Definitely not Nitrogen - that'd be a waste. It's very mobile within the soil, and by the time spring comes it would have washed itself into the water table. I sometimes put some K-Mag down on our fields in the fall - but seldom.
Like you, I have some fields that are pretty wet in the spring. If I can't get on them in the spring, I put some on after first cut and then a little more after second cut. There's always a chance of the Nitrogen/urea component getting burnt off when fertilizing in the summer, but for the few fields I do this way I spread myself using a mounted spreader. That way I can watch the forecast and spread a right before a rain. As long as you get 1/2 of rain or more within a day or two of spreading, most of it will go into the soil. Just don't spread when it's already raining or if the leaves are wet - you'll burn the foliage. It's a bit of a balancing act - you want rain to wash the N into the soil and to the roots, but only during the plant's growing period where they can use it as it comes. Any other time and it will just keep washing down into the water table.
As mentioned, fall is the best time to put lime down. And if your fields need both lime and fertilizer and you can only pick one, go with lime. Low pH really affects plants uptake of nutrients - especially K, so you're getting very little bang for your buck with fertilizer in low pH soils. In many places (but especially up here in the Canadian shield) aluminium toxicity is a big issue and can really affect plant growback, root health, and severely restrict K uptake. Aluminum is present in all soils (in the form of Bauxite) - usually in much greater quantities than you'd think. It only becomes toxic to plants, however, when the pH is below 5.5 or so. If it's in this toxic region, it's by far the biggest hindrance to plant growth - far more than lack of nutrients.
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