XVI 



CONTENTS 



Laboratory Exercises 



Fertilizer inspection and control, I ; Laboratory 

 mixture of fertilizers, II ; Home mixture of fertilizers, 

 III. 



CHAPTER XVI 



The Use of Fertilizers 



Fertilizers for different crops, § 261 ; Small grains, 

 § 262 ; Grass crops, § 263 ; Leguminous crops, § 264 ; 

 Root crops, § 265 ; Vegetables, § 266 ; Orchards, 

 § 267 ; Fertilizer mixtures for different crops, 

 § 268 ; Fertilizers for different soils, § 269 ; Calcula- 

 tion of results of fertilizer experiments, § 270 ; Fer- 

 tilizing the rotation, § 271 ; Methods of applying fer- 

 tilizers, § 272 ; The limiting factor, § 273 ; The law 

 of diminishing returns, § 274 ; Conditions that influ- 

 ence the effect of fertilizers, § 275 ; Response of sandy 

 and of clay soils to fertilizers, § 276 ; Cumulative 

 need of fertilizers, § 277. 



Questions on Chapter XVI ...... 



Laboratory Exercises ....... 



Fertilization of standard rotations, I; Fertiliza- 

 tion of home-farms, II ; Fertilizer practice in the 

 community, III; Fertilizer experimentation, IV. 



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CHAPTER XVII 



Farm Manures 



Solid and liquid manure, § 278 ; Chemical compo- 

 sition of manures, § 279 ; Farm manure an unbal- 

 anced fertilizer, § 280 ; Quantities of manure voided 

 by animals, § 281 ; Effect of food on composition of 

 manure, § 282 ; Commercial evaluation of manures, 

 § 283 ; Agricultural evaluation of manures, § 284 ; 

 Deterioration of farm manure, § 285 ; Fermentations 

 of manure, § 286 ; Leaching of farm manure, § 287 ; 

 Protected manure more effective, § 288 ; Reinforcing 

 manure, § 289 ; Methods of handling manure, § 290 ; 

 Covered barnyard, § 291 ; Application of manure to 



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