NNY
Agricultural Research Farms
William
H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute Chazy, NY
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The
WH Miner Agriculture Research Institute, located on the lake plain
adjacent to Lake Champlain, provides building space and field areas in
support of NNYADP research and demonstrations. The local climate is
characterized as cool temperate with a freeze-free season of 128 days. The
weather station at the Institute is at an elevation of 200 feet, a
latitude of 44o 53' and a longitude of 73o 28'.
Soils in the 40-acre area used for soil and crop studies were formed from
lake and marine sediments. The dominant soil that developed in the
lacustrine silts is the somewhat poorly drained Roundabout variant soil. A
subsurface drainage system is in place, hence, the limitations excessive
soil wetness may have on the growth and yield of field crops on this soil
have been greatly alleviated.
A beach ridge of Glacial Lake Vermont soil about 15 feet above the
surrounding area borders the eastern edge of the 40-acre demonstration
field. The substratum is rapidly permeable gravel and sand and water
drains freely from the profile. The dominant soil in the ridge is
Waddington.
Areas within the 40 acres are managed for yield trial evaluation of
varieties and selections of forage legumes and grasses, field corn and
soybeans. Studies related to the management of these field crops have
included the evaluation of tillage practices for field corn, the
management of tall fescue, and kura clover as a crop.
The Institute maintains a dairy herd of Holsteins. The herd and the
animals within the herd are used for research and for demonstration
purposes.
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