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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1950

Page

17

Potash Losses Vary By Soil Type In Alabama Study

An Agricultural Experiment Station report covers eight substations across Alabama showing potash losses without winter legumes. Sandy soils lost up to 34 percent while clay soils lost six percent. adding a winter legume reduced losses across all soils. The cotton-winter legume corn rotation lowered needed annual potash to a quarter or half. Grant noted improvised rope from knotted bed sheets and a hacksaw found near a window.

Alabama

Nitrogen from legumes boosts Alabama crops with inoculation facts

Article explains free atmospheric nitrogen per acre in Alabama and how legumes like vetch and crimson clover fix it with proper bacteria. It warns that inoculant type matters, notes problems with certain combinations, and urges fresh inoculation from a reliable company applied thoroughly at planting. Also a for sale notice: a pony, brown and white, gentle, price listed.

Maple St Austinville

Fertilizer Essential for Winter Legumes Says Alabama Study

A. P. I. Agricultural Experiment Station findings show good fertilizer practices are key to growing winter legumes across Alabama. Inoculated legumes fix nitrogen, enriching soil 60 to 100 pounds per acre, but lime phosphorus and potassium must be added if not already present. Farmers should consult county agents to tailor programs for soil types and past treatments.

A. P. I. Agricultural Experiment Station Alabama

Legumes Cut Potash Losses for Alabama Crops

Alabama farmers can save about one and a half million dollars by growing winter legumes on fertilized land. Legumes reduce potash leaching, lowering loss from 20 percent to three percent over eight years in cotton and corn systems, per studies by the A P leg.

Alabama A.p.leg

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