| Show IH Farmers Should Fill Own Nitrogen Needs Increase c of Ll Legume Crops Stops Slops Depletion DepIction of Soil By rowing growing legume crops that pr fr pro duce nitrogen naturally in the soil 8 American farmers arc are making it possible for Uncle Sam Sum to u use sp avery n a very large amount of th the c rm m. m mercial mercia I nitrogen supply for turning out cut bombs shells and submarine depth charges with which to beat bent the Axis according to a tt statement made mode public by the Middle l West Soil Soli Im l committee How essential nitrogen is in the war effort says the statement may be understood from Crom the fact that there is enough of or this element clement clementin in a ton of or ultra nitrate Ie of or soda to make three aerial bombs or three submarine rine tine depth charges As the war mr progresses more and more nitrogen will have ha e to tobe tobe tobe be diverted dl to the armed forces forres This means that farmers will ha e to produce more of their own nitrogen supply through n a greatly increased ed acreage of legumes this fall and ami next spring Science has revealed that thit the air airIs Js Is about four fifths our nitrogen Legumes Legumes Leg Leg- umes such s as ns alfalfa or clover cr ha have za It is all right by farmer Asa Ashworth Ashworth Ash- Ash worth Singer La if the demands of oC war tsar use the commercial nitrogen for explosives to put an end to the Axis lies lie's talking things over here herewith herewith with villi a few soldiers from a a. nearby camp the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen nitro nitro- gen Een in nodules on their roots Under proper plant food and bacterial conditions conditions con con- in the soil a good crop of legumes will add over pounds of av available ble nitrogen to an acre of land Jand plus a goodly supply of organic or or- game ganic matter Fortunately for agriculture the commercial supply of or phosphorus and potash is sufficient to meet the needs of farmers everywhere for fertilizer This is especially Important important important tant in view of the Ule fact that legume crops require a bountiful supply of phosphorus and potash to insure good stands and promote the fixation fixation fixa fixa- tion of nitrogen |
