45
The results indicate no benefit from
lime upon the sulphate of ammonia
plots. and the good growth upon the
unlimed one is in harmony with
previous observations, which go to
show that spring rye can Withstand
acid conditions exceptionally well.
COw-PEA. (Whippoorwill)
The experimenter says: Certain
legumes, such as clover and alfalfa,
are almost failures upon our acid soil
unless lime is employed. Others, such
as serradella and the Lupines, have
invariably been injured by lining, at
least at an interval of year or two
after Its application. The soy (soja).
bean has been found to be admirably
adapted to our acid soil, and, owing
to the great promise Of the cow-pea,
especially for use as green manure, it
has been thought best to test it in
this particular. The following weights
are those Of undried material:
Pounds.
Unlimed sulphate Of ammonia
plot ...............73.O
LINED sulphate of ammonia plot. 81. o
Unlimed nitrate of soda plot. -. .69.5
Lined nitrate Of soda plot. .......5 5.5
1t will be seen that lime proved in
furious in connection with nitrate Of
soda and with sulphate Of ammonia.
In fact, the greatest yield was obtained
upon the unlimed sulphate Of ammo
MIA plot where beets, lettuce, spinach
and asparagus cannot exist. Next IL or
der is the yield from the other unlimit-
ed plot, which from its manurial treat
ment is naturally less acid than the
unlimed sulphate of ammonia plot. OF
the two lined plots. that which Is most
acid gave greater yield than the
other. These results show the great
adaptability Of the cow-pea to acid
soil.
Tho Evils of tree Seed Distribution.
In his annual report. the secretary
of agriculture states that in carrying
out the mandates of congress in the
line of free seed distribution, the de-
partment will exercise greater care
than ever before to ~ecure high
standard of purity and termination