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Director Charles D. Woods, who prepared the above 

 formulas, makes the following statement in connection 

 therewith: "Corn is a crop that uses a large amount of 

 nitrogen. It is usually grown upon sod land or with farm 

 manure, or both. Indeed, it is doubtful if, under ordinary- 

 conditions, it would prove a profitable crop to be grown 

 on somewhat exhausted soil with commercial fertilizers 

 alone. . . . The first formula contains only about one- 

 sixth of the nitrogen needed to grow the crop. With a 

 good sod and especially with a liberal dressing of farm 

 manure, that will be all that is needed. The second and 

 third formulas carry more nitrogen. ..." 



101. The New York (Geneva) Agricultural Experiment 

 Station ^ suggests the following formulas for corn : — 



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1 N. Y. (Geneva) Agr. Exp. Sta., Geneva, N.Y., 14th Rept. 



