Corn Two Years
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CROP-ROTATIONS
Hunt says that the prosperity of the east, as a whole,
would be greatly increased if the rotations of crops were so modified
as to increase the corn acreage. He suggests the four rotations given
in the table below, which is taken from Bulletin 116 of the
Pennsylvania experiment station. The fertilizers recommended should
maintain fertility.
CORN IN CROP-ROTATIONS
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3 Yr. 4 Yr. 5 Yr. 7 Yr.
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1 Corn: 6 to 10 loads of manure and 25
pounds of phosphoric acid.
1 1 1 2 Corn: 6 to 10 loads of manure and 25
pounds of phosphoric acid.
2 2 3 Oats: no fertilizer.
2 3 3 4 Wheat: 50 pounds each of phosphoric
acid and potash.
3 4 4 5 Clover and timothy: no fertilizer.
5 6 Timothy: 25 pounds each of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid, and potash.
7 Timothy: 25 pounds each of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid, and potash.
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