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Show J' y. a 'r ' determine the amount of fertilizer Professor of'Agrcsooy Utah SraeUdvoiity V; profitably use on t' D.; C. . .; v ;. V V : Tuffy - 1 CropS.' ;: : . not m . factors besides fertilizers that influence crop yields. The kind of soil, amount of water available tor irrigation, variety of. crop, quality of seed, amount of seed planted; time of ping program, crop, real-iaftt- e. . : 1 vThere 'are many .. There is need .for a more accurate method of determining fertilizer requirements.- The shotgun method of fertilizer , recommenda-tion- s now used is not Crap yields from farm .to farm are too variable. With such a condition tt is . - pern oomraL and conditions classed as ;,: re-sourc-es of production. If all these production resources can, liowever, were utilized to the cpti mum Eachfarmer mum, one .would obtain the maximum crop yield. ; The maximum however, is not the maximum of. production the one of most interest" to the former. The - maximum level of production on any parcel of land willi be known un til we know how to use each resource of production at its optimum. Smfcemany of the ction resources are sub-ec-t to dhange, and some are not controlled by the farm er, the maximum level of production wtl change. Even though the maximum level of production of any pared of land win change -- r&Miitmm atrfmtatfi Wng;uied & J" ceeding to determine the optimum' profitable use of fertilizer. The procedure for determining maximum profitable; yields for fids form for nitrogdi fertilizer at the other levd of resources of i i ; items I iiko mlaa j Ltd Duk lea?: . . "IftffomflAlajisttaM Lad task, and tt las a proud record fnms deceit stated In 1917. ; l. EtevMi bflUon doitare in 16ms for v.v : ? kcdAssodatta you tonstom loana forntariy ovary tom-aoff at tha kmrost possible Interest Tho nd your piupom on or Association is anda up of renders and farmers Iiko yourself. Mm who ars kienly interested In your success. 'Today your . - . . . , offer j .. - . . ... . r ' Vi nwnber-borraVve- rs will ' - crop prodne-tion.Aatoi- OF : ; 73 PRESTGS s r: r A FARMER-OWNE- i GO EASIEB LONGER ON 1 8dal ' nii Ne PBiSWEI vj.-'- r WHITEWALLS Tread Wrap-Aroun- d Passenger Oim FntM or Tire qq QmfutNd Casings . . . All Sizes . .,i '. ,v .'i1.'';;,.: 15x38 l-PL- NYLON-- ONLY ' Y - Plus Tax auMj? raneroa Spedal . O "spring planting Tax Terms Available , r ' i i V SMALL GRAINS : O grasses O ALFALFA vV..vO corn O pasture Mins -v . ( . he C93-- 1I : T '; WIDE GRIP - I . ' I I offers yon a complete line of certified seeds for your HU MOUNTED & BALANCED ... . In Utelh soils, nitrogen and phosphorus are the most to be HmSt- -l Bkejyfe ing resources of production. Whdat on irrigated land will be used to ilhistrlate bow to determine the miaximum level of provable production for any parcel of land, based on feituzer. The tin of planting wheat becomes an impbzunt ' resource Cf on. Fall planted! on wheat irrigated land has farmers' ASSOCIATION Sins Pins Tax YoHr tions. INTERMOUNTAIN V r f IHETRE economical, he V. IT TBEPRE WONDERFUL, ; DANK WHERE YOUR VOICE COUNTS D r iSS. . : , ISw . ; ; - Certified i the newly developed Gaines ; . : Locally-Grow- n UTAH RANGER ALFALFA SEED V V,. variety, for which there is no comparable spring var-iety. Suppose a fanner has lowed the general fertilizer recommendations and appMed about 80 pounds of nitrogen wheat ;crqp per;acretothe and: has been getting yidm of about 00 budiels to the acre. , If he compares this yiekr with the states average r ! 1 Ask Yonr Branch Manager Pete Hyde. Preston, Idaho . r t i. j J --. - 4 INTERMOlJttTAfN ASSOCIATION . - ti M , (Continued on paige 11) t physical, and chemical environment can be. improved by adAng form manure and crop residues. We cannot change the weather, but we can often modi fy some of its effects by rone of planting and proper use of irrigation water; :. Fertilizer is the one production resource on most farms for which the optimum level of profitable use is least known; yet it is one of the easiest to manipulate by the farmer to determine! tiie optimum for Ms condi- . FEDERAL LAND DANK ASSOCIATION improve : v 60-bus- hd Jon; Seller's -- (. . ! ;.r ToiixL 1 saMnity, , or poor .drainsse, can ; be corrected and tnta all part owners of the Assoda- themselves pert owner when you taka out your kaiLTNs gives you e voice in mmigeinentmd a shire in eemings. No other kndnf orginization cm touch the Land Bmk for the advantages it gives you. You can see why." Thsy ars tkm. You bscomi a .; . 6ei SrowioR fflnjo : S' suchasuneveness, ditions, : of nitrogen and phosphorus in wheat at given . yields. (Similar data is availaMe for other crops). The yield contains ICO pounds of nitrogen. : The -- . . : can set annual p: goals baaed on past e ences and production records, and eventually be able to approximate the maximum level of profitable production with a given set of production resources. Most of the production resources ore relatively simple to apply at or near their optimum, such as variety, qualfty of seed, amount of seed to plant, :tune of plant ing, cropping program, crop stand, and pest control Ir rigation water requires icon stderable more Judgment and skSH to use it at ito op- timum: Devices are abte to. 'measure sou moisture wUch can aid the farm-eri- n using waterat or near optimum. We cannot change the type of soil,7 although some of the unfavorable con- tl pneto r J '.-I- . Manned re-sour- ces , i .. ?u form- - phosphorus is not a limttii er will utilize to the best resource, in wheat" producof Ms vabtitty the other tion on this farm). of production at or Table 1 shows the amount near optiinum, before pro- with time, farm fPI Indicated .1, "S' ii t NOW LOCATED NEXT TO FRANKLtN CAFE f i : , v fi 35 s. or '40 1 bushels.1 fids . 60 bushels is a good yidd But 60 ..bushels the .maximum level , of .profitable", produc-tio-n 2 Ms;v'farm? it. ,'i - r', . viih "A DEAL FOR EVERY wn Tb revahtiie tiie fertilizer andv determine how to use we will a$sume the other resources of production are t ' C52-67- 52 t . ' F " .. |