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1. Effect of Three Tillage Systems on Soil Bulk Density and Porespace DistributionMany grain producers in Kentucky use a 3 crop in 2 year rotation of corn fol lowed by small grain-soybeans, and commonly no-ti1 1 the soybeans and corn in order to intensively use sloping land for continuous grain production. Because of the intensity of machinery traffic in this system, grtwxs. are concerned that continuw no-till management may cause compaction, and that such fields may need occasional primary tillage. In order to obtain information regarding this situation, we conducted a test for... |
2. Studies of Agricultural Effects on Groundwater Quality in KentuckySeveral small watersheds and tiled fields have been selected in Kentucky to assess the influence of agricultural practices on groundwater quality. Sites were selected to represent the dominant agricultural systems used in the most agriculturally important areas of the state. Within each study site, water samples from springs, wells, streams, or tile lines are being sampled monthly to monitor content of N03-N, atrazine. alachlor, and fecal bacteria. Although sampling will continue for at least another... |
3. Use of A Wheat Cover Crop to Trap Residual Soil N for No-till CornIn continued work on long-term no-till plots, wheat was tested as a winter cover crop to determine how much carryover soil N it would accumulate from the preceding no-till corn crop and make available to the successive no-till corn crop. Wheat biomass at time of planting no-till corn was about 1.7 times greater following 240 lbs N/A on the preceding corn than following 80 lbs N/A. However, maximum wheat biomass was only about 1 T/A, and contained only 15 lbs N/A more than wheat grown following corn... |
4. A Field Study of Soil Test Variability, Its Effects on Accuracy of Fertilizer Recommendations, and the Subsequent Effect of Variable Rate Fertilizer Application on Soil Test ValuesThree 2.5 acre blocks were selected for intensive soil sampling from within an approximate 90 acre field which had been partitioned into 35, 2.5 acre blocks by a farm supply dealer. The 2.5 acre blocks had previously been sampled on a central composite grid basis and a variable rate fertilizer spreader (VRS) programmed for fertilizing the field. Three other more intensive sampling techniques were used to sample the 3 blocks selected for more detailed studies. Results obtained showed that soil test... |