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On the other hand, these experiments give rea- 

 son to believe that, when stable manure is lack- 

 ing or not sufficiently abundant, commercial 

 fertilizers may be used, if used judiciously, with 

 good results. 



"For the New York farmer, especially those 

 who wish to raise the maximum amount of hay, 

 a judicious blending of stable manure, legumi- 

 nous crops and commercial fertilizers will prob- 

 ably bring both the maximum yield and the 

 most economic returns. For the farmer who 

 wishes to raise a larger proportion of hay on 

 Dunkirk clay loam, an eight -year rotation may 

 be suggested: hay, five years; an mtertilled 

 crop, such as corn, potatoes, beans, mangels, 

 rutabagas or cabbages, one year; oats, one year; 

 winter wheat or rye, one year. Timothy would 

 be seeded in the fall with the wheat or rye and 

 a mixture of red and alsike clover the following 

 spring. In this rotation stable manure should 

 be applied to the grass land before plowing for 

 the cultivated crop. No fertilizer of any sort 

 need be applied for oats. To the wheat apply 

 commercial fertilizer relatively high in phosphoric 

 acid and potash and low in nitrogen. Apply in 

 the spring to each grass crop, just as soon as 

 the grass starts, commercial fertilizers relatively 

 high in nitrogen and low in phosphoric acid and 

 potash. Mixed fertilizers usually contain too 



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