Show 1 i lif li f t Increase Livestock i By fertilizing pasture Irrigated pastures are one good way of or increasing forage for or livestock and Utah State University scientists have found Cound that the yield of r pasture forage orage continues to increase when phosphate fertilizer is applied I in large amounts In a study conducted the past two years by C. C H H. H l G G. G Q Bateman L. L and Dr G. G E. E Stoddard of oC the dairy industry department it was shown that fertilizers con continued continued to give increased response re- re response response re re- in pasture yields even when applied at rates rate as high as pounds to the acre A legume grass-legume mixture consisting consisting con con- ng of about 70 percent legumes le legumes legumes le- le gumes was fertilized with a 45 95 fertilizer fertilizer fertilizer fer fer- percent available phosphate at the rate of and pounds per acre tere Green weight of oC forage per acre as measured by 60 square foot samples amounted to and pounds for the three treatments re rc- rc- rc I The pound application I yielded pounds more dry basis than the pound cation When pounds was applied per acre the dry matter matter matter mat mat- ter yield was increased 1275 pounds over the pound application application ap ap- and 1783 pounds over the 20 pound application the scientists found The protein and phosphorus were increased from the thc to the pound level of application tion but not from to Soil phosphorus levels were increased by the fertilization I and a residue was left in the soil at the thc end of the thc second I year higher than before the thc application The Tho level for Cor the thc higher rates of or application was greater than for Cor the pound level |