PHOSPHORUS FOR SOILS, 185 
It is not yet safe to say that upon all soils the 
result would be the same, but on this particular soil, 
somewhat acid, with a heavy growth of green clover 
turned under, there is no mistaking the great saving 
resulting from the use of the raw rock. 
Upon this same soil potash seemed to give no 
noticeable result, nor could be found a strip where 
was applied nitrate of soda at the rate of 100 
pounds per acre. It was indistinguishable, showing 
that the decaying crimson clover furnished all the 
available nitrogen needed for the growth of the 
little alfalfa plants. 
There was left one plot with no inoculation. The 
result was most astonishing. Where the land was 
inoculated with soil evenly spread the alfalfa stood 
thick and strong, knee high and more. Where no 
inoculation had been applied it was thin, weak, 
crowded with weeds, many plants less than 2” high. 
Phosphates on Alfalfa.—Even on good land I have 
found it very profitable to sow some sort of phos- 
phate with new sown alfalfa. The phosphorus cer- 
tainly greatly stimulates the little alfalfa plants and 
makes them hustle to get ahead of the weeds and 
grass. Thus stronger stands result. Also less seed 
may be sown to the acre than if no phosphorus is 
used. The writer and his brother have used on 
Woodland Farm raw bone meal, acid phosphate and 
basic slag with about equal reults so far as the eye 
could see. It is our practice to put on 250 to 400 
pounds per acre of 16% acid phosphate when the 
alfalfa is sown in soils well filled with lime. Acid 
