nitrogen-gathering

Inoculation of the seed with nitrogen-gathering germs will help, and a good fertilizer, such as the one recommended for these crops elsewhere, should be applied.

The Pecan and its Culture 1920

As the purpose of all rotation is to keep the soil productive, oats should alternate every few years with one of the nitrogen-gathering crops.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

Second, the nitrogen-gathering crops, while helping to feed the stock, also reduce the fertilizer bills by supplying one of the costly elements of the fertilizer.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

To go with the food made from the cotton seed, grow on the farm pea-vine hay, clover, alfalfa, and other such nitrogen-gathering crops.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

The peanut is a true legume, and, like other legumes, bears nitrogen-gathering tubercles upon its roots.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

The roots go to a good depth and are thickly covered with the nodules of nitrogen-gathering bacteria.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement Alva Agee 1900