Duchesne Courier | 1927-08-26 | Page 3 | Phosphate Will Balance Manure Applied to Corn

Phosphate Will Balance Manure Applied to Corn Farmers who have manure to apply to their corn n land will find it to their advantage to mix 25 p pounds of ot 16 10 percent percent per percent cent acid phosphate with each ton ol of manure according to M. M F P. Miller of oi the Missouri College of ot Agriculture Every farmer believes In farm tarm ma ma- nure Many believe In It so strongly that they will not use other kinds ol ot fertilizers Barnyard manure will give better returns however when mixed with acid phosphate as ns shown by the results of ot experiments conducted conduct conduct- ed at the college Manure Is low in phosphate Its main value as a fertilizer is In the fact tact that it contains a high percentage of ot nitrogen When phosphate Is mixed with It It It makes a better balanced fertilizer Another reason for tor adding phosphate phosphate phosphate phate to manure Is that it prevents of ot the ammonia Ammonia Ammonia Am Am- monia Is valuable in building up soil soli fertility