FIELD CROP RECORD YEAR 4-H 150 Name County Club Age Date Kind of Crop I. SOIL INVENTORY II. l. What is the texture of your soil? (sandy loam, loam, silt loam, clay loam) 2. What is the drainage condition? (droughty, well drained, poorly drained) 3. What is the topography? (level, gently rolling, rolling, steep) Number of Acres 4. Does this land have any tile drains, open ditch drains, contour strips or terraces? SOIL FERTILITY RECORD 1. Was a soil test made? 2. If so, who tested it? 3. What was the ph? 4. How many pounds of magnesium {MgO) did the test show per acre? 5. How many pounds of phosphorus (P 2 o 5 ) did the test show per acre? 6. How many pounds of potash (K 2 0) did the test show per acre? lstutd In furtherance of Cooperative Extenaion work, ac:1 of May 8 and June 30, 1914 In cooperation with l e U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Maryland and local oovernments. J:"" M. Curtis, Director of Cooperative Exlension Ser,ice. University of Maryland, The Maryland Cooperative Extension Service otters Its :;,:;ram, 10 persona regardless of race, color, ra11on11 :;r11 in, sex or handicap and It an equal o::,ponunity employer. lnqulriee concerning th,a policy s11ould be directed to the Human Relellona Ccioro,nator, Maryland Cooperative Exten1lon SelVice, Symon, Hall, College Park. MO 20742.
2 II I. LIME AND FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Did you obtain recorrmendations based on a soil test? 2. Who made the recommendations? 3. Was lime recommended? If so, what kind? How much? 4. How much and what analysis of fertilizer was recommended? Pounds AnaZysis Method of AppZication IV. PAST CROPPING HISTORY OF THIS FIELD l. What crop was grown on this land last year? 2. Was manure applied to the previous crop? l Jhat kind? 3. What fertilizer was applied to it? Pounds Per Acre AnaZysia Method of AppZication V. LIME, FERTILIZER AND MANURE APPLICATIONS 1. Did you apply lime for this crop? If so, what kind? How much? 2. Did you apply manure for this crop? If so, what kind? How much?
3 V. LIME, FERTILIZER AND MANURE APPLICATIONS (continued) 3. Did you plow under a cover crop or an old hay or pasture stand? Give crop and height when plowed under. 4. Show the amount and analysis of fertilizer which you applied. Pounds Per Acre Anatysis Method of Appliaation VI. THE SEED TAG 1. What variety did you use? Was it certified? 2. Is it a variety that is recommended by the University of Maryland for your area? 3. Was the seed treated for disease control? 4. What was the percentage of gennination? Per cent. Percentage of purity? Per cent. 5. Did it contain any other crop seed? if, what kind? 6. Did it contain any weed seed? If so. what kind? 7. List any noxious weeds present in the seed and how many per pound. VII. CULTURAL OPERATIONS 1. Date of plowing 2. How many times did you harrow the land before planting? 3. Hhat date did you plant? 4. How much seed did you use per acre?
4 VII. CULTURAL OPERATIONS (continued) 5. Give the dates of cultivation,, 6. Did you use a chemical for seed control? If so, what was it? When and how was it applied? 7. If the crop was a legume, did you inoculate the seed with nitrogen fixing bacteria? VI I I. LABOR RECORD Keep a record of the work done on a separate sheet and enter it weekly in the table below. A man-hour is one person working one hour. Charge $2.30 for each man-hour and $5.00 for each tractor hour. Date 20 Tractor Kind of Work Man-Hours Hours Cost $ Total Cost $
5 IX. COST OF MATERIALS Materials Amount Used Price Per Unit* Cost Lime: $ $ Fertilizer: Sprays: Dusts: Seed: Other: Total Cost $ X. RECORD OF YIELD ANO VALUE Crop Harvested Harvested Quantity Price Per Unit* Value of Crop $ $ Total Value $ *bushel, ton, pound, etc.
XI. CROP DISPOSAL (indicate amount) Used on farm. Saved for seed Sold nther 6 XII. SUMMARY OF COST AND RETURNS Total labor cost (Section VIII)........................ $ XIII. Total material cost (Section IX)................. Total cost............................. Total value of crops............................... Profit or loss (subtract total cost from total value).......... Profit or loss per acre (divide profit or loss by number of acres)........... Tell how your crops were affected by: 1. Weather: _... $...$ 2. Insects: 3. Diseases: 4. Other factors: Reprinted 1978