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Show 'ertilizer A Boom To Mountain Pasture An acre of average mountain leading western fertilizer pro- r eadow or pastureland has the ducer, working with ranchers r atrient value to produce about and agricultural agencies in this worth of beef at 20 cents a ound. Fertilization, plus good water and harvest management, can increase this figure to f 104.80 worth of beef an acre :i gain cf $76.80 an acre. These remarkable productivity figures resulted from special intermountain area studies sponsored by United States Steel, a .c:28 ! region. Many of these studies are presented in the new U. S. Steel movie, Profit On The Mountain. These and many other current research studies are being motivated by a growing concern state agricultural experts about the' competitive forces which today face ranchers and now-availabl- e, beef growers in this area. Salt Lake City agronomist Dr. Ray C. Lipps, in a talk before the Intermountain Range and Fertilizer Conference at Fort Collins, Colo., late in February, pointed up this problem when he said: Beef is being grown cheaper and cheaper as other sections of the country wind that well managed grassland and profit are synonymous. On the other hand, in many parts of the Intermountain West, I hear of declining range and meadow yields and grazing allotment reductions or restrictions. According to most experts, the solution to this problem can only be found in more modern techniques of range management, which can sharply increase the tonnage of beef produced per unit of land. Among the various management practices cited for making land give a bigger return at the lowest cost, adequate fertilization heads the list of effective steps that can be taken. And, in the Intermountain area, nitrogen is the fertilizer most often needed in a range or grassland improvement program. Typical of the increased yields that can be realized through the use of nitrogen is a case study reported from Idaho last Jan- - buy from Utah Poultry & Farmers Co-o- p HAROLD PETERSON Branch Mgr. for your uary by John Niebergall, district forest ranger. After applying about 40 pounds of nitrogen per acre to test plots of seeded ranges, he reported that the fertilized grass produced 7520 hay per acre pounds of while the unfertilized produced 3235 pounds per acre. Production, he reported, was 2 Mi times greater on the fertilized area, and the production of protein was evenly slightly greater. In another typical test, using correct harvest and proper irrigation, nitrogen boosted hay yields at the first cutting from three tons per acre to four tons per acre. When the regrowth was also treated with nitrogen, it yielded an additional ton of hay per acre a total increase of 1 'k tons per acre. And, heavy nitrogen applications have actually increased hay yields three tons per acre. Research has repeatedly shown that a program of fertilization, rlong with water control and harvesting, can boost the carrying capacity of the average mountain meadow or pasture by four times. This means that an acre of land which, under conventional rapge practices, supported one cow only a hundred days, can produce enough to carry four cows for the same length of time. This assumes that water is controlled and harvesting practices are folair-drie- d one-four- cor-re- st fertilizer needs lowed. Through such a program, farmers and ranchers can boost production per acre by three or four times, and their profits even more. This Farmer used 60 lbs., N, Har- Profitable crops crops. vested 17 tons i!crse corn are high-yieldi- M'lOiaBMBJMBtr Mich and Gene Fukui used 160 lbs. N, Harvested More than 25 Tons Silage CROPS WELL-FE- D are money makers To get the most from anyiaml, farmers must use proper fertilization. "If we didn't use enough fertilizer, our yields would be so low that we couldnt afford to operate our farm, says Mich Fukui, speaking for himself and brother, Gene Fukui, who operate a diversified, irrigated farm near Tremonton, Utah. For example, the Fukui brothers used 500 pounds of USS Ammonium Nitrate per acre on silage corn and harvested more increase over acreage not fertithan 25 tons an acre a seven-tolized in the area. On small grains, they applied 300 pounds of USS Ammonium Nitrate and harvested 100 bushels of barley per acre, more than NO bushels of wheat. On tomatoes and sugar beets, they also used and their yields adequate amounts of nitrogen and phosphate were among the tops in the area. Successful farmers agree and for nitroIt takes N, Men no USS better source than gen, theres Nitrogen Fertilizers made by United States Steel. Always insist on USS Nitrogen Fertilized, sold hv reliable dealers. Use enough fertilizer; harvest more dollars! .... n Arc your crops woll-fed- Don't ? GUESS-TES- T! Ask your county agent how to have your fields tested for fertilizer needs. REMEMBER, for good profits, use the recommended amounts of fertilizer. litrogen Fertilizers Come in and visit us about your credit needs. :IBST STATE BAKX 3F SAUNA .A , r i l th Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |