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Show THE MT. PLEASANT (UTAH) Page UTAH SOILS NEED MORE NITROGEN March PYRAMID ulate during the season. The lighter material such as leaves may be kept from City gardeners blowing may maintain composit pile away by covering with a small amount of soil. piles should be kept moist and several pounds of a to mixed fertilizer applied hasten decomposition. The pile should be turned several times during the second season. It will then be ready to apply to the garden before fall or spring plowing. A leaf compost of lawn clippings may be used as a mulch around vegetables the first year after the pile has been made. The Compost is a good source of organic matter for city or suburban gardens. The compost pile may be made of leaves, lawn clippings, vege- table trimmings and any waste matter other than disea s e d parts of vegetables. These materials should be piled together as they accum 11, I960 Nitrogen and Potash Fertilizer recommendation s for a specific field and crop situation should be based on soil tests. Fertilizer and coming major part relationships. Patience financing is has become g of art of is the ing problems alone. by garden must In addition t o supplying plant nutrients it is important to maintain a high organic matter content in the garden. Organic matter in the soil improves water penetration and holding capacity, soil structure, aeration and sup-y s nutrients for plant growth. Manure is one of the best sources of organic matter for the garden, but should be lbs. supplement with of superphosphate to each bu. for 50 to 75 squ. ft. of garden area. This is at the rate of approximately 1,000 pounds of superphosphate and 20 tons of manure to the acre. Unless manure is well rotted it is best applied before plowing or spading and then should be turned under. fromj Mt. Pleasant Mich Co-o- p. 1 one-ha- for your ..ost from any land, fanners must use proper ferti To gi lization. lf and Gene Fukui used 160 lbs. N, Harvested More than 25 Tons Sila p If we didnt use enough fertilizer, our yields would be so low 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 80 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 gen, theres no better source than USS Nitrogen Fertilizers made by United States Steel. Always insist on USS Nitrogen Fertilizers, that we n sold by reliable dealers. Use enough fertilizer; harvest more dollar-- , d Bulk or bag fertilizer direct from the factory to the farm. Urea, Nitrate, Superphosphate and Mixed Fertilizers. State-wid- e Service Nitrogen Fertilizers Call us collect at Salt Lake AM Mineral Fertilizer Co., Inc. 7200 South 5th West Midvale, Utah is registered Ude mjjk a solv- letting them one-thir- Duy be- farm-bankin- "Here's a ratio between the total amount of nitrogen Utah farmers and ranchers should have used last year compared with the total amount actually applied throughout the state," Charles W. Bourg, U. S. Steel crop and soil scientist, left, explains. Studying the over-a- ll percentage comparison is L. G. Bywater, superintendent of the Nitrogen Plant at U. S. Steel's big Geneva Works, mw Prove, Utvrh. Studies compiled by agricultural colleges and state and federal agencies show that the total use of nitrogen by Utah farmers and d ranchers in conjunction with other plant foods is only about of the total amount recommended for all crops grown in the state. Individually, these recommendations vary by crop, local soil conditions and as a result of previous farming practices. Organic matter fertil- should never be placed in direct contact with seed. izers |