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Show Thursday, April 4, 1963 .A Millard County Chronicle I J 1 . Get full information from your county agent. Follow fiese simple slept to insure representative soil samples . 2 Select proper sampling tool. '7 ff fcj:;:r---'''Trr" 'lit. - 2 -5 1um -t f 3 County Agent Outlines Ways of Saving Water guide lines for breeders to establish estab-lish breed characteristics says Mar-ven Mar-ven Ogden, County Agent. Here breeders get together to "show off" their results and exchange ex-change ideas to get the improvements improve-ments they are after. Examples of these improvements in recent years is the lean type hog, a standard size beef steer, and recently the With water shortage expected, market type lamb. wise farmers will prepare now to ! Educators and research people take best advantage of early run- j attend to present their findings and off water, says County Agent Mar-1 gain new ideas too. In fact, their ven Ogden. This is especially im portant on streams that have no storage facilities. "Deep soils can store approximately approxi-mately an acre-foot of water in, the root zone. But once the soil in that root zone is filled to its capacity capa-city with water, you may do more harm than good if you continue to irrigate," explained Bruce H. Anderson, An-derson, Extension water use spe- job is to judge which animals best fit the des red qualities the producer pro-ducer and consumer want. Some ideas they have presented in the last three years are carcass evaluation evalu-ation technique, grades of meat and meat tenderizers. Public education has a big place in shows. In commercial trade the grower often loses h s identity where advertisers emphasize the cialist with Utah State University. Bro,ssnr anH merchant. However, inc cuumy ageiu uige-s unguium livestock shows provide a place to Keep out or sample separately ail unusual areas. 4 Divide field into areas for sampling. Take soil to plow depth from at least 15 spots for each sample. 6 When spade is used, save soil from middle of slice. m 1 NS A -. 7 Mix ell ... a clean pail. C;m - 1 - F !;) I ,S;!:S:H!;;:l!;:E;?3':!iS3,P 8 Fill out information sheet accurately. 9 Number samples- keep j our own records. 10 Always iime and fertsT:' i according ac-cording to yo:ir soil tea ! -'"com mendations. HOW DOES FERTILIZER AFFECT CROPS' NUTRITIONAL VALUE? By Dr. Paul D. Christensen Utah State University Extension Soil Conservationist Much has been said in the past concerning the effect of fertilizer on the nutritional value of the crops produced. Some people believe be-lieve that crops grown on poor soils are low in nutritional value. Others contend that there is no direct relationship re-lationship between a soil's fertility level and the nutritional value of crops grown on it. What should you believe? Fortunately, For-tunately, several things are definitely defi-nitely known concerning fertilizer and related food value. First we note that the application applica-tion of a particular nutrient element ele-ment to the soil usually results in a higher level of this element in the plant. For example, the application appli-cation of Treble Super Phosphate to pasture land usually results in an increase of phosphate in the forage produced on the pasture. This has corrected certain phos phate nutritior.al disorders in ani gar content of the beets. Too much nitrogen in the latter part of the growing season lowers the sugar content of the beets. We face a paradox. When we increase the le-1 vel of one nutrient element in the plant, we usually get a decrease in other nutrients. Strangely' enough, the relationship relation-ship of soil fertility level to some plant qualities is not constant. For example, the vitamin content of certain vegetable crops is influenced influ-enced more by weather conditions immediately preceeding the harvest harv-est of the crop than it is by nutritional nutri-tional levels in the soil. The vitamin vita-min C content of tomatoes results more from the amount of sunshine available to the fruit immediately preceeding harvest than the nutritional nutri-tional levels in the soil. Tomatoes on different sides of the plant have different vitamin levels. ORGANIC VERSUS INORGANIC FERTILIZERS Some persons argue that crops grown with organic fertilizer have Fertilizer Application Methods Change According to scientists at Utah apply it or rent out their equip-State equip-State University, the methods of ment. To be effective, anhydrous applying fertilizer have changed to amnion a is usually applied side-a side-a certain extent within recent dressed to sugar beets, corn, or ap-years. ap-years. In the past, most fertilizer plied pre-plant when used with was applied by the farmer with grain. The cost of applying these fertilizers is very small. h.s own equipment. With the ad vent 01 anhydrous ammonia, ot 11-, The trend today is to one of cus- quiu pnobpnunc auiu, ui u u i r. torn operation; one of telling a alfalfa. ayicauius, a luiiamanuie Luangc dealer how much is wanted and has been brought about in the job where it is to be applied. This same j of applying commercial fertilizers. 1 procedure holds for liquid phosphor-1 Today it is often less expensive ic acid which is a very costly gas1 to have a commercial operator who and requ res special equipment to sells the fertilizer apply it than it; be handled. It is possible for a it is very desirable to plant a crop following sugar beets that has a relatively high nitrogen requ.re-ment requ.re-ment in order to take advantage of the nitrogen present. Manure contains appreciable a-mounts a-mounts of both phosphorous and nitrogen. It is desirable to use barn yard manure on crops that are going go-ing to need a considerable amount of nitrogen. The nitrogen portion of manure is lost when Consequently, to plan and prepare now to save and conserve water this year. He suggests these nine preparatory sieps: (1) Learn how to auger your soil and estimate the moisture in each foot of soil to the depth of the deepest rooted vrop to be grown on it; (2) Check your irrigation irriga-tion system now; (3) Repair leaks in headgates and other water control con-trol structures; (4) Clean debris out of your ditches; (5) Plan for constant con-stant ditch repair and improvement; improve-ment; (6) Install control structures to regulate your water into the furrows or borders at low velocities to avoid washing; (7) Irradicate weeds, willows, salt cedar and other oth-er water-loving plants; (8) Plug holes made by rodents; and (9) Plan desired future improvements for your irrigation system, then make those changes as time and finances allow. Livestock Shows And Fairs What is the value of livestock shows and fairs? One is to provide should be used either with sugar beets, which require nitrogen, or with small grains or corn. Not only will the nitrogen be used, but phosphorous phos-phorous is also placed in the soil. When a crop requiring large a-mounts a-mounts of phosphorous comes a- used on 1 bout in the rotation, it is readily manure available. show the public the importance the grower has in maintaining our high standard of living. The objective of our livestock fairs and shows is more than finding find-ing final answers; it gives incentive incent-ive to the breeders and allows educational ed-ucational exchuflg oi ideas. Buy front IiiteriiissiitiEi Fanners Ass'n REX WOOD Branch Mgr. for your fertilizer needs A is for a person to buy equipment for application. Large bulk spreaders spread-ers attached to trucks are equipped so that fertilizer can be picked up, brought to the farm and spread. One operator indicated he could spread 100-It. strips. He could soon cover many acres with almost any formulation of fertilizer. Anhydrous ammonia or nitrogen supplied in a gaseous form is one in which approximately all the material ma-terial is appl ed by commercial operators. op-erators. The firm which sells the anhydrous ammonia will commercial operator to apply this phosphoric acid and also anhydrous ammonia simultaneously so both nitrogen and phosphorous can be applied to sugar beets at the same time. There are a number of new machines ma-chines available for farmers to buy and many of them are currently in use. However, the cost of machinery, machin-ery, unless it is bought on the basis where several farmers go to gether, might be proh bitive. Economics are involved in the usually; efficient use of fertilizer. The philo- I sophy at Utah State University has nlants erown on the land or from!been one of fertilizing the rotation. mals, where the soil and plants greater nutritional value than those animals wh ch live by consuming ' That ls- touapP y fertlllzer t0 tne grown wun inorganic, inere is no tne piants In this sense, man is J"Jt,s ""-n wm icumi musi la-scientific la-scientific evidence to justify th.s actually a parasite on' plants, vorably to that fertilizer and to contention. Plants are able to util- piants are the great factories that align tnese iri a sequence so that ize the inorganic nutrients in the COnvert inoriianic materials into or- the residual effects from one crop ioil and convert them to organic ganjc materials. Without this great can. bene"1 another. If a crop ro- mauer. 11 nas Deen Known lor ma- were low in phosphate and the ani mal needs were not supplied in other ways. Jn areas where certain trace element deficiencies have caused nutritional diseases in cattle, cat-tle, the disorders have been corrected cor-rected by adding those trace elements ele-ments to the soils where the animals ani-mals grazed. Researchers have many times de-j ny years that organic matter added to the soil is converted by microbes to the simple inorganic forms before be-fore it is absorbed by plants. In monstrated that protein content of j other words, plants cannot absorb certain plants can be increased by applying nitrogen to the soil. By applying nitrogen to wheat land they have obtained increases of protein in the harvested wheat. Sounds good for wheat. What a- bout sugar beets? We recognize protein but they do absorb ammo nia and nitrate which are decom position producers of the proteins. Plants grown in nutrient solutions on chemically pure inorganic salts are fully as nutritious as those grown in soils fertilized with o'- that nitrogen fertilization of sugar game fertilizers, beets may adversely affect the su- Most of man's food comes from AHNOUIICIHG . . . SECOND Feetter & SPECIAL Siocker i A HE TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1963 -SALE STARTS AT 10:00 A. M- BUYERS FROM SEVERAL WESTERN STATES WILL BE HERE FOR THIS SPECIAL SALE. Plan row to consign your calves and yearlings to this Reputation Sale, where competitive bidding will bring TOP PRICES BONDED FOR YOUR PROTECTION DELTA LIVESTOCK AUCTION DELTA, UTAH PHONE 2361 Elwin L. Pace, Owner Phone 2291 - : i j 1 .ic.it. conversion process, animals ana v "-... . man would not be able to live on suSa- beets, small grains, corn, or the ' earth. It is folly to assume Potatoes are grown, then the type that nlants rienenrt on oreanic mat- 01 Program ter. Keep these facts in mind: of program which might be fol lowed is: sugar beets require more phosphorous than any other crop; for this reason if sugar beets are 1. 1 he application of fert lizer to i fertilized very heavily, then the the soil may result in increased ' COrn or small grains which may concentration of the applied ferti- j follow would be adequately sup-lizer sup-lizer elements in the plant. It may plied with phosphorous. No addi-also addi-also result in decreased concentra-' tional phosphorous need be applied t on of other elements in the plant. until the alfalfa is planted, which 2. The application of fertilizers might be some three or four years may increase or decrease certain following. At the time the alfalfa organic constituents in the plant 'is planted, phosphorous can be ap-depending ap-depending on the fertilized level plied to alfalfa because it also uses already in the soil, the crow grown, ! large amounts and the phosphorous and the stage of growth of the applied with the initial planting plant. ' and a subsequent application two 3. No definite relationship has or three years later will take care been established between vitamin of the phosphorous needs. IN BULK. m,i,,..v;.:sf -rseix-M Sl, :;;?.:: sr'riw:. ."..;:,::::!- Bulk application, using USS Ammonium Nitrate or USS Ammonium Sulfate, has many advantages. It's economical, efficient, and convenient. Now, there's a bulk outlet near you. Fertilizer mixed to your specific needs is available in bulk for application appli-cation by you or in customer spreader trucks. Call now to schedule fertilizer for bulk application. For nitrogen requirements, insist on USS Nitrogen Fertilizers, made by United States Steel and sold by reliable dealers. levels in plants and the fertility status in the soil. These are more closely associated with weather conditions, amount of sunshine, and position on the plant. 4. The plant is able to utiLze the Nitrogen tends to accumulate in the soil under alfalfa because of the symbolic relationship with nitrogen-fixing nodules so that the crop that follows alfalfa should be a crop that has a high nitrogen inorganic materials in the soil and requirement. Consequently, it is do convert them to organic matter. In sirable to have a small grain or this function the plant stands be- j corn crop follow alfalfa in the ro-tween ro-tween man and the raw material tation. Cons derable nitrogen re-and re-and the raw earth and gives man mains in and on the soil following and animals the foods they require, a crop of sugar beets. As a result ' X. IN BAG... 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