Soil Conservation Program Clarified in Delaware and Region
Agriculture officials outline 1936 Agricultural Conservation aims and payments. A. D. Cobb of the University of Delaware explains goals to build soil, improve fertility, and ensure steady supplies. West Virginia lists five soil building practices with tiered payments for legume seeds and crops.
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Virginia
Maryland-Delaware
A. D. Cobb
University of Delaware
Delaware Extension
R. O. Stelzer
Cobb
Delaware
Secretary of Agriculture
West Virginia
Apple Pre Ridge
Lime and green manures payments for Virginia farms in 1936
The notice outlines lime stone payments at $1.40 per ton up to $2.80 per acre for soil treatment before Oct 31 1936. It lists four groups of green manures with different payments: group one at $1.50 per acre for soybeans sweet clover and fes pedeza seeded in 1936 and turned under before Oct 31 with at least two months growth. Group four covers Sudan grass mullet and sowed corn with a $1 per acre payment for turning under after at least two months growth and before Oct 31. Reforestation offers $5 per acre for trees on cropland or pastured land unsuited to cropping or grazing.
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Agricultural Conservation Committee For
West Virginia
Sudan
Where Whose Good Tomatoes Come From
The article discusses soil liming and fertilizer use to improve soil structure and nutrient availability. Lime effects vary by soil type, with heavy clay benefiting from liming while sandy soils gain water retention. It cites Virginia Tech authority on soil amendments and notes substantial plant food needs revealed by a three year tobacco rotation and crop removal.
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Virgina Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
T. B. Hutcheson
Agronomy
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Maryland
Del-Mar- Va
Kent County
Somerset County
Eastern Shore
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