SOIL TEST REPORT



RECOMMENDATIONS BY G.F. GRIFFIN AND W.W. WASHKO, EXTENSION AGRONOMISTS, PLANT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES,UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.

FOR NOTES AND EXPLANATION OF SOIL TEST RESULTS, SEE THE ENCLOSED YELLOW EXPLANATION SHEET.

SAMPLE ID SOIL TEST RESULTS CROP

MAR 15,1997

 PH CA MG P K
 4.6 100 30 1 120


FERTILIZER/LIME RECOMMENDATION

(LBS. OF LIME, N., P205, AND K20 PER ACRE)

 LIME N P205 K20
 8000 40 180 190

 



LEGUME HAY MIXTURE; SPRING SEEDING:


APPLY HALF THE RECOMMENDED LIME FOR PLOWDOWN AND HALF TO SEEDBED. APPLY 2 LB BORON AT SEEDING OR APPLY A TOTAL OF 1/2 LB BORON WITH YOUR ANNUAL APPLICATION OF TOPDRESSING FERTILIZER EACH YEAR FOR THE LIFE OF THE STAND.


SEE NOTE 5 IF UNDECIDED ABOUT MANURE. WITHOUT MANURE,APPLY, FOR THE SEEDING, A TOTAL OF 40 N. 180 P205, AND 190 K20. MAINTAIN DURING THE YEAR OF SEEDING BY TOPDRESSING O N. 20-30 P205, AND 90 K20 AFTER THE FIRST CUTTING.


IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, MAINTAIN (WITHOUT MANURE) BY TOPDRESSING O N. 20-30 P205 AND 90 K20 AFTER THE FIRST CUTTING AND AGAIN AFTER THE SECOND OR THIRD CUTTING.