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Show Pa je Turs.i.iy. March 21, K'Cl The Tooele Bulletin 5 Fertilizer Makes on mountain nir.ittntts at seieial of the soulhiii s Montana j IN Sl I I'UR I t this statement litiwtd Uiul Vila low cot ihr m. 'i rani In 4 was 14 Atluns. Heater ''In sluul Mill fertilization. aiiuiJ pf.inm-ea.f County agricultural ixten mou'K.i.n hav i.n be giown for to a loin; rane wtics o! s on agent ioii $ lo 5)5 pci ton u h ggesl j a. iis in hav pto li sts roi ntly completed m the of IomliiV out that teats !5 g Moli hit I on dm o. ih- - t. s s I poi li i! Valli y area of Mon! ina lodsy puring, os et slot king and 1 These vxere the fimf.ngx Suss ssaler base lownej many 'vnil-- Dr ipps and Mr Turner it (nun '.ic tall 1 Ions if sug.il ImcH t)V Dr. Koy I cm mi .iilow y H his. the lejxut lp to ij ps, .lyiuiiu tli.it s whit manv I Cor jih.isit s that "high ptmiuit.on app! i alion, using diy nitrogen per ai ie mist for United Stall s Si-- i 111 the zer - pichrub.'v ar glowing todav thin j.h Homer Turner, i an be act ompl. shed by the use of poration anj V.uh res. slant ammomuni form i uog:am ot crop ioi.Hjoii e.o ly ACIVAIIY more than three irteran agiieultimst now serv he pio(Hr amount and kind o! wh,!e m i n'.iin ng a high pbos lnm-s- . laming, itrga'ioii ami thrilling; at as 1iiiih ha uiMuining 15 ng u.th il.t J R S mplut Com itimmeriidl futdier apjilu-Itvel in the soil. r ph.ile md pmp- r i io.r. ion pt-tint m, le jimtiMi tan b' pany. Sujiemsing the Jests on the light time" Ihr n.iiivr and rrse h mead Some helpful Inn's on la.s ng ovv Iri.ils were ci mini ted on beet yields ale loill.imd ranches operated hv Mark Clem inugar d new It, mm sound color ims Imth mow and I rank MiDum-lt- , .,1)11 pillule leleusi-i- t bv UnileJ of Wivlun. Mont, and Ui-uCm jHii.it ion Si Slates of Jai kson,. Various Jard.ne, Die f.ir.i, enl.lled "Ilus Bust, k.ruls and amounis of ivtrog-- n of lleets", is av a, table withand phosphate fertilizers were out tljrpe lor showings l 'on u.-d.iimg the tests and care'ul 'arm otgamz alums and agio til records iria.ut jiiled of yields, pro hus niss and noli .n ij jtur.i!, n. call aim and phosphm as ion of the forage, and msis for groujis feru!, r jar ev:u ton of ha, Other L! S. St'-e- l motion (jioiv-m- ; of interest im. hide glow n. control leading to very wet soil Homer Turner, J. R. Simplot Co. of more productive grasses. RISC ITS from the controlled 'ies,-n- i table Im Coin." ng Pocatello, Idaho Carly settlers remember when; conditions and low soil temjiera studies 'show clearly that the use iiseanli of western ag t.ndmgs U.S. Steel C. the new meadows produied three ,tures, renovation is costly and in of n Iiogi-Lipps, Roy Corp. and phosphi ras in r ti It u t al mid ges and eV Salt lake City, Clah jtons and more of nutritious hay some cases impui l.r.il in the creased the y a Id. protein jiercen st, Hum workers and the The Big Hole Valley in south- - per acre. Today, the Big Hole lower and wetter parts of the jb and pho phorus con'ent tm'! iige nid bv sou ess!, t farotHj west Montana is famous as the rancher harvests about ley Renovation tan and should the early and lale cut hav" I on the Mouniains," "Brof mers: jin land of tne "Ten Thousand Hay- - from the same meadows. Some be done on Iht terraces and Among a hhnotul b"nei!s from out inng a jw .ic in al. wmk.i'd, tacks" and is noted tor its grass-jothe redsons for this big drop ter diamed sites Where ranchers ifertdijt on listed by the repoii wav (or the typii.il mountari fat cattle. In this valley near m production are: (1) the loss of hjve renovated, production on the are: mi .uliiiv ram In r to rn u jiy Ins Wisdom, Montana, Chief Joseph native fertility (pnmanly mtro-- , reseeded meadow is high initially, I nough extra hay can be grown per at re four times ptoduition of the NVPerce Indians fought gen and phosphorus) which waslAfter a few vears it falls to a II betler meadows to rele isi nd hs pro!,!- more, nnj the battle of the Big Hole in thejshipped out as beef on the hoof. y of to the that lower meadows for pas very similar illusiiat-i- n potatoes" "piof.tuble late IkTO's. During this period in (2) the build up of a thick organic! native meadow. The reason for lure: producing how fnrineix obt.i.ti many the history of the early West,; mat. due to excess water, which. Suih a rapid decline in pmduc-raniher- s -- THE ADDITION VL grazing yields of 3ufl. 400 or mine sai ks settled in this large materially reduces the nitrogen non is the laik of available soil 'hus provided can ease the need per acre bv following reiomm d valley which todayjand phosphorus supplying pow sr . for high stocking rates on sum fjrm practices im lulling adecontains roughly 250.000 acres of of the soil, and (3) the low pro-- j mer ranges; fertilization quate water-lov-- j of The the Ihgh meadows. production requires high irrigated original during capacity A reduction in haying net was sagebrush and mg plants which have invaded fertility. The results of four years by Vegetation Prints of these films may be harvesting fewer acres, and; of extensive fertilizer trials wild ryegrass. Ten thousand hay-'thmeadows. An in obtain'd Agm ult irnl by w r t m1 specie the valley on native and Stacks didn't come easy. Many of Ull ted of grass and legumes grown on I xtension, Slates Sletl LOWER meadow yields are not seeded meadow show that high the meadows today were develop-- i mouniain meadows Corpnral'on, 910 Kearns B.uild ng ed by laying out irrigation ditches the only problem facing the production can be accomplished Commercial fertilizer is the Salt Lake City I. Utah. Those drowning the sage and seeding rancher! During the early davs. by the use of the proper amount one new tool whah is most of the f.lins are asked to summer ranges were overstocked .and kind of commercial fertilizer fective timothy and clover. in enabling mountain specify the title; show (Into; THE BIG HOLE is blessed with causing range deterioration which applied at the right time. The ranchers to keep their costs in type, location and size of and, nee an abundance of water because in turn resulted in lower carry'-mos- t effective program consists line while beef in com and complete shipping msirne-tion- s. raising of a heavy winter snowfall in thejing capacity today. The expense of, 1) late fall fertilizer applica Student requests should be petition w.th other par's of the when meadows are dry and United States and continental moun-i- f producing beef on the range tion surrounding overseas, the counters gned by faculty tains. The land was left in itshas gone up rapidly. The rancher dormant, 2) dry nitrogen fertili- report concluded. s zer natural rough terrain. Irrigation! finds himself a victim of the preferably in the leach resistant ammonium form, and 3) squeeze." accomplished by diverting iliar s maintenance of a high phosphate large quantities of watir to high At first glance the obvious raising the water table to tion to the ranchers' problem level in the soil - necessary to the low areas. After would seem lo be meadow reno- insure a high phosphorus level in years of this practice an environ- - vation and seeding to high yield- - large forage yields brought about mpnt was created favorable tiding grasses and legumes. How- - by nitrogen fertilization. Selected the water-lovinplants, mainly ever, due to the very dense sod, (data taken from typical native sedges and rushes at the expense rough land surface, lack of waterjand reseeded meadows follows: ,'KHtn Sound Color Films j Gains in Hay Production i 1 1 Now Available ri,tl 1 jj I - Fertilizer, Key to Better Pastures m-s- s And Reseeded Hay Meadows jnc-lur- i I j : eri-nn-- nt one-tent- l- f i ivn bowl-shape- e nt - fam-wa- cost-pric- e solu-spot- WE CARRY THE MOST -- COMPLETE LINE OF Early Harvest (July NATIVE MEADOWS Yield Pounds-Acr- e Pounds-Acr- e 120 1140 24S0 80-- LATE HARVEST Fertilizers, insecticides 7) Protein Percent Phosphorus Percent Fertilizer Cost Per Ton Increase 10.56 14.50 .19 .26 17.18 8.55 12.40 .18 .21 9.05 3140 5520 The above table shows clearly! content both in the early and late fertilized meadows early. A greatthat the use of nitrogen and phos- - cut hay. Ranchers who w'ish to er tonnage of lower quality hay high protein and highjis produced with the late harvest, phorous increased the yield, tern percentage and phosphorous phosphorus hay should cut theirl MEADOW Bromegrass, Yield Pounds-Acr- e Pounds-Acr- e 1660 5660 120-80-- 0 LATE HARVEST GARDEN SEEDS (Packaged Bulk) available to residents of Tooele County! (July 28) 0 RESEEDED ... . Timothy and Alsike Clover - p ft Early Harvest (July 7). Protein Percent Phosphorus Percent Fertilizer Cost Per Ton Increase 9.62 11.25 .21 .23 8.28 8.30 9.25 .17 .21 5.54 All Others Out-Demonstra- tes of proven quality for Its easy to apply, 3 pounds cover 1 00 square feet for as low as 1 6'jc . . . results in 7 days. MORGRO is the best buy for your money! Morgro western is soils! (July 28) 2570 8930 120-0-- 0 Reseeded meadows are more efficient users of commercial fertilizers than are native meadows as is shown by the above data. One hundred-twentpounds of nitrogen and eight pounds of available phosphate per acre produced about two and tons of air dry hay on native f meadows and about four and tons on the reseeded meadow - a considerable increase in favor - of the better species. Reseeded meadows behaved similar to the native meadow from a protein and phosphorus standpoint when harvested early and late. A point of vital interest to the rancher is the cost of producing y three-quarte- one-hal- ALSO extra hay. All trials indicate that ed by holding cows in pastures hay can be produced with from close to the ranch headquarters $5.00 to $12.00 per ton of fertilizer during breeding season. Proper costs. plant nutrition may so alter the ADDITIONAL benefits of the soil environment that meadow fertilizer program over and above composition will be improved. increased production of higher The Big Hole rancher as well quality forage are considerable. as the intermountain rancher in More aftermath grazing can be general must raise beef in comobtained. Sufficient extra hay can petition with that produced in be produced on the better mead- other parts of the United States ows releasing the lower producing and overseas. He must be cost meadows for pasture. This in conscious. To keep his costs in turn will alleviate the need for line, he must use all available a high stocking rate on the sum- management tools at his disposal. mer ranges. Haying costs are Commercial fertilizer is one new lowered because less acres are tool which is most effective in harvested. A more efficient breed- assisting him to be more ing program can be accomplish- - ORTHO MILORGANITE USS EVERYTHING PAX STEER MANURE All Liquid for the FARMER and the GARDENER! THE DALTON COMPANY 138 North Main Street in Tooele (Soon To Move To A New Location) |