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stated previously in this column gaseous fertilizer may not be too strange a practice in the near future.
Shown bel >w is gaseous nitrogen being applied to a portion of Mrs. Alexander Gordon’s cornfield early la t‘ month. The experi nents were arranged through the cooperation of the local County agent’s office, the Piedmont Fiejd Station at Orange the Ofin-h lathieson Chemical Corporation < f Maryland and local farmers. ' The purpos 8 of /the study b to compare the vfclue of anhydrous ammonia as i source of nitrogen with more o MSventional sources. Also we need i a determine why results vary fror ^applications of anhydrous ammonia.
Both Rappihannock experiments ape on corn, the other being located at the Earl Kilby Farm.
Each experi rient contains eight plots repeated iat random four times. Treatments were as follow*; i No. '1 Chet id — no fertilizer.
No.2 600 llis. 0-20-20 analysis fertilizer (no nitrogen) per acre.
No. 3 500 Ibsi 6-24-24 per acre.
No. 4 500 lbs. 6-24-24 per acre plus 90 lbs. of nitrogen from ammonium nitrate.'
No. 5 500 lb$; 6-24-24 per acre plus 90 lbs. nii rogen from nitrate of soda. i '
No. 6 500 1*1 11-48-0 plus 92 Vi lbs. nitrogen from ammonium nitrate.
No. 7 lOOOllis. 4-12-12 plus 80 lbs. nitrogen | from ammonium nitrate. • J •
No. 8 1000 lbs. 10-10-10 per acre.. j ■ !! i !
George D. Jdnes, Asst. Agronomist of the Orittge Field Station, will take and ktfcp detailed records of the two experiments throughout the growing season and at harvest from the standpoints or growth, development, quality of
forage and *rafy disease, etc. as
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