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Show Page 11 The Tooele Bulletin Tuesday, March 21, 1961 (o the mill. lion o! IrriiU IT TAKES N FOR MEADOWS TOO! 1 e N I 4 - x y f i , ' h V; i - .(?! liftV M '.I j I j 1 OiJ ' 1 'll ' M 3 I at much hay containing 25 per cent more protein can be grown at relatively low cott through planned toil fertilization," according of tetti recently completed in the Intermountain area. "Profit on the n color film report on the latett retearch finding! point! out that fertilizer in recommended amountt formt one of the mott effective new toolt to help mountain ranchers raise beef in competition with other parts of the U. S. The U. S. Steel film it available through most local commercial fertilizer dealers. "More than three on mountain meadowt to a teriet 16mm Mountaint" long-ran- timet ge nitro-ge- Results of Range Fertilization El CORN m Benefits from Range Fertilization increased forage production, (2) by cattle on the treated plots was C. Wayne Cook increased nutrient yield, (3) in about 80 per cent compared to Research Professor creased palatability, and (4) in only 37 percent on adjacent untreated plots. The following year, creased vigor of plants. Utah Agric. Exp. Station with no additional fertilizer, the FORAGE INCREASED Logan, Utah same plots were utilized to the . . . Application of nitroIt is reasonable to assume that of 61 percent on the treatfoot 40 on extent acre at gen pounds per 15 20 within the next to years, ed and 28 percent on the untreatrange fertilization will be an ac- hill ranges of Utah, where12 an in. ed. During the third year after is about cepted practice in the manage- nual precipitation ment of many range lands. More increased dry matter yield as treatment, no decernable differintensive management of our for- much as 500 pounds per acre. On ence in palatability between fermeet the mountain meadow range where tilized and unfertilized plots was to age resources demands of our increasing popu- annual precipitation averages 188 noted. lation for meat will, by necessity inches, the dry matter yield was Herbicides and nitrogen fertili-- l increased 2,000 pounds with the zer applied on mountain slopes in require the application of all of the known methods of improving application of 40 pounds of nitro- a liquid solution by plane increased the palatability of forage and the forage supply and processing gen per acre. The carry over the second year thereby drew animals onto slopes it into a marketable product. It has been estimated that the as a result of fertilizing the pre- not normally frequented by !ive- requirements for meat in the wes- vious year has varied from no stock. Distribution of grazing anitern states will increase 75 per- additional forage yield to as much mals on rough mountain terrain is a major problem in obtaining cent during the next 15 years. If as 200 pounds per acre. uniform utilization on the range; production (remains the same, the INCREASED nutrient yield West will be importing beef and During four years of research in therefore, the use of fertilizer lamb from the eastern states by Utah, it has been shown that the may prove to be a valuable tool 1975. Thus, if we are to keep pace protein content of range forage is in better utilization on mountain! with the demands, livestock pro- increased as much as one - third ranges. ducers must increase output. through the application of nitroINCREASED vigor of plants MORE intensive and more ef- gen at the rate of 40 pounds per The use of fertilizer as a renova300 of as As acre. much pounds ficient use of our range forage holds great promised tion resource is obviously the answer additional digestible nutrients per The practice application of fertilizer on to this problem of increased de- acre have been produced on seed ranges where herbicides are used mand for meat. Feed makes up ed foothill range and as much as hastens the recovery of the range about 80 percent of the cost of 1,200 pounds additional digestible in addition to increasing forage meadow on mountain nutrients producing beef and lamb, and the nutrient and yield. 40 of more of this that comes from ranges from the application Studies in Utah show that vigor range forage the greater the ef- pounds of nitrogen per acre. of the vegetation is improved as If we process as much as 60 shown ficiency of production. by increased density and There are 4 to 5 million acres percent of this digestible nutrient size of the grass clump, increasof foothill range lands in each increase by means of grazing ani- ed height and number of seed state of the intermountain area, mals, we could expect from 30 to stalks, increased size of stems that are now producing less than as much as 120 pounds of addi- and leaves, and increased root! of their potential forage tional meat per acre from the addiyield. capacity. However, through con- tion of fertilizer. All of these CONCLUSION INCREASED palatability . . .In trol of undesirable plants and with fertilization are from the use of fertilizer and good six separate fertilization studies benefits should be and and mountain ranges complimentary management, the full production potential of these areas can be in Utah, it was found that the properly evaluated in a fertilizaobtained. In addition, there are 3 livestock preference for fertilized tion program before condemning to 4 million acres of higher ele- areas over adjacent unfertilized or prescribing such a practice in vation or mountain ranges that can areas was pronounced. In all a range management plan. be expected to double or triple cases the fertilized areas were Responses from the application realized best twice as fertilizer more .are than their present production through utilized the application of fertilizer alone. heavy as the untreated areas. where moisture is not limiting. Benefits from the application of When 40 pounds of nitrogen per Therefore, areas receiving less fertilizer on range lands have acre was added to seeded foothill than 12 inches of precipitation been found to occur through (1) ranges, the degree of utilization annually may show little or ito SUGAR BEETS 0SMALL GRAINS I gj PRO-ducti- I one-fift- POTATOES There are many advantages to early fertilization in you get the job done beloie the late spring rush; plants get the nutrients they need lor an early and inct eases start; early application checks water mot western areas run-of- f capacity. On corn, sugar beets, potatoes, small grains, and other t crops, many farmers report excellent results with fertilization. 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