Neal Kinsey's Hands-On Agronomy [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Neal Kinsey (Author), Charles Walters (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Halcyon House Pubs; 2 edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911311394
• ISBN-13: 978-0911311396
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Agronomy

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A serious work for farmers for understanding soil fertility., December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Neal Kinsey's Hands-On Agronomy (Paperback)

An in depth discussion of soil fertility issues and how to use specific fertilizers to achieve balanced crop nutrtion. Excellent statagies for soil testing. Answers to soil problems not easily found.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Kinsey gets it right, January 29, 2004

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"goldeneaglefarm" (Minneola, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neal Kinsey's Hands-On Agronomy (Paperback)

Attending one of Mr. Kinsey's seminars and visiting with the farmers who have implemented his programs will convince the most staunch skeptic. His concept of "Feeding the soil and let the soil feed the plant" makes perfect sense. All elements in the soil must be within specific parameters for any plant to grow and produce to its full potential. Too much of the research results and recommendations that are available are tied to some corporate sponsorship that is ultimately tied to a product they wish to sell whether it is needed or not. Mr. Kinsey's success in 50 states and 50 countries speaks for itself. If you are a serious steward of the land and intend to stay in business in agriculture this book will help you get the not only more yield but higher quality products from your operation.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Agonomy or info-mmercial?, January 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Neal Kinsey's Hands-On Agronomy (Paperback)

The author has a soil consultation service, and one does not have to read too many pages before one realizes that all that has been read so far is self-aggrandizment, and this continues throughout the book. The author makes the same claims that are heard or read in advertisments for quack products: State and/or university soil testing facilities produce inaccurate results because they cut corners in testing or return stock answers to stock analyses; but; the lab the author uses is 100% accurate. Growers who use the author's recommendations have increased crop yields by X%, with X depending upon the crop in question. All claimed increases are substantial.

The author includes just enough factual material on soils to give the book an air of authority, but is very short on any explanation or reason for the importance of these soil factors (other than humus). The whole book seems to be a many-paged advertisement for people to use his service.

Those interested in the subject might better spend their money on a good soils textbook.