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قراءة كتاب Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
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CHAPTER VIII
| Grass Sods (Continued) | 80-89 |
| Seeding in late summer | 80 |
| Crops that may precede | 81 |
| Preparation | 83 |
| The weed seed | 84 |
| Summer grasses | 85 |
| Sowing the seed | 85 |
| Deep covering | 86 |
| Seed-mixtures | 88 |
CHAPTER IX
| Sods for Pastures | 90-97 |
| Permanent pastures | 90 |
| Seed-mixtures | 91 |
| Blue-grass | 91 |
| Timothy | 92 |
| Red-top | 92 |
| Orchard grass | 93 |
| Other seeds | 93 |
| Yields and composition of grasses | 93 |
| Suggested mixtures for pastures | 94 |
| Renewal of permanent pastures | 96 |
| Destroying bushes | 96 |
| Close grazing | 97 |
CHAPTER X
| The Cowpea | 98-107 |
| A southern legume | 98 |
| Characteristics | 99 |
| Varieties | 99 |
| Fertilizing value | 100 |
| Affecting physical condition | 101 |
| Planting | 101 |
| Inoculation | 103 |
| Fertilizers | 103 |
| Harvesting with livestock | 104 |
| The cowpea for hay | 104 |
| As a catch crop | 106 |
CHAPTER XI
| Other Legumes and Cereal Catch Crops | 108-119 |
| The soybean | 108 |
| Fertility value | 109 |
| Feeding value | 109 |
| Varieties | 110 |
| The planting | 111 |
| Harvesting | 112 |
| The Canada pea | 113 |
| Vetch | 113 |
| Sweet clover | 115 |
| Rye as a cover crop | 116 |
| When to plow down | 117 |
| Buckwheat | 118 |
| Oats | 119 |
CHAPTER XII
| Stable Manure | 120-128 |
| Livestock farming | 120 |
| The place for cattle | 121 |
| Sales off the farm | 122 |
| The value of manure | 124 |
| The content of manure | 125 |
| Relative values | 126 |
| Amount of manure | 127 |
| Analysis of manure | 128 |
CHAPTER XIII
| Care of Stable Manure | 129-138 |
| Common source of losses | 129 |
| Caring for liquid manure | 130 |
| Use of preservatives | 131 |
| Spreading as made | 132 |
| The covered yard | 133 |
| Harmless fermentation | 135 |
| Rotted manure | 135 |
| Composts | 136 |
| Poultry manure | 137 |
CHAPTER XIV
| The Use of Stable Manure | 139-148 |
| Controlling factors | 139 |
| Direct use for corn | 140 |
| Effect upon moisture | 141 |
| Manure on grass | 142 |
| Manure on potatoes | 143 |
| When to plow down |