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no blanching. Where a grower is located 

 quite near a large city, it would be a profit- 

 able crop to grow. 



OATS AND OTHER GRAINS 

 All grains can be grown on muck. How- 

 ever, applications of phosphoric acid and pot- 

 ash will be necessary, in order to obtain a 

 good crop. Lack of these two elements 

 means deficient grain and lack of potash 

 means weak straw subject to lodging. 

 About 200 to 300 pounds of a mixture con- 

 taining 6% phosphoric acid and 4% potash 

 is good. Methods of culture are the same as 

 for upland crops. 



HAY 



Seeding down of hay can take place the 

 last of July. If the muck is at all acid, it is 

 given an application of lime, either (i) two 

 to three tons of ground limestone per acre, 

 or (2) one and a half tons of air-slaked lime 

 per acre or (3) two tons of marl per acre. 

 Spread the lime directly on the furrows after 

 plowing and harrow it in. 



A good fertilizer to use is a bone-base mix- 

 ture made up of 500 pounds nitrate of soda, 

 1,000 pounds ground bone, and 500 pounds 

 muriate of potash, using about 500 to 700 



