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Eacteria produce pro-duce from these materials flue-like substances that stick particles of soil together in clumps or arsregates that are good for soil structure.; Scientists Sci-entists hava found that decaying de-caying legumes and grain straw produced as much as IZ23 and iZZO pounds per acre, respectively, only one week after they had been added to the soU. Think of the cost if equivalent amounts of commercial com-mercial conditioners were added. ad-ded. "Good tilth is not to be found in any r evolutionary evolution-ary or magic chemical but it Is at the disposal of every farmer. far-mer. It is good management Green -manures, livestock manure, ma-nure, grain straw and other crop residudes, Incorporated into a practical crop rotation, are the best andd most practical prac-tical way of maintaining and Improving the physical condition condi-tion of farm soils. pirn v v:..S rt:.VCc!--::Jrcrt:::r IIeadquartcr3 fcr Garden Supp!ic3 Garden Seed3 Garden Toob Potted Plants Easter Lilies Peat Moss Rohbock's Sons Floral ... 1042 So. State, Oren Pk 223 - 31C0 FiCi:: ......... C2: crJ n C!::v: -13 ..... 2.C3 crJ n C-iv--3 -sj QCi) 9 Tlifi -4 N "T7a r-TI"t Cat farmers iavtrt tlslr money in fsrtiiz- ers coniialrg the plant nctri- e-C:t tted of wlich Is ilrm ty sound re:::rch ari d iistcnttratlons. On meet izZj, a tUxnce cf nutrients cm ta ciatilnei ty r?li-ci-;a cf citpcn aad ihos-jlcrcs ihos-jlcrcs f;rtilizesrs- In some artu, pcilum may be needed, need-ed, a c3od toil tsct-wst un formers Aether they need to irly pctirzium fertilizers in thcir'lsa fertility program. "la a fiw areas and on certain cer-tain soils, farmers may need to apply zinc fertilizer. ty tax F. Kalian, Associate Professar cf AsTOBomy -! VL& State University The odds look good this year for dryland wheat farmers in Northern Utah to get a financial finan-cial beneficial response from nitrogen fertilizer. Much of the benefit depends on soil moisture mois-ture and stand. Both look favorable now. Hoiature in the soil reservoir reser-voir is above average from last season's rains on the fallowed fal-lowed land, and there is a good coverage of winter snow to add more moisture to unfrozen un-frozen fields. Most grain observed ob-served in Northern Utah got up well in the fall. If it doesn't winter kill or die from snow mold, we should have good stands this spring. Therefore, if you harvent fall fertilized, it will, probably pay you to apply about 40 pounds of I ; 17 f -i-V and yield thcl new "ty.rtI:!;::a,, t;;":::::r.i cJ f !-.t foods can mcJtt in crc? ftcijt'.lzx ti fzm f 7i' j Utl Idta bthind th nw e-?re;h is 'a r.jrt cxx:t t;"-:l-3 ct nitrogtn and :htf flan! nufriaRii Is t-ti '.t tell crJ err? needs," according to U. S. lJ c;?citc,:;J, Cr. tty C available nitrogen per acre as early as possible this spring. You may even want to fly it on since some fields may be muddy until May. Quoted charges for helicopter appear competitive with ground rig application. The nitrogen must be put on early enough so it will go into the soil with moisture from snow or rain. It won't do you an good laying on top of the ground. However, watch that you dont apply it so early that it will be carried away with runoff. Generally, we note when moisture conditions are above average it pays to apply nitrogen. nitro-gen. But when moisture conditions con-ditions are below the average, the yield increase you may get will not pay for the fertilizer and cost of applying It. Land Oat of Ues Loses Fertility Farmers with land coming out of the Soil Bank can prof it by testing soil fertility, says Charles Painter, University of Idaho extension soils specialist special-ist Land out of production for some time may be less fertile than regularly cultivated land, he said. Dont guess soil test," is Painter's advice. If land com' lng out of soil bank contneccfc) is to be returned to agricultural agricult-ural production, a soil tst should be made even If it is to be used for pasture or hay. If this land Is to remain in a protective pro-tective cover of gncses and legumes, farmers can apply for cost - sharing assistance through the Agricultural Con serration Program for lime and fertiiizzers to improve or re-establish the cover for for age use. Soil tests are the best way, the specialist says, to help decide de-cide proper fertilizer and lime applications. Lime is proving useful on highly acid sous in some parts of Idaho. If fields with abundant grass cover are returned to cultlva-ed cultlva-ed crops, they may need heavy nitrogen applications to help decompose plowed-under or ganic matter. This is especial ly true if non-legume crops are planned. Land planted to or clover, on pe other tsnd, may not need this treatment.. treat-ment.. ' Ey CtsrlzB G. rx4at:r Ucivenlty cf One pound of earth can be tne most Imporpnt psxt of your fcnn, . That's the soil sample. It's the key to the health cf your land and may be the Ciifer- ence between financial prof it or loss- iiR Whether your soil seems to be good or poor, it Is wnart business to have a test. It's easy as dlgzing fish Worms and the cost is only a fraction of what the test may save you. Applying commercial fertil izers without first having a soil test to determine the soil's needs is like going on a blind date. It may work out all right, but you are quite often wasting your time and money. With the soil test, it's easy to know what your soU needs, and what it doesn't need. The needs are important if the farmers is to avoid mittinff ex pensive fertilizers on soils that can do without them. Idaho farmers now have one of the best soil testing serv ices available in the Pacific Northwest. The county laboratories, labor-atories, which have been handling most of the testing, are supplemented with a continuous con-tinuous testing services of the University of Idaho laboratory in Moscow. This means farmers can get their soil tested at anv time. It takes about two weeks to run the analysis and return the results- This service provides pro-vides farmers with all the tests new reccognized as having value in fertilizer recommendations. recom-mendations. They also solve many other soil problems. Tests show organic matter, available phosphate, available potash, available sulfate, soil ph, total salts, sodium level, and gypsum requirement. All of these tests can be had for less than four dollars. Every feld needs a complete test every three or four years. This is a cheap investment in compairson with its value In determining the kind and amount of fertilizer to use on the farm. If you wish to know yourself observe how others act. If you wish to understand others look into your own heart Von Schiller ; v a i - i : tcx,. t Cz:ztzi tzZt are tid fcr Csvtrtl drawtacij tra Hi ed ty Crl;s rditcr, t 'l C-:--t cl tla Unlvtrrl.7 cf cxt:r::;n srnrics, c 1 1" ttr!s c! a '7 ti 11:- . Ti9 r - rt tl;v::l c:- 1 f::l!" ) t-d r: : ! : 3 crr C : : t::;--i. II rz'zctd t" 5 c It7 cl l .'.ZJ-CZ3 i ' " j I ; t.z -.1-3 i!;3. 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