Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1912 — Fasture Crops. [ARTICLE]

Fasture Crops.

Another circular which is demanding consideration in view of the disastrous effects of the drouth and unfavorable weather conditions on last year’s clover crop, is “Supplementary Pasture Crops,’’ by F. C. King of the department of animal husbandry, and Prof. M. L. Fisher of the Purdue soils and crops department. The - circular suggests the use of rape, cow-peas, soy beams, Canadian field peas, etc., to return prompt food values, as well as the planting, under favorable conditions, of oats, rye, vetch, crimson olover, sorghum, root crops, pumpkins, etc. This circular, No. 35, may be had upon application to the Purdue expert* ment station. La Fayette, Ind. -~ i The effect of liming on Indiana soils as a means of nuetralizlng harmful acids in the soil is the basis of study contained in Circular 33, recently issued by the soils and crops department of the Purdue experiment station. The bulletin covers the question exhaustively,' showing nnder what conditions and in what quantities lime should be applied ,