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another 100 pounds or more for the benefit of the forage crop re- 
maining after the grain is removed. 
For straight seedings of crops for forage production — rye or 
wheat with vetch — fertilizer containing equal parts of phosphoric 
acid and potash is recommended. Eastern States 0-20-20 is used by 
many members for fertilizing forage crop seedings. 
Fertilizer for Green Manure or Winter Cover Crops 
The fertilization of these crops serves two important purposes: 
first, it helps to increase yield and thus make more organic matter to 
plow down; second, it builds into soil a greater supply of nutrients 
to be used by the cash crops which follow. Eastern States 0-20-20 
furnishes an excellent balance of phosphoric acid and potash for 
green manure and cover crop fertilization. Recommended rates of 
application are at from 200 to 400 pounds to the acre. 
Green manure crops decompose more rapidly after plowing down 
when they have been well supplied with lime and the mineral 
nutrients, phosphoric acid and potash. Legume crops will develop 
greater growth and perform more efficiently as nitrogen-producing 
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