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Page 352
... crops ; some crops require banding above the seed , while others are more successful when the fertilizer band is be- low the seed . The use of liquid and ammonia fertilizers is growing , particularly of anhydrous ammonia , which is ...
... crops ; some crops require banding above the seed , while others are more successful when the fertilizer band is be- low the seed . The use of liquid and ammonia fertilizers is growing , particularly of anhydrous ammonia , which is ...
Page 353
... crop each year on a given acreage , monoculture , has not been generally successful in the past , because nonlegume crops usually exhaust the nitrogen in the soil , with a re- sulting reduction in yields ; this is particularly true in ...
... crop each year on a given acreage , monoculture , has not been generally successful in the past , because nonlegume crops usually exhaust the nitrogen in the soil , with a re- sulting reduction in yields ; this is particularly true in ...
Page 357
... crops are cut in the field with a forage harvester that cuts and chops the crop immedi- ately or picks up and chops a windrow that has been cut and raked earlier . Root crops such as potatoes are harvested with diggers and digger ...
... crops are cut in the field with a forage harvester that cuts and chops the crop immedi- ately or picks up and chops a windrow that has been cut and raked earlier . Root crops such as potatoes are harvested with diggers and digger ...
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