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Show I'sing the trrigailonsys-teto spread fertilizer is an appealing Idea and it has certain merits, but it is no panacea. Certaincom-plicatln- g water, it will move off the field in the runoff. This can present a pollution pro- m limit blem. use of this practice. Be sure you can satisfy following exacting requirements before you decide to put fertilizer in your irrigation stream or through your sprlnklersys-tem- : 1. Select fertilizer that will dissolve quickly and completely in the water. This usually eliminates and phosphates, potash, trace element materials. 2. Make sure the fertilizer you add will not form a precipitate with the minerals contained In the water. This is particularlyserlous if you apply fertilizer through a sprinkler system. 3. Avoid losing the fertilizer into the air as a This is a critical gas. problem if anhydrous or aqua ammonia is added to water that has a high pH. It can happen also in some situations when these materials are on the soil surface. 4. Make sure the irrigation distributes the system water evenly. The distribution of fertilizer cannot be any more uniform than the distribution of water. Don't allow the water to run off from the area being When Is dissolved In fert- runoff. Of course, if there is soil erosion, fertilizer in the eroding soil will go off in the runoff. 6. Make sure the fertilizer Is of a kind that does not corrode the Irrigation equipment. Nitrogen fertilizers are the most feasible for water application. Of various nitrogen fertilizers, urea seems to offer certain advantages in meeting the Often it is requirements. advisable to apply nitrogen two or more times during the growing season. Injection into the irrigation water could facilitate fertilizer to pasture or application turf. Also, application in irrigation watercan prevent crop damage from ground equipment. Nitrogen needed on grain or corn during the growing period is a good The fertilizer example. can be added to the irrigation stream and eliminate moving equipment through the crop. We discourage the use of anhydrous ammonia or ammonia through aqua sprinkler systems. If the pH of the water exceeds 8, losses of ammonium into the air will be high. This is particularly critical In the irrigated. contrast, that Is spread directs onto the soil surfaie will generally move into the soil and not be lost in factors severely the In ilizer fertilizer th Irrigation PROGRESS MU. I. A HD COl'NTY FEMUZE THRU IRRIGATION 1 Fillmore, I tah Frida hot weather. In addition, ammonia applied in an irrigation stream can jxiss into the air from the soil surface. Since the superphosphates do not dissolve readily, phosphoric acid is more suitable for water apBut phosphoric plication. acid is corrosive. Since crop phosphate needs can be satisfied with only one application in two or three years, It usually pays to spread It directly on the land. Potash fertilizers are negerally more soluble than the phosphates, but some h commercial grades of are not soluble enough to be satisfactory. Furthermore, potash is rarely needed In the dry areas of ts Where It the West. needed, it usually Is more practical to spread with ground applicators. Trace elements applied to irrigation water usually form precipitates In the water. Since they rre not needed more often than once In years, they can be applied directly to the soil. Trace elements, potash and phosphates can be applied in Irrigation water if a water conditioner Is inserted into the stream of the fertilizers nutrients Vse of a water is conditioner, however, exoenslve and may not be economically feasible. When we consider the complications Involved in y, 13, 1973 April pot-as- DE- for meat cutters are these TRAINING TO MEET BIG CONSIDER COSMOS Cosmos is a beautiful garden flower that deserves to be much n.oie widely grown. Its so easy to grow the seeds can be direct-sowsiraighi into the gatden after danger of frost, anj ii succeeds in all areas of the CmteJ States m a wide even satiety o! soil conditions pool soil variI he most eties of cosmos are Sensation which includes Mixed Colors and pink, purple and while Sunset. a sinking deep orange wiih double and flowers. Blooming within 10 weeks from sowing seed, cosmos flowers arc produced in greai profusion all through the summer s,uden,s participating ear course at 1 Sl. in a one-ma- FOR GARDEN DISPLAY J ft. plants with leathery foliage. Cosmos prefers full sun. and is best used as a background plant, or in groups among shruK. I hey make beautiful indoor flower arrangements if arranged in a loose, airy mass, using plenty of foliage and long stems. on semi-doubl- e exacting resatisfactfor quirements orily applying fertilizer in Irrigation water, we recognize that tt is no panacea. the meeting Frequently, It is much easier and more practical to spread the fertilizer with Is ground equipment. This especially true with phosphate, potash, and the trace Close-u- p of one of (he blooms in a mixture of Sensation Cosmos, which has a losely color range including pink, purple and white. elements. o o $3 20 SWISS & CHUCK STEAK lbs. 7B0HE 40 LBS. ROLLED ROASTS j 90,000 Auto ond Form Implement f Parts Available ROASTS CR0SSR!B ROASTS 10 lbs. STEW MEAT 30 lbs. CALL lean ground chuck 7435431 1 EVERY DAY t! US WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY 100 pounds ALL FOR S89-o- BONANZA MEATS OPEN 7 a. m. to 10 p.m. I WATCH,,;s,ENIGHr , hurphey-- o r iT FILLMORE, UTAH mmm oiTSr s fes; is . W - v - - ' O |