Show Second Class Land Can Be Built Up Two Steps Suggested To Increase Yield Second class land can be quickly built up through good sol soil man to give yields yield as good as 88 first class clau land according to farm management experts For an expenditure of 50 to 75 In fertilizers and other soil buildIng build build- Ing big measures second class soils soUs can be made to produce bushels bushels bush bush- els of corn com per acre yields acre yields equal to those grown frown on the best black prairie soils IOU of the Corn Belt Helt The farm management men point out that second grade farm land must have the framework of a good soil It must have a capacity for holding plant nutrients and water so growing crops can be properly nourished Dr Frank Prank Miller University of Missouri agricultural economist I IR R I lh o Dr Dr Frank Miller says second class land can be made to produce produce produce pro pro- duce to yields equal yields equal to Co tho those e grown on the best black prairie soils solis of the west reports that if it yield boosting management management man methods were followed and low output soils solis were built up to high crop producing levels 40 90 million more people could be fed led from farm land already in cul cuI Dr Miller suggested these steps for getting bigger yields per acre from existing farm land 1 I En En Encourage courage farmers to use methods that increase production give them facts and figures about costs and returns 2 Liberalize 2 tank lank lending procedures so that farm farmers ers on low producing land v. v with ith a high output potential can get the financing to invest invert in fertilizers drainage and other practices that build up and take care of 01 surplus water |