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the wheat crop are: (1) by the application of barnyard manure, and (2) 

 by the use of commercial fertilizers. 



Where clover or grass is followed by corn in a rotation, better returns 

 are obtained from manure when placed on the sod and plowed under 

 for corn. For soils low in plant-food and humus, manure may be applied 

 profitably to the wheat crop. Unless the ground is too rolling the manure 



APPROXIMATE DATE OF SEEDING WINTER WHEAT. 1 



should be applied to the wheat as a top dressing before seeding rather 

 than plowed under, or it may be applied after seeding. Soluble plant- 

 food from the manure will leach down into the soil and the strawy remains 

 will act as a mulch during the winter. 



The needs of the soil upon which the wheat crop is to be grown will 

 determine the proportion of different plant-food elements to be used. 

 The intelligent use of fertilizers for wheat calls for a knowledge of the 



1 Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



