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Show Minor Elements Play Vital Role In Soil Fertility and Crop Production Minor becomes major when scientists discuss latest findings in the vital roles minor elements play in soil fertility and crop production. produc-tion. "New evidence that these plant nutrients are as important to plant as vitamins are to human develop ment makes the term minor a misnomer," says Dr. Roy C. Lipps, chief western agronomist for U. S. Steel. "We don't think of them as minor min-or anymore," he stresses, "because our newest studies of western soils prove that small amounts of these plant foods make major differences in profitable crop production." Careful soil research points out that while such elements as zinc, copper, iron, molybdenum, and manganese are used by plants in small amounts, an absence of these micronutrients can have a devastating devas-tating effect on plant growth. According to Dr. Lipps, these new studies underscore again and again the importance of well-planned soil testing programs. While general gen-eral fertilizer recommendations are helpful, only through a scientific test can an individual farmer know exactly what h's farm soil contains, its strength, its deficiencies and specific needs, he reports. Once tested, the soil can be fertilized fer-tilized "by prescription" which successful suc-cessful farmers say takes the guess work out of farming and greatly increases their profit potential. This way particular needs can be met on a crop by crop, field by field basis. Latest research points out these significant facts about western soils: Most soils in the Intermountain area are deficient in the key essential es-sential constituent of plant material ma-terial nitrogen easily corrected by proper application of nitrogen-rich nitrogen-rich fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate, anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate. All of the 11 western states contain areas of zinc and iron deficiency. de-ficiency. Other elements like boron, magnesium and copper are also reported re-ported in insufficient supply, however, how-ever, iron and z'nc deficiencies V V f 1Y ff w 1 r- -I I r I r-j MULTI-POWER I r QUICK AS A CAT Strong as a tiger! No 3-plow tractor outworks this MF 35 diesel with. Multi-Power and Ferguson System! Now livelier than ever with 12 for ward speeds, shift on-the-go, and a new differential lock to stop wheel spinning in slick going. Still the world's best selling tractor by far. (No wonder all the others "me-too" it.) Have you tried the new MF 35? Stop in today! your MASSEY-FERGUSON dealer DOME EQUIPMENT CO. PHONE 5125 , v , ' - .14? ) i p) MORE MILES PER GALLON "I'm a traveling salesman and do considerable driving through New Mexico," writes Jack Grant of Albuquerque, New Mexico. "Since using GS-1000 my mileage has increased from 13 to 16 miles per gallon. This saves me money, plus 1 get better performance." Over a six-month period, Mr. Grant's 1961 Chev. V-8 averaged three extra miles per gallon - a bonus of 23 more miles with GS-1000. He also reports faster acceleration, better overall performance perform-ance and no pinging on GS-1000 regular even though the car's manufacturer recommends premium gasoline. You can have better performance, increased mileage and actual cash, savings when you switch to GS-1000 - the greatest scientific breakthrough in petroleum history. I U P a y , SELLS ANGUS BULL , 5. H. Hales, Delta, recently sold an Aberdepn-Angus bull to Elmer : r.. McFarland, Ogclen, Utah. j Coilogo students wiil oa especially especial-ly i.iierostod in west Miliar j Conn-iy. Conn-iy. Orier the Chronicle for your ' student today. I 2S -J''r . The only thing missing in this typical Utah farm scene is the guesswork of how much fertilizer to use not a puzzling problem this spring since soil scientists have developed new techniques for applying plant food "by prescription." Dr. Roy C. Lipps, chief western agronomist for U. 5. Steel, points out that "by using soil testing programs and latest crop management manage-ment practices, farmers can now tailor their nitrogen and o.'her plant nutrient applications to suit their exact soil fer-iiity fer-iiity and crop production needs." seem to be the most critical from a crop production standpoint. Correction of zinc deficiencies created dramatic responses in fruit trees, corn and beans plus a significant signi-ficant response in potatoes with more No. 1 potatoes produced. Iron deficiencies are most often found in alkaline soils. Soils with high phosphate levels le-vels accentuate zinc problems where zinc is in insufficient supply. Lack of molybdenum affects alfalfa and pea production. Crops sensitive to lack of iron include: citrus and fruit trees, sugar su-gar beets, potatoes, sorghum, milo, beans and the cereal crops wheat, barley, oats and rye. Crops sensitive to low level of zinc include: corn, field beans, potatoes, po-tatoes, tomatoes, onions, barley, red clover, alfalfa, sugar beets, oats, asparagus, mustard and broccoli. broc-coli. Both zinc and iron can be made more available by using acidic soil conditioning materials or acid forming for-ming fertilizers. Principal among these are ammonium sulfate, ammonium am-monium polysulfide and soil sulfur. In summarizing the newest data, Dr. Lipps said: "Research information informa-tion points to the fact that many western soils are bordeiline in their , 67 increase in yields results, on capacity to supply micronutrients for maximum production. Fortunately Fortun-ately the fertilizer industry now has materials and the preliminary research knowledge to attack these problems. "The challenge is to solve these minor element problems so that key plant foods like nitrogen, phosphorus phos-phorus and potash can continue to produce top crop yields for western growers." hosphafe Boosts Yield, Quality Alfalfa is the major forage crop in Utah, with more than 400,000 acres harvested each year. About one-third of the total cropped land of the state is devoted to the production pro-duction of this all-important feed. Many factors influence yields insects, disease, moisture, salt but one of the most important factors fac-tors is soil fertility. Fertilizer experiments ex-periments conducted by Utah State University show that phosphorus is the most efficient plant nutrient for alfalfa. The average production produc-tion per acre in Utah is about 2.6 tons. When the farmer considers all of his fixed costs in producting alfalfa, he finds he is not making any profit at th's production level he's barely breaking even. All it takes to put himself in a profit position is a slight additional expend ex-pend ture for fertilizer. Fertility studies prove that increased yields boost profits at a much faster rate than the corresponding boost in production costs. For example, a Would mean an increase of more Millard County Chronicle j than $6,000 by using phosphate fer- ' tilizers. i In addition, on the plot where 1G0 pounds of ava lable phosphorus per acre were applied, the phosphorus phos-phorus content of the alfalfa went up 30, and the protein content increased 18. These quality factors fac-tors are extremely important in milk and beef production. In a California study, steers fed alfalfa hay that was high in phosphorus phos-phorus actually gained more than two pounds per day. Another group of steers same breed, age, weight and quality were fed low-phosphorus hay and gained only one-half one-half pound per day. After the study was complete, the results showed it had taken 2,130 pounds of low-phosphorus low-phosphorus hay to put on 100 lbs. of weight on the steers, whereas only 940 lbs. of high-phosphorus hay were required for the same weight gain in the other group of steers. In other words, each ton of high-phosphorus hay resulted in more. than twice as much meat as Ihe low-phosphorus hay. High phosphorus content in alfalfa alfal-fa also fights off a number of diseases di-seases afflicting cattle, according to a recent Utah State University bulletin. The bulletin tells of a report re-port on a particular disease parturient par-turient hemoglobinemia which afflicts af-flicts cows. It is caused by a low-phosphorus low-phosphorus diet. The study revealed reveal-ed that the phosphorus content of alfalfa on 19 farms where the disease di-sease occurred, was .15 per cent. Alfalfa grown on soils adequately supplied with phosphorus contained .20 to .25 per cent phosphorus. The study further revealed that the use of fertilizer on forage crops goes a long way towards preventing this disease. For top yields, quality and maximum max-imum profits on alfalfa, or any other crops grown in Utah, the importance im-portance of adequate phosphate in the soil cannot be stressed enough. Thursday, March 21, 1963 USAIR FORCE THE AEROSPACE TEAM See your local Air Force Recruiter Centennial of Mining in Utah A government publication in 1888 reported very good cement rock had been discovered in the Utah Territory "at some point between Ogden and Provo." In 1892 Portland cement production in Utah wes reported at 5,000 tons, valued at $10,000. Since then, cement rock mining and cement manufacturing have grown steadily to become a major Utah industry. JTMi MiUIHG ASSOCIATION ''From the earth comes an abundant life for all" 1 1 UAJ U.S. Steel Publishes Latest Techniques On Production the average, in more "than 900 increase in profit. I tall boils down to this: The farmer must increase his yields above the break-even point, for this is where profit begins. be-gins. Field studies conducted at Harper, Har-per, Box Elder County, showed that 160 lbs. of phosphate on a deficient soil increased the farmer's gross return from $30.40 per acre (no phosphate added) to $91.60 per( acre (after cost of fertilizer de-' ducted). On a 100-acre field, this' Ranch, Marion, Utah. I Other U. S. Steel materials featuring feat-uring newest research and exper-( ience-tested data helpful to farmers farm-ers include: "Western Irrigated Corn Handbook," "Higher Sugar Beet Profits," "Growing Profitable Corn," "Big Dollars From Small grains," "More Profits From Potatoes," Pota-toes," and "Putting Grain Stubble' to Work." Five 16mm, color-sound motion pictures are also available for loan. Titles of these 23-minute farm films are: "Profit on the Mountain,', "Profitable Corn," "This Business of Beets," "Profitable Potatoes," j and "A New Look at Range Management." Requests for free copies of the Latest techniques for multiplying production of hay and other forage crops by three to four times are outlined in the newest of a series of how-to-do-it booklets published by U. S. Steel. Called "The Proofs is in the Profit", Pro-fit", the new publication reports the case histories of seven of the West's outstanding ranchers and the results they obtained with modern mountain meadow fertili- booklets or temporary loan of the zation programs. ' films should be addressed to: Coal Included in the "success stories" Chemicals Sales Division, United are reports by R. M. Coltharp, Roo- States Steel, 919 Kearns Building, sevelt and Glenn T. 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