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North Carolina soil science boosts crops and industry
A lengthy report details the high cost and essential role of nitrogen fertilizers for farmers, noting Nina’s value and air nitrogen availability. It outlines soil tests, crop strategies like cow peas and hairy vetch, and state-led farm experiments in Wallace, Statesville, Transylvania, and Pinehurst, highlighting lettuce, strawberries, apples, tobacco, and trackable agricultural progress across multiple counties.
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North Carolina
Wallace
Duplin County
Carolina
Gulf Stream
Statesville
Transylvania County
North Carolina Mountains
Asheville
South
Agricultural Department
Raleigh
Agricultural Department Museum
South Carolina
Pinehurst