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Show Methods Geared to Meet IHqher Poj3a!aiion Demand The bat;h to reac h men's minds be-ins with the efrV.'U to fill their stomachs. And Utah farmers with their u nsurimsscd agricultural know-how will play an ever-in-creasi-i- role in feeding the world's poverished millions. The population explosion in such far-away countries as India. Pakistan, Pak-istan, China, as well as in the A-mericas. A-mericas. has never been brought to closer attention of Americans than in these troubled Sixties. And our country must consider sending vast amoun's of food to starving people m under-developed a,reas. Political as well as humanitarian reasons demand such consideration. Even in the world's number one trouble spot today Viet Nam-few Nam-few people feel that either total military vistory or total military pull-out is the complete answer to stability in that nation and its surrounding sur-rounding countries. As Vice Presi- dent Hubert Humphrey said in Denver on March 15th, the United I States is determined to defeat so-j cial misery and choke off communism commun-ism in Viet Nam. He said the "won! derful task" of freeing the Vietnamese Vietna-mese will take more than military power. Mr. Humphrey said the U.S. would help the people of southeast Asia with education, land reform, agricultural technology, irrigation and flood control and with rural electrification. To meet many of these demands, the science of agriculture must accelerate ac-celerate as never before. Dr. Roy C. Lipps, chief western agronomist for U. S. Steel, recently pointed out that the food to feed the world's rapidly increasing population will have to come from crops and animals ani-mals grown on land that is no in more-o.r-!ess successful production. Even in America, our population has virtually caught up with all useable land. As long as 15 years ago, we were farming all the readily read-ily available land, supplying ui population of 152 million people, ind were essentially out of land. Since then, wt have added 41 million mil-lion people and advanced our per capita food production while taking tak-ing considerable good farm land out of production. Population, of course, will continue to rise. The U. S. Steel Corporation is, by virtue of its steel and chemical products, vitally interested in the welfare of agriculture. The Company Com-pany has geared its agronomical program to help the science of agriculture ag-riculture to accelerate as rapidly as possible. For example, fertilization fertiliza-tion and insect, weed and Irrigation Irriga-tion control practicts will he tied to laboratory analysis and computer com-puter controls. New revolutionary equipment will speed the farming operation and lighten the physical labor requirement. Production per acre will continue to increase rapidly, rap-idly, and because food will be needed in great amounts, farmers should profit handsomely. To meet the present and pending demand, fertilizer producers are rapidly expanding facilities. U.S. Steel, for instance, will soon start enlarging its Nitrogen Plant at Geneva. Ge-neva. When finished later this sum mer, this facility will make over one-third more product. The expanding population in under-developed countries urgently needs the agricultural bounty of American farms. Dr. Lipps and other oth-er U. S. Steel agronomists believe that farmers will improve' their management programs and shoot for maximum yield. .Time is short .... desperately so. Take Advantage of Benefits Offered By Nitrogen The wheat yield potential for U-tah U-tah farmers in 1966 is excellent, but only if they take full advantages advan-tages of the benefits offered by nitrogen fertilizers. This opinion was expressed by Dr. Dale E. Behmer, U. S. Steel agronomist. ag-ronomist. Dr. Behmer, chairman of a project fc improving yield and protein levels of dry-land winter wheat in Utah, stated that a folder fold-er has been released which describes des-cribes rates, times and methods of application for fertilizer treatments. Technical data upon which this increase Value of Barnyard Manure Two methods increase the value of barnyard manure. Hauling it regularly to the field saves nutrients. nutri-ents. The soil gains what the manure ma-nure loses. The second thing is to protect piled manure with a shelter. shel-ter. If you do not have a feeding shed, it will pay to build a shelter. Shed protection can increase the value of a ton of manure ty as much as $1.60. The reason for proper care and handling is to save all the liquid possible and reduce rotting to a minimum until the manure is mixed mix-ed into the soil. In feeding pens, good bedding such as straw, old hay, wood shavings, shav-ings, or corn cobs hold the liquids. Their poweir to hold water differs. Usually, the finer the material the greater the capacity, and the less you need for bedding. It takes a-bout a-bout nine pouns of bedding per day for cows, seven to 10 pounds for steers, two pounds for hogs, and one pound fcr sheep. Reduction in crop yield reported by some farmers after they use bulky manure is only temporary. It can be offset by adding 15 to 20 pounds of nitrogen per aore. The ultimate result is a benefit not only on-ly in total nitrogen and phosphate, but is a generous addition to the organic matter and structure of your soil. A ton of fresh manure starts out with about 25 pounds of plant food. That value, your county agent says, is certainly worth saving. folder was based was gathered by Professor Kex Niekon of Utah Slate University, who was project leader for publication of the folder. Both he and Dr. Behmer are members mem-bers of the Utah Soil Improvement Committee, which is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association, the latter organization sponsored by both industry and u-niversity u-niversity groups in promotion of better fertilizer use and understand ing. Dr. Behmer reported that the excellent ex-cellent soil moisture conditions which will prevail this spring present pre-sent a rare opportunity for growers grow-ers to achieve a five to ten bushel per acre yield increase, as well as improving protein content of grain. He noted that high protein wheat stocks are becoming scarce and that farmers have a special opportunity oppor-tunity to cash in on the potential for additional small grain income. According to the U. S. Steel agronomist, ag-ronomist, the wheat fertilization folder is currently available thru Utah State University, county a-gents, a-gents, and major fertilizer suppliers in the winter wheat growing areas of the state. & g'UlftMJUjMH I"'lir,',"ri Jrr Jr-J I LiJ ' "'1 ft I W o?a rmwtiwi.. 'jamaHfw i t". J r 4. I 1 effj err- czv r V.. OjiU r," -;.' BIB '1 ULra U BWLaaLka U UCKS 566,664 NEW CHEVROLET TRUCKS WENT TO WORK LAST YEAR. THAT'S A RECORD FOR CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE. ..EVEN FOR CHEVROLET! Last year more people bought Chevrolet trucks than ever before. Stands to reason. Chevrolet makes a truck for almost every kind of job. So many components are offered you can set up a Chevy to do your special job the way you want it done. Cost is low. Resale high. Chevy's been the No. 1 truck since 1937. Put a new 66 model to work. It's bound to be No. 1 on your job for years. 'Source R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, Michigan. Get a No. 1 buy on the No. 1 truck gmpr- ?- ini Double Dividend Days LL-- r 1 during 43 2224 PACE MOTOR COMPANY 324 WEST MAIN DELTA, UTAH USS to Expand Geneva Works Nitrogen Plant U. S. Steel will soon start work on a major expansion at the Company's Com-pany's Geneva Works Nitrogen plant. When completed later this summer, the plant will be able to produce an additional one-third more ammonium nitric products. The importance of this expansion to western farmers and ranchers is seen in the fantastic growth of consumption of nitrogen fertilizers in the 11 western states. In 1945, about 65,000 tons of agricultural nitrogen were used. The latest figures fig-ures show a consumption of over 567,000 tons. Fertilizer usage for increased yields has proved to be the best investment a grower can make: the ratio of return is frequently around five - or si-to-one. Modern growers, who make full use of scientific sci-entific agricultural methods now realize from two to eight times mere net profit per acre than the average grower. As more acres are made available, avail-able, the farmer and his community will benefit to an extent hardly dreamed of a few years ago. Irrigated Irri-gated areas in the U western states constitute about SS per cent of the nation's total irrigated acres. Recent figures show that about 23.5 million acres of irrigated land are available by 1975. this is expected to total over 29 million acres. Nitrogen use will grow with this increased use of western lands, according ac-cording to U. S. S. agronomists. While 507,000 tons are used annu- Millard County Chronicle Thursday, March 24, 1966 ally at resent, this is expected to glow to 950,000 tons in just five vears. and hv 1975 should increase to over 1.150,000 tons or more, a threefold increase m just ten years. With the latest expansion of Geneva's Ge-neva's nitrogen facilities, U.S. Steel will be a strong competitor for this future market. USAIR FORCE THE AEROSPACE TEAM Se your local Air Force Recruiter J T! "PIP fff 0 y) te9 ifi? UjJ dD o The Most COMPLETE LINE OF FERTILIZERS AVAILABLE STATE-WIDE SPREADING SERVICE Phone Collect 255-6505 or 255-2721 Mineral Fertilizer Company Midvale, Utah itit erm ountu in Association offers you a complete line of certified seeds for your spring planting. if Small Grains Grasses Alfalfa Corn -jfc- Pasture Mixes Certified Locally-grown UTAH RANGER ALFALFA Seed. ' A . ! M ASK YOUR BRANCH MANAGER REX WOOD A INTERMOMNTAIN FARMERS ASSOCIATION . v- ' Ize J0 - r ? ' J This year... use enough fertilizer! Want a harvest you can point to with pride? Wsnt a harvest that means higher returns for your efforts? Then fertilize now and use enough fertilizer use the right amourt of the elements your land needs. Have a soil test taken. Find out what it takes for highest yields from your land. For nitrogen requirements, insist in-sist on USS Fertilizers. High quality USS Fertilizer are rrade by United States Steel, soid by reiiab'e dealers. |