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Show Tha Paysan Payton, tlfA Curve's, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967 How and When so lizer will remain in the soil and will be used by next years Economics of Fertilizer Use to Crop Yield flrt mb INTERMQUNTA1N Jerry Brim Why is fertilizer By (HEBI0CEEE0HIQI) a good buy? research information from the university indicates that fertilizer is a profitable investment, giving an average return of 300, This is a stand out among investments when compared with the bank savings account, returning only 4 and various protein feeds for beef and dairy cattle returning 25. We have compared the cost Most (2Bi3(HC!OfflIEE3SD tarn MIXING aDELIVERINOVTSPREADING eamsEHEEEQ (Mite and returns two farmers growing an acre of alfalfa, one using adequate fertilizer, and the other trying to get by with of less than recommended amounts. By itemizing and comparing each of their cost essential to produce a crop of land charges, machinery charges, labor charges, and supply charges, we find that the farmer with proper alfalfa, will make $28.59 more net profit per acre than the other grower. That is $2.51 return for each $1.00 spent of fertilizer. Many growers use less than fertility practices recommended amounts of fertilizer because they feel it is a gamble with weather and environmental factors. Actually the farmer takes the big risk when he decides to grow the crop, not when he decides to use fertilizer. It costs $47.00 per acre to grow an acre of alfalfa irregardless if three or five tons are produced. The additional $11.00 fertilizer cost actually improves the farmers odds of raising maximum profit from the original $47.00 investment. When looking at the weather risk, the land charges, machinery charges, labor charges, and supply charges can be completely lost in a drought year but to three-fourtof the ferti- two-thir- ds hs Fertilizer crop. Fertilizer is the smallest gamble of all of these crop costs. Fertilizer lowers the cost of producing a crop. Like any business, every farm has a break-eve- n point. A farmer has to produce a definite minimum yield just to break-eve- n. This is because in producing any crop, he has fixed costs and he must produce at least enough to pay these fixed costs. A small additional cost for fertilizer can increase the yield above the break-eve- n point and put the grower in the profit picture. For example; on sugar beets, it takes a sub- - Other Total Yield In Apply Fertilizers PHOSPHORUS AND POTASH Take a good soil sample. Have it analvzed by a reputable soil testing laboratory. Request a fertilizer recommendation to produce your yield goal. A good practice is to broadcast and plow down the amounts recommended from the soil test. In amny instances, the phosphorus and potash requirements of the corn crop can be satisfied by banding at planting. More Net Crop if you grow corn silage that with corn silage you can more grow dry matter and total digestible nutrients than either 6 tons of leafy alfalfa hay or 10 tons of alfalfa haylage? Did you know tons of corn silage per of fertilizer are used amounts acre proper and proper management methods followed. Shouldn't you try corn silage this year? You can get up to 35 if yield would be produced. At $14.50per ton, the crop value would be $217.50. Subtracting the cost of production from the crop value, a net income of $61.32 per acre would be obtained. By applying $1440 worth of fertilizer and adding a small charge for applying the fertilizer, and harvesting the extra beets produced, the total cost would go up to $185.58 acre. The field data shows that an average of 20 tons per acre could be expected which would be worth $290.00. Subtracting the cost of production from the crop value, there is a net profit of $104.42. That is $43.10 more profit than was obtained from the beets with no fertilizer. By going to a application of fertilizer, More $., if you use bulk fertilizer More from What are the farmers three most valuable items in the spring? Of course, time, labor and money. You save all three when you apply bulk fertilizer. Bulk application is convenient, and it takes part of rapid, economical the spring work load from the farmer. Many farmers questioned the results of the until they used fertilizer themselves research on dryland wheat. Yields jumped. So did profits. Farmers report a yield increase of 5 to 10 bushels of dryland wheat per acre on $... (120-120-- 0) $28.80acre, the total cost of production would go up to $214.98. Field work shows that 25 tonsacre worth $362.00 could dryland wheat good stands when proper fertilization and good management practices were adopted. With good moisture conditions predicted, this is profit-buildin- Research tells the story: Yields in this area increased to 8 tons per acre when alfalfa was fertilized with 120 to 160 lbs. of P205 per acre. Same amounts of fertilizer increased alfalfa yields to 9 tons per acre. More $...if you neglect pasture dont and lose money as a result. Heres what can happen to yields and profits with proper fertilization. Most growers neglect their pasture Apply nitrogen fertilizer applied. Agronomically, early fertilization is best enables natural moisture to move the fertilizer down into the root zone. Fertilizer applied late often moves, under furrow irrigation, to the tops of the furrows and then isnt as available as it should be for maximum yields. it's easier on you, Apply fertilizer early better for your crops (and profits). sugar beets (UsS) Fertilizers i: i ract n ic d to ;il t inpt toi rl Cm requirement won low fn tion at planting. The aC'di t p.- r a m d uu nitrogen requireint nt of Urn corn crop can be supplied as n a or plowed Indore planting. If jour corn is short of nitiout n, tnoinb to.) late for side - dressuw,, additional nitrogen can bo a M i side-dressi- by bubbling anhvdt nos aiurnci-iinto your irrigation wCm, do insure umiorrn fertilizer distribution, the Wader appliC.ei.'i; must be careiully control':-- d. When nitrogen is the only i r limiting element, as i ; t; many western areas, a good method of application is to j h down about h ill of the ni i - on fertilizer that the balance she- -t shows you need, dim remaining portion can be after the coin is 6 to fi im.h-- s side-dre-ss- ed tall. Another effective method is to leoadeast or plow down 11 the nitrogen the coin crop will down, the deep out require. By plowing fertilizer is placed of the reach of surface germinating weeds, bet ideally bleated to plumule deep root development by coi n. SUMMARY Utah farmers can reach very high yields of silage or grain corn provided good management practices are used. The secret is to set a high Held gv! fur every field and (hen plan atom! operating program to m! i u that yield. Sjierir.i ent, must be placed on grv.d s a; practices. fertility fij h m ns : of nitrogen together v, jth an supply of phosphate ote t ash andmiernnutrients a ; ne are absolutely necessary. PROFIT PER you ment. (2) When you sample an area, scrape away the surface litter and take a core six inches deep from the surface soil. (3) On permanent pastures and sod areas, sample only three inches deep. (4) Repeat this procedure in 10 to 15 places in the uniform area. Mix the soil in the pail and fill a pint container with the mixture. Don't sample ususual such as dead furrows, low spots or terraces, Such a procedure will give , you a composite sample representing all sections of the field. This will help the soil testing laboratory give you an accurate (5) on your lands needs for nutrients. Soil samples can he taken any time the ground isn't Bozen. To take a soil sample, you need a container and information sheet, a sampling tube or spade and a e'em pail. You ran get the container and information from your county ngeot, fertilizer deal i or the vocational agricultui e teacher. report Salt-fre- of e diets were punishment in the hum a Middle Ages. ACRE 1RADEMAHK 2. "Based on a gross return of $15 per ton for beets. "Includes higher costs for fertilizer and harvesting. USS Fertilizers, made by United States Steel, are finest quality products available. Made in the West for Western farmers, USS Fertilizers are sold by reliable dealers dealers who can provide soil fertility planning assistance, backed by United States Steel research and agronomists. ed areas $250 $30 increase yields study of the fust cutting of forage. Growers should have their soils tested, then fertilize according to their needs for maximum yields and profits. is It to meet the use More 1. a two year Wheat in this area usually contains from 10 to 1 1 per cent protein, and the grower is penalized from 2(: to 20 per bushel for this low protein. However, with 15 protein, the grower could receive a bonus of up to 30 a bushel. Thus, on a 20 bu. per acre yield, the grower can realize up to a $10 acre extra income with the higher protein. You can increase protein content (as well as your yield) by using enough nitrogen on dryland wheat. $...if Going Here are five suggestions for taking accurate soil samples which can mean better use of fertilizer and more profits per acre for you: (1) Divide each field into univorm areas, paying special attention to differences in slope, erosion, crop growth and yield. The soil in each area should have the same texture, cropping history and fertilizer treat- More $.. from If you grow sugar beets it's going to cost you at least $165 per acre in fixed costs even if you only grow 15 tons per acre. With proper fertilization and proper management, yields and costs go can be increased dramatically of a little cost and cover fertilizer (to up only An 17 tons from increase harvesting costs). of beets per acre to 25 tons can make extra per acre. profit of $125 Based on $... increasing protein Delay in applying your fertilizer can be costly! Bad weather late in the spring may prevent you from getting enough of that phosphorus or nitrogen, phosphorus anti potash will id' on get corn off to a fast si t on soils which are deficient in these elements. Use alow nitrogen, high phosphorus or a low nitiogon, hedi ph"sphoris medium potash mixed ferti- Soil Sampling Suggestions by EARLY produced. fertilizer. the year to use enough fertilizer. More More $... if you fertilize be through the previous calculations, we obtain a $147.42 net profit or $86.20 more profit than was obtained from the beets that had not been fertilized. It is interesting to notice, even though the yields have not been doubled, the net profit has more than doubled. We must produce more per acre. In order to obtain maximum yield, we need a fertile soil. Often times, to capitalize on the high initial cost of producing a crop, we need to make an additional expenditure for I More $. if you fertilize alfalfa STARTER IEftmi7F.it An application of starter 9 containing nitrogen a; NITROGEN w increase farm profits! $... t- lizer, fads that YOU g) If jour soil tc.t b. iicVt-a high soil pH or lime cnntu.r, in ike sure you Ha ve n ito esiu supply of pecially zmc. Corn is sensiIs nf soil z ; c. tive to low If Cota follows sug.'.r !' - in jour relation, mid vonr u!l is high in lime, it voo'd to wise to plow down ahmul of pi oitiug about 10 pounds of actual zmc p'r acre. Tiemen-don- s : :i yield responds Ire oMained from zinc on coni, 1 stantial investment to grow and harvest a crop of beets - $156. 00 is the estimated average cost without fertilizer, A composit of field studies shows that on "an average of 15 tons per acre (G0-60- pecific MIC RONL1 RIFATS LOCAL DIALER m AlSer! Kcnr.V I Payson, pboriD 465-zv- ti t |
