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Concluded from page 1 

 Not only is manure lacking in phosphoric 

 acjd, but it is rich in nitrogen which de- 

 lays maturity unless it is supplemented 

 with phosphoric acid. 



Within the past few years many 

 farmers have grown satisfactory crops 

 of corn using nothing but acid phosphate 

 to supplement moderate or heavy appli- 

 cations of manure. From 300 to 500 

 pounds per acre was used in most cases. 

 Farmers from all parts of the state have 

 done this very satisfactorily. (There is 

 a question about doing this where the 

 seasons are short and the springs late. 

 Where it is questionable it would be bet- 

 ter to try it out before adopting it as a 

 practice.) 



At the present time a ton of acid 

 phosphate costs from $28..50 to $30.00 per 

 ton, while brands of fertilizer containing 

 2 to 3% of ammonia and 8 to XO'A of 

 phosphoric acid cost from $45.00 to 

 $55,000. It seems then that there is a 

 possibility of economizing in the fertili- 

 zer bill by using acid phosphate alone for 

 corn, when the land has been well 

 manured. 



We have been reading for yeais that 

 acid phosphate should be mixed with 

 manure either in the stable, the manure 

 shed or on the spreader before hauling 

 to the field. This is a satisfactory 

 ■practice and an economical means of ap- 

 plying the acid phosphate to the field. 

 As far, however, as the acid phosphate is 

 concerned, it is effective when applied in 

 the spring directly to the land. 



It is usually recommended that 40 

 pounds of acid phosphate be used for 

 each ton of manure or, in other words, 

 about one pound per day for each 1000 

 pounds animal in the stable] . Where 20 

 loads of manure are used per acre, as is 

 often done on some Massachusetts farms, 

 the amount of acid phosphate used per 

 load of manure can be reduced so that 

 from 400 to 500 pounds are used per 

 acre. 



PASTURE DEMONSTRATIONS 



Five pasture demonstrations were 

 started in Hampshire County last spring- 

 on the farms of Enoch Peterson, Pres- 

 cott; George Timmins, Ware; M. D. Grif- 

 fin, Ware; Sereno Clark, Williamsburg; 

 and C. M. Thayer, Cummington. Certain 

 areas were top-dressed at the rate of 1000 

 lbs. ground limestone and 400 lbs. acid 

 phosphate per acre. Check plots were 

 used where limestone and the acid phos- 

 phate were applied alone. Wood ashes 

 were also used in two instances. On one 

 pasture, manure was used and also part 

 of the pasture was harrowed and new 

 seed applied. 



No results were expected the first year 

 as many of the applications were made 

 rathe)- late. In every case but one, how- 

 ever, the farmers reported better feed 

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