Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 124
... clover was not in- troduced into England as a cultivated plant until some years after the Pilgrims had left there ; and white or Dutch clover , and many other plants which we cultivate as grasses , 124 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
... clover was not in- troduced into England as a cultivated plant until some years after the Pilgrims had left there ; and white or Dutch clover , and many other plants which we cultivate as grasses , 124 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE .
Page 125
... clover two or three weeks , at least , earlier than Timothy or red - top ; so that when you sow clover , orchard- grass , Timothy , and red - top together , your orchard - grass and clover are ready to cut before the Timothy and red ...
... clover two or three weeks , at least , earlier than Timothy or red - top ; so that when you sow clover , orchard- grass , Timothy , and red - top together , your orchard - grass and clover are ready to cut before the Timothy and red ...
Page 126
... clover , or give sufficient attention to it . Clover is a very peculiar plant . It is a plant which really fertilizes and im- proves the soil , rather than the reverse . You know that if corn , or any of our ordinary crops , is allowed ...
... clover , or give sufficient attention to it . Clover is a very peculiar plant . It is a plant which really fertilizes and im- proves the soil , rather than the reverse . You know that if corn , or any of our ordinary crops , is allowed ...
Page 127
... clover remains in it . A careful investigation has shown that an ordinary fair average acre of clover - roots will contain over fifty pounds of nitrogen or nitrogenous compounds ; and the soil itself , after the clover - crop has been ...
... clover remains in it . A careful investigation has shown that an ordinary fair average acre of clover - roots will contain over fifty pounds of nitrogen or nitrogenous compounds ; and the soil itself , after the clover - crop has been ...
Page 128
... clover is an excellent preparatory crop for wheat . 4. During the growth of clover a large amount of nitro- genous matter accumulates in the soil . 5. This accumulation , which is greatest in the surface - soil , is due to decaying ...
... clover is an excellent preparatory crop for wheat . 4. During the growth of clover a large amount of nitro- genous matter accumulates in the soil . 5. This accumulation , which is greatest in the surface - soil , is due to decaying ...
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