Show IA Test Concludes Alfalfa Is Best BestIn In Treated Soils It Tops All Others In the nee M-I M saw W battle of at ape ape- pe des between legumes lelum and If grans In pasture mixtures alfalfa fa r. can CaD win wID out when hen the toll soil gets leu leua a complete treatment of lime Ume phosphate and aDd potash poth according to P. P E. E Johnson University of Illinois agronomist Johnson reported testa tem to m the clay pan paD soils soil of Southern Illinois of seeding mixtures including al 1 alfalfa fair falfa red clover and nd M Illinois teats testa show results of soil treatment and ad the titi value legumes legume and ael en grasses receive from sold eats Alfalfa topped others when beD limestone phosphate and ad potash pota we were added timothy Which one predominates predominate depends on the balance of nutrients available from the soil son Like the cI clay pan paD In some ome other Midwestern Midwest em ern states tte the soil Is II naturally acid and ad lacking In phosphate and potash The subsoil is tight with witha a slow alow penetration of water Soils Solla receiving no nutrients produced produced produced pro pro- no legumes legume at all an and test lust lusta testa a little timothy and weeds John John- Johnson ion eon son said laid Alfalfa was boss bOil with 48 40 per cent of the l mixed hay yield when lime Ume phosphate and potash were added Red clover was second sec lee Il bond ond nd with 41 per cent The ha hay Thad had only 4 per cent alsike 7 per percent scent cent timothy and 2 per cent cent weeds weed t j When phosphate alone was added with lime Ume grass took over with 58 per cent of the ha hay Alfalfa Al falfa red clover and alsike were about equal with weed population figured at 6 per cent Adding Addin phosphate phosphate phosphate phate only on limed Umed sol soil brought red clover to the fore with 51 81 per cent of the mixed hay bay yield Alfalfa represented 23 per cent alsike 19 i per cent timothy grass Krass 6 6 and weed weeds 1 I per cent |