Lupins for Green-Manuring (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Joseph Burtt Davy
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781527878853
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Excerpt from Lupins for Green-Manuring Plants other than those of the leguminous order (clovers, peas, beans, lupins, etc.) are not recommended for green-manuring, for the reason that they supply to the soil only the humus, besides What substances they have taken from it during their growth; While yet, a leguminous crop costs no more than any other. It is true that in the ease of all tap-rooted plants the surface soil is enriched by What was taken from the subsoil. But as in the arid region the surface soil is largely of less importance than the subsoil, on account of the deep rooting and feeding characteristic of plants in arid climates, the advantage thus secured is greatly reduced; as is also that of the crop roots being afiorded an Opportunity of deep-rooting by following the course of the tap-roots of the preceding crops. Moreover, nitrogen being the most expensive of elements supplied in manures, the advantage of securing it from the atmosphere Without additional cost is obvious. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.