Thanks, How did he restore other nutrients removed with the crop?
DS
-----Original Message-----
From: Bluestem Associates [mailto:bluestem@webserf.net]
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 11:38 AM
To: David Stanley
Subject: RE: Sustainable tobacco
On Tue, 30 May 2000 13:23:57 -0400, David Stanley wrote:
>What did he use for a winter cover crop, did it contain legumes like vetch?
>Or did he depend on the organic dairy cattle, which I assume received their
>protein ultimately from on-farm nitrogen fixing legumes.
Tobacco wastes. Yes he has cattle, but tobacco does not generally
respond well to nitrogen beyond certain minimal levels.
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