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Table 18 — Crops on uliich mauurc teas aiipUvd. 



Application of manure. 



Farms reporting. 



A 



Crops. 



Per acre. 



A 



Average Total Per cent ,. ■■ v 



Number. acres. amount. of total. Amount. Value. 



Corn, for silage or grain. ... 180 



Oats, for hay or grain 174 



Potatoes . ." 198 



Hay, mostly top dressing... 363 



All other, including gardens, 

 millet, and other miscel- 

 laneous crops of small 



r).8 



4.1 



1.1 



12.6 



19,934 



11,023 



4,233 



46,416 



23.1 



12.8 



4.9 



53.8 



19.1.') 

 15.46 

 19.07 

 10.17 



.$36.19 

 29.22 

 36.04 

 19.24 



r 



A pocket of alluvial soil which is utilized for crop ])roductioii. The hill is used partly 

 for pasture and partly for woodland. From a siiriiig on the sidehill is 

 pi])cd a never-failing supply of water. 



Use of Commercial Fertilizers and Lime 



In spite of the fact that these farmers have plenty of stable manure- 

 with which to maintain their cultivated land in a high state of pro- 

 ductivity, certain crops and conditions mny justify the use of some 

 commercial fertilizer. Corn may need a small ajjplication to stimulate 

 early growth or aid maturity. Oats for grain may need a better bal- 

 anced food supply than is ai'forded by mfinure filone. Potatoes can be 

 more directly stimulated by chemicals because close contact with man- 

 ure engenders scab. These are reasons for a ]n-evious suggestion that 

 some of the manure might be replaced with other sources of plant food 

 to advantage. 



The distribution of commercial fertilizer by cro|)s and amounts is 

 given in Table 1!). About two-thirds of the potato growers used ferti- 



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