The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Cyril G. (Cyril George) Hopkins
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the two forms of insoluble phosphate than from the reverted or
soluble forms.' "The Indiana director reports as follows: "'It will be seen that during the first and second years the rock phosphate produced little effect, while the acid phosphate very materially increased the yields. During the third and fourth seasons, however, the rock produced very striking results, even forging ahead of the acid. This and very similar investigations in progress lead us to believe that rock phosphate is a cheap and effective source of phosphorus where immediate returns are not required. "In the Ohio experiments eight tons of manure per acre were applied once every three years in a three-year rotation of corn, wheat, and clover, three different fields being used, so that every crop might be grown every year. The average yields for the thirteen years where manure alone was used were: 53.1 bushels of corn 20.6 bushels of wheat 1.63 tons of hay "The average yields on the unfertilized land were: 32.2 bushels of corn 11.4 bushels of wheat 1.16 tons of hay |
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