Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-03-09
SOILS AND CROPS OF
COUNTY TO Be TESTED
COUNTY AGENT AND SPECIALIST
FROM STATE COLLEGE WILL
DEMNSTRATE THE VALUE
OF SOIL IMPROVE
MENT.

Leonard Hegnauer, soils and cror
specialist of the State College at Pull.
man, is in this county assisting
County Agent C. H. Bergstrom to put
on the project of soils and soil crops
demonstration. Mr.. Hegnauer is the
leader of the demonstration work
and the cooperating parties are the
county agent and the soils and crops
committee of Thurston County Farm
Bureau.
The aim of the project will be to
demonstrate the value of a practica
system of soil improvement and en-
richment by means of barnyard ma
nure, green manure. lime, CONNER
cial fertilizers. as employed by thf
best practices established by tht
Washington and other Experiment
stations, and the Department of Ag
riculture in field and laboratory ex
perimentations.
The following is the method OF
procedure: First, as to Variety OF
Soils.-Some eight farms will be Sc.
lected in Thurston county represent.
ing the main soil types of that
county. Each farm will be sepa
rate unit in it's own type, but tha
farm as group, will demonstrate
methods of soil improvement for the
county as a whole. The soiT type:
included in this project are: (1)
heavy clay, (2) shot clay, CD sandy
clay loan, ca gravelly prairie, (5)
sand, CO. gravelly soil, irrigated
CD sand. irrigated. 60 muck.
Size. Number and Arrangement OF
Plots.-All plots are to be uniform
in size, 10 by 16 rods, with an area
of one-tenth acre to the plot unless
it is impossible to get uniformity OF
soils on that basis. Ten plots viii,
be the unit basis of this demonstra
ton.
Soil Treatment Manure is to be
applied uniformly at the rate of ten
tons per acre. Ground limestone is
to be applied to half. of each plot
only at the rate of two tons per
acre. A complete fertiliZer-a brand
most commonly used locally--is to
be applied at the rate of 500 pounds
per acre, and sulphur at the rate OF
200 pounds. All other fertilizers
are to be applied at such rate that
the cost in each case per plot will be
the same as for the complete ferti-
lizer.
Crop Rotation crops grown
in this demonstration are to be
grown in rotation that will make
it possible to maintain the humus
supply and increase the nitrogen
content of the soil. Potatoes, graia
and legumes will be the basis fot
the cropping system,
The following is the understand
ing between cooperating parties:
nc IFOJeCt IcaSitT VIII ~" iNSpci'-
sible for:
Plan of work prepared under the
direction of the other cooperating
parties.
Field management.
Determining yields.
Preparation of results for publ
city.
Presenting results at local field
meetings.
The County Agent Will BE RESPONSE
bic for:
Locating the farms
Transportation during the time
that work is done.
General supervision of work.
Assistance in securing yields.
Assistance in securing and apply
ing fertilizer materials.
Publicity of local nature.
Arranging for field meeting dem
onstration.
The committee of the Farm Ru-
reau and manager of the farm viii
be responsible for: Land, labor and
equipment to carry ont the project ;
fertilizing materials and seed; gen
eral assistance in furthering the in
terests of the project.
The entire crop produced under
this demonstration shall remain the
property of the farmer on whose
farm the demonstration is made.
The time when the project leader
is to assist in the local work OF the