EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



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On fertile lauds the application (,»f uiannre to oats is as a rule uot 

 advisable as it may cause too vigorous a vegetative growth, and oats 

 will teud to lodge when ueariug maturity. The best practice is to 

 apply the manure before the cultivated crops in the rotation. The use 

 of Acid Phosphate in connection with manure will greatly increase its 

 value. 









Variety test of oats, Michigan Agricultural College. 



LIME. 



The use of ground limestone, marl, or other forms of lime, is effective 

 in increasing 1he yield of oats and of clovers, or alfalfa seeded with 

 oats. For continuous success with oats or other grain crops, a vigorous 

 growth of leguminous crops in the rotation is necessary. The use of 

 lime on soils needing it is strongly recommended. 



Lime should be applied in the rotation, preferably when fitting the 

 seed bed for a cultivated crop, or if not applied at that time, when 

 seeding for oats. 



Bulletin No. 91, giving detailed information regarding lime, can be 

 had from tlie Michigan Agricultural College. Most Michigan soils, 

 particularly those which have been farmed more than a generation, 

 need lime for a successful clover crop. Lime may be applied in the 

 form of ground limestone, marl or as hydrated or "agricultural" lime. 

 Usually two tons of ground limestone per acre, or from six to eight 

 loads of marl, or 1,000 to 1,500 pounds of hydrated lime per acre, if 

 that form is used, will pave the way for a good clover crop and for 

 better yields of succeeding grain and cultivated crops. The land should 

 be limed previous to seeding clover, preferably the year before. Oats 

 will yield better on a well limed soil than on an acid one. 



