Show Improve Soil to Increase Crops Several Middle West States Show Gains in Acreage of Legumes The concerted drive in the Middle 1 West for improved soil fertility and better crop rotations M ti accomplishing Its purpose as shown by figures compiled compiled com corn piled by A. A J. J crop statistician for the Illinois Department of ture tare According to the census reports for 1924 as compared to those of five years before the Ule states of ot Illinois Missouri Iowa Indiana Ohio MIchIgan Michigan Michigan Mich MIch- igan and Wisconsin all show a gain gainIn In the acres acrea of legumes per acres of cultivated crops This Is accounted account account- ed for largely by the educational campaIgn campaign cam cain put on by agricultural colleges county agents the press and other agencies Michigan Heads List This report shows that of the states named Michigan heads the list with an nn Increase in legume acreage of per acres of ot cultivated crops MIssouri Missouri Mis MIs- is next with acres then follow Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Illinois Eli Illi nois and Iowa In the order named Each of ot these states now has hns more than ten acres s of ot legumes per acres of cultivated thus devoted to legume growing I Legumes per acres cultivated crops showed a gain In the he last five years In Illinois from to 1034 or a acres res in Indiana from 95 to 1415 or acres In Iowa from 1050 to 1225 or acres in Michigan from 2265 to or acres in Missouri Mis Mis- from to 13 1370 70 or acres I in Ohio from 1293 1298 to 1763 1703 or acres in Wisconsin from 24 2491 l to or Factors Increasing Profits Farmers generally have seen the advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of ot better crop rotations and andS higher crop yields as factors in reducIng reducing S ing costs and Increasing profits Inability Inability Inability In In- ability to grow legumes legum s because of soil soH deficiencies principally of lime and phosphorus has In the past discouraged discouraged discouraged aged many farmers from growing these crops Educational work has shown how to grow better crops of ot alfalfa clovers soy beans and other yielding high-yielding legumes through use of ot lime lime and and fertilizers fertIlizer inoculation andS and nd S improved cultural practices With th the tho desire fo grow legumes and ld the adoption of proper methods of ot soil treatment it is expected that the acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age of the bull solI-bull soil building ding crops will Increase Increase increase in In- crease rapidly Live stock and dalr dairy farmers want such crops for their protein high feeding value and grain n and d truck f farmers want them for cover cover coyer cov coy er crops crops and manure crops |