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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.

Learn more about Cornell Crop Research at W.H. Miner Institute

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