CHAPTER VII 



CROPS, FERTILIZERS, HOW TO USE 

 THEM AND THE WOODLOT 



The Proper Preparation of Manure One 

 OF THE Most Important Elements in 

 Successful Farnhng — Various Kinds 

 of Fertilizers and How They should 

 BE Applied — Rotation in Crops as It 

 has become Scientifically Demon- 

 strated — Corn Still Remains a Most 

 Important Crop and Difficult to Deal 

 With. 



THE day has passed when we may expect 

 to raise large crops without the use of 

 fertilizers. Drought may be overcome by irri- 

 gation, and to a certain extent by the use of dust 

 mulch; insects and fungus diseases may be pre- 

 vented by spraying, but without an abundant 

 supply of plant food failure will result, even 

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