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Fertilizer: On most lands some form of nitrogen is 

 essential. If it is not already in the soil, it should he 

 put there in the most economical way — through the 

 plowing under of cowpeas, or velvet beans, or red clo- 

 ver. When a good crop of these is plowed under as a 

 preparation for wheat, 200 or 250 pounds of acid phos- 

 phate per acre is recommended at planting time, and 

 in the early part of March a top dressing of 50 or 75 

 pounds of nitrate of soda, if available. Other forms of 

 fertilizer containing nitrogen like calcium cyanamid or 

 sulphate of ammonia may be used in its stead. When 

 calcium cyanamid is used as a top dressing, its applica- 

 tion should be made about March 1. 



When wheat is planted on land that has had no 

 leguminous crop plowed under for soil improvement 

 and the amount of available nitrogen in the soil is 

 small, 75 or 100 pounds of cotton seed meal with 200' 

 pounds of acid phosphate per acre is recommended. 

 They should be applied at planting time. 



About every farm is some barnyard manure that can 

 be used to supply a part of the nitrogen for the wheat. 

 Six or eight tons scattered broadcast as a top dressing 

 in the fall or eary winter will greatly increase the yield 

 and lessen the expense of buying commercial fertilizer. 

 Where stable manure is used, it should not be applied 

 too thickly, as it may cause a heavy growth of straw 

 and consequently, lodging. 



Kind of Seed : In Table I, is listed with their yields,, 

 the leading varieties that are adapted to Alabama con- 

 ditions. They are the soft winter wheats. The hard 

 red wheats grown in the northwest are not recommen- 

 ded for Alabama. 



A variety that has been grown for several years in a 

 locality and has done well is probably the safest to 

 plant in that locality. The Blue Stem or Purple Straw 

 marked Alabama Strain in Table I is one of those 

 varieties that has become adapted to middle Eastern 

 Alabama. 



It is a smootli variety, about ten days earlier than the 

 Blue Stem or Purple Straw, sold by most seedsmen and 

 is recommended especially for Central and South Ala- 

 bama. Seed of this variety is scarce and hence the 

 choice must usually be made of one of the other stan- 

 dard varieties. 



Other good beardless varieties are Fultz, Golden 

 ChafT, Leap, Bed May and Currell, and good bearded 



