Show Guidelines For Applying inn Fall Nitrogen To any Davis County Farmers Farmers Farm Farm- ers who are anticipating the use of Nitrogen this fall here are some guidelines and suggestions in its use sent out by the Utah State University University University Uni- Uni Extension Service NITROGEN fertilizer can be applied in the fall but it should be plowed down or otherwise incorporated into the so soil l. l Nitrogen left on the soil surface may escape into the air as gas This is particularly particularly particularly par par- a problem with this area according to L. L Darrell Darrell Darrell Dar- Dar rell Stokes Davis County extension extension extension ex ex- tension agent with the Utah State University He pointed out that nitrogen can be applied in the fall to fall grain or to fields that will be planted to grain or orrow orrow orrow row crops in the spring On pasture land Utah results in indicate in- in indicate that it pays to wait until spring spring- before before- applying nitrogen For equal amounts of fertilizer the spring treatments treatments treatments treat treat- ments give one-half one one ton more forage per acre WITH DAVIS COUNTY conditions conditions conditions con con- nitrogen fertilizer is needed on corn small grain cash crops and pasture However However However How How- ever fertilizer needs are related related related re re- to the water supply I the crop rotation and nd the use I of yard barn-yard manure I Where a 10 lot loc of barnyard manuare is applied little or orno orno orno no commercial nitrogen fertilizer fertilizer fertilizer lizer is required for small grain Furthermore grain following alfalfa peas or highly fertilized row crops needs little added nitrogen Mr Stokes said CORN CAN use up to lbs Ibs of nitrogen per acre providing providing pro pro- I viding the water supply is sufficient sufficient suf sur- suf- suf fic ent to keep the soil moist I from planting until maturity j The application on of ten en tons of I average barnyard manure will wil supply approximately 50 lbs Ibs I o of nitrogen t to tb the crop the first growing season I |