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Show BEAVER COUNTY NEWS THURS., MARCH 25, MILFORD, UTAH 'MALNUTRITION' 1965 IS BAD FOR PLANTS AS WELL AS PEOPLE "Plants, like people, can suffer from malnutrition even when fed heartily; and, like people, they become healthier if the proper 'tonic' is administered." According to Dr. Roy C. Lipps, chief western agronomist for U. S. Steel, new research indicates that "minor" or traces elements are as important to plants as vitamins are to human development. "We don't think of them as minor any more," he stresses, "because our newest studies of western soils prove that small amounts of these plant foods in make major differences crop production." profitable In order to underscore iheir real importance to crop yields, soil scientists now prefer to call them micronutrient elements. Careful soil research points that while such elements as zinc, copper, iron, molybdenum and manganeze are used by plants in small amounts, an absence of these micronutrients can have a devastating effect on plant growth. out These new studies under score again the importance of well planned soil testing pro- - grams, Dr. Lipps said. Latest research points out these significant facts about western soils: Most soils in the Intermoun-tai- n area are deficient in the of key essential constituent plant material nitrogen easily corrected by proper applifertication of nitrogen-ric- h lizers such as ammonium sulfate, anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate. All of the 11 western states contain areas of zinc and iron deficiency. Other elements like boron, magnesium and copper are also reported in insufficient supply; however, iron and zinc deficiencies seem tu be the most critical from a crop production standpoint. Correction of zinc deficiencies created dramatic response in fruit trees, corn and beans, plus a significant yield and quality response in potatoes, with more No. 1 potatoes produced. Iron deficiencies are most often found in alkaline soils. O Soils with high phosphate levels 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 beets, sorghum, potatoes, milo, beans, and the cereal crops wheat, barley, oats and rye. Crops sensitive to low level of zinc include corn, field beans, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, barley, red clover, alfalfa, sugar beets, oats, asparagus, mustard and broccoli. Both zinc and iron can be made more available by using acidic soil conditioning materg ials or fertilizers. Principal among these are am- acid-formin- rnSrn Its mm MIRACLE BLOW WHEN PEAF MUTE OANNV LONDON WAS PUNCHED IN THE HEAP HE WAS SUPPENLV ABLE TO SPEAK: AND HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN Hit LIFE' AsmomsecunBHAVON... 1 ., . oner.HASBS Or . HIGH KITE RECORD ALTITUDE OF 23.826 FEET WAS ACHIEVED BV A MEMBER OF THE U S. WEATHER BUREAU FLVINS 10 KITES IN TANDEM. THE CONTROL WIRE WAS 84 MILES IN LENGTH .' A . . .US SWINGS BONOS ARB AN INVESTMENT IN PERSONAL STRENGTH. START BUVIN& BONDS WHERE YOU WORK OR WHERE you SANK! materials and the preliminary research knowledge to attack these problems. "The challenge is to solve these minor element problems so that major plant foods like nitrogen, phosphorus and potash can continue to produce top crop yields for western growers." monium sulfate, ammonium polysulfide and soil sulfur. In summarizing the newest data, Dr. Lipps said: "Research information points to the fact that many western soils are borderline in their capacity to supply micronutrients for maximum production. Fortunately the fertilizer industry now has Green Thumb Time I GARDEN SEED MALATHON 50 SPRAY LAWN SEED KILLS RED SPIDERS, APHIDS, FLIES, MEALYBUGS, SCALE GARDEN TOOLS One bottle makes up to of spray GLADIOLUS BULBS LAWN HOSE AND SPRINKLERS Fertilize EARLY for profit! and heavier growth of cover crops and other vegetation . increases water-holdin- Kills Crabgrass as it makes your lawn grow greener g capacity of the soil. Fertilize U$S) Fertilizers CON- TROL and EXCELLENT FERTILIZER . . early with United States Steel's SOIL PEST R . . 20 40 Lbs 4.50 Lbs 7.95 ORTHO CHLORDANE DUST KILLS ANTS, BEETLES, GRUBS, Mix for Spray EARWIGS, etc. or just dust on PAX THREE-YEA- gallons 2.98 EVERYTHING FOR YOUR LAWN OR GARDEN Early fertilization gets crops off to a fast start .. . promotes rapid 42 89c 1 1.49 ORTHO WEED-BGO- N KILLS LAWN WEEDS AND WOODY PLANTS 1.69 2.98 Jefferson Mercantile Co. |