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Show Lawn Fertilizer Suggestions Orem-Geneva Times April 12, 1973 You can get your lawn off to an early start by applying nitrogen ni-trogen fertilizer. Fertilizer can be spread as soon as the snow melts and the frost is out of the ground. A light application applica-tion of ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate will produce results in a few days. The grass will grow rapidly and green up uniformly. There are three basic rules for good lawn care in Utah. First, apply nitrogen fertilizer two or three times during the growing season. Avoid fertilizing fertili-zing in the hot summer period. Second, clip the lawn 1 12 to 2 inches high. Close-clipppng weakens the grass. Third, water heavily and less frequently. One inch of water per week in spring and fall and two inches per week1 in summer is adequate. FERTILIZER NEEDS Nitrogen is the main fertilizer fertili-zer needed by lawns in Utah. You can apply 1 to 2 pounds of available nitrogen per 1000 square feet of lawn area in the early spring. Repeat the application appli-cation in late spring and again in late summer. The actual a-mount a-mount of a given fertilizer to apply depends upon its content of nitrogen. Here are some examples: Since ammonium nitrate is one-third (34) nitrogen, apply 3 to 6 pounds (1 to 2 pounds Cook. Today's Army will teach you cooking. cook-ing. You'll learn how to prepare different dif-ferent cuts of meat. Bake breads and pastries. Prepare sauces and soups. And we'll pay you whileyou learn. Starting Start-ing at $307.20 a month. If you want to learn how to cook at the same place many famous chefs got their education, call the number below for immediate information: Staff Sgt. Timothy Berhow 374-5011 Ex. 7295 348 West Center Provo, Utah Today Army wants to join you ' : '-'' 'A " ' i Tinf iiii - -inriiMi iiiiwwi inn iii-J DR. DE VERE R. MC ALLETER, Utah State University Extension Agronomist, evaluates high grain content of Funk's G-5757, a top producing silage corn in the Corn Test Plots conducted by the University at the Ferris Fitzgerald ranch near Draper. Photo, courtesy Germain's, Inc. N) per 1000 square feet. Spread this in March or early April, in May or early June, and in late August. If you prefer, use ammonium sulfate. It is one-fifth (21) nitrogen. You can apply 5 to 10 pounds (1 to 2 pounds N) per 1000 square feet. Likewise, you can use urea which contains almost one-half (44) nitrogen. Two to 4 pounds per 1000 square feet is adequate. The fertilizer should be sprinkled in immediately after spreading. Lawns containing a lot of clover grow well with little nirtogen fertilizer. Those who like to maintain clover in the lawn should add phosphate once every 2 to 4 years. Five pounds of concentrated concen-trated superphosphate per 1000 square feet of lawn is sufficient. If clippings are left on the lawn, less fertilizer is needed. CLIPPING The blades of green grass feed the plant roots. Closely clipped lawns have starved and shallow root systems. Set the lawn mower to leave 1 12 to 2 inches of grass. This will promote healthy lawn growth. WATERING The daily use of water by lawns is determined by weather conditions. During the summer months, daily use approximates one-fourth inch per day. Less water is needed in cool spring and fall periods. On deep fertile soils, apply about two inches of water at one sprinkling. Sprinkle only once per week in summer. In the hottest weather, you may need to sprinkle twice per week. .11 1 i ft : - - - "AM aajfJ r4 gms$ catcher . .y? if yea were to tbsip a r.owcr Between the handles, of count Tka Smpmt V-21 ar It law atawtrt 4a fcava Hm baa. batwaaa tka kaaaltt m4 it is 3 timti larfar. H toft aar arait A ncnrn yaar lawa wail yaa maw. It it away talaataa' ratary that mack mart tfcaa aaw. It latki aa lavt mm4 kaa t fkm; it alawt aff walks and drivtways. It clait-trlau katk tiin. Saa tfcaw aawl MM'S MPMii $U0 671 tlORTH STATE, 0RHA, UTAH-8 405 7 During the cool spring and fall gravelly, you may need to water periods, one watering every two more often In case apply weeks is adequate. less water at eacn irrigation. If your soils are shallow and FECIAL This Week With This Ad 10 Speed Sebring SI We Have Schwinn Bicycles In Stock Orem Cycle Center 824 SOUTH STATE - PHONE 225-7525 1 ' 0 1. v Lights in Your Cb f Two ice 7S ' REGULAR LIGHT 175-watt, mercury vapor, 7,000-lumen. Lights an area over 200 feet in diameter. diam-eter. GIANT LIGHT 400-watt, mercury vapor, 20,000-lumen. Provides 2Vi times the light intensity inten-sity as the regular light, at only about a third more the cost. What the Power Company Provides: a All electricity used during a Complete maintenance. operation of light. a Automatically turns light a Complete installation. on at dusk, off at dawn. For more information, call or write the power company's nearest office. There is no obligation. UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY |