COLUMBIA, Mo. — One hundred thirty years ago, the University of Missouri established Sanborn Field as an agricultural research area, beginning generations of study on crops and forages.
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Sanborn Field has some plots that have been planted continuously in corn and wheat since 1888. Other plots have three- and four-year rotations.
A soil sample from this test plot was used to develop the antibiotic aureomycin, which treated a variety of illnesses. A soil sample from the plot is in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
