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Show SOtmiERN UtAIf Page Four AND CONSERVATIONISTS PLANNING TO SAVE UNIQUE NEV JERSEY WETLANDS NtYVS, Kanab, Utah ... I QUOTE The people who look to government to bnng them security and prosperity ought to remember what happened to the American Indian. Banking -- Just a few miles from the thundering streets of Manhat tan lie the peaceful, undis turbed wetlands of the Upper Passaic Valley of New Jersey. Cradled in what was once the bed of glacial Lake Passaic, it is a region that includes broad meadows, ancient forests, and wooded swamps, surrounded by and intermixed with rolridges. ling hills and steep Although the area lies in the midst of one the most rapidly growing sections of the country, it has retained the qualities of real wilderness. Each fall and spring the swamps and marshes of the valley provide haven and food for hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, just as they have for centuries past. nr? I fbilf ' " r i i ' k-i H V - ilS - f foftes 1 A P $ u 1 1 b.. to maturity most satisfactory way to of several methods, say Utah State University agricultural people. Pale green or yellowish color and stunted growth is an indication of lack of nitrogen. Soil tests show the amount of total nitrogen and the amount of available nitrogen at the time the sample is taken. They do not indicate the ability of a soil to supply nitrogen throughout the, growing period. Under continuous cropping, growing of use micro-organis- the nitrogen fund-raisin- X- - tun tn view a resnlendent his eyes "woodie haa known a hthrill that cannot he measured in dollars Wildlife Preserves, Inc., Tcon g '; 'v;iLppcoJS's: U,iP' P- tt The world's organization with headquarters in Englewood New Jersey de- .termined to establish a natural- area preserve in the region in order to save as much as pos committees education project. sible of these wetlands for the of the The other enjoyment and study of future committee with Mr. Westcott, generations. Now the Upper are Mrs. Robert L. Lloyd of Passaic Valley Conservation Morristown, and Mrs. Paul Committee of that organization Moore of Convent Station. is embarking on an enlarged Donations to the Great to land there. acquire campaign Swamp Fund of Wildlife Pres- Wildlife Preserves, Inc. is a back yards. Others, erves are proper deductions for it membership m their live private, at some distance, income tax purposes. The com-- p may group set up to acquire and are to save mittee that donations be requested being reserve wildlife and natural m actuality a national sent to Worrall Mountain, Jr., rea all over th United what is The -.wetlands of the Treasurer, 53 Maple Avenue, States. It has a deep interest land-us- e Upper Passaic Valley form a Morristown, New pJeey, Payin flood control. bltic .C0mn"1T ?,? ,PrwrvM practices, regional planning and 1 of conservation, plants and animals. ofThere sizeis v other aspects r. area 1 its no y t comparable 9 W tr T pf and type between Maine and Virginia. f In addition to serving as an U important wildlife habitat, this area will provide much needed open spaces and beauty as a bt.: relief from the rapid urbanization of that retHi re section of .. j the eastern seaboard, says Wal- - & h:a9t u ter Westcott, of Chatham, of the committee. I" These open spaces will provide the public with an unusual I I Upper Passaic Valley portunity for recreation. The wetlands have long been Conservation Committee is at ecol-f- n present concentrating its efforts an attraction to botanists, saving wild areas in the ogists, and other naturalists, Great Swamp section of the both professional and amateur, L. valley. .This is the same Great according to Robert Wildlife that the Port of New kins, Jr., President of York Authority recently select- - Preserves. He feels that the d as their choice for the site area has an enormous potential for a proposed huge new jet for education. One of the ad finest bourbon i! ..Vi- STRAIEHf IttTUCKY heavier BOURBON WHISKri I ll IHl'l '' JAHtsieywjuiHEQI e of coal yields a rich harvest in s b.g Steel S. U. at Plant tha new Nitrogen nitrogen fertilizers at Geneva Works,' near Provo, Utah, first of its kind at a major steel mill In the United States. At this chemical plant, coke oven gas from which steelmaking operations is converted into anhydrous ammonia is stored in the two big hortonspheros (right). Some of the anhydrous ammonia goes to produce ammonium nitrate. This nitrogen-ric- h prilling fertilizer is converted into solid form as prills in the towor (left). Ammonium suKats, a third member of the USS fertilizer coal chemicals family, is turned out in another section of Geneva's producing facilities. high-grad- The chemistry applications would have been better. Rates of nitrogen fertilizer depend on nitrogen fertility already in the soil, crop grown, and yield expected. Nitrogen fertility is governed primarily by crop rotation, crop residues plowed under, green manure used, livestock manure used, soil organic mater, and soil type... The yield expected will .depend on area, climatic conditions, soil 'conditions, good seed, desired plant population, irrigation practice, and other phases of good Management. One should apply just enough nitrogen so it will no longer be the factor restrictiiig yields. If poor irrigation practices are restricting yields, nitrogen applications above this level of production are costly and on' many crops will reduce quality desired. v IN AMERICA The whether ' 1. .mb.rkln, -- ill L to rfuc.t. h, public to the., values of wetlands nationwide on effort to purchase as many of erally and to provide facilities po,- - to that they m., torar .iH 1.000. ' its inception, the preciate them. to es- The committee group has acquired about 2,000 acres in the valley, some 450 tahlish arhrl"n wRh'the of tllem ,n the Great Swamp, ter for Conservationists in the East participation of the New Jersey who have helped many times Audubon Society Quite obv, to save w.ldemess and park ously, any plans that won d ,ands far from home ore be,nr develpP , the wetlands would to contribute to preserve destroy magnificent area practically sets and make impossible the successful completion of the ThSmmittt. ,SU:rd p.";. Wood Ducks bring r 1853 - available. Therefore there is little accumulation of nitrogen under these .conditions. Under summer fallow conditions, a test for available nitrogen can be used as an aid in determining nitrogen needs. A simple method for testing on the farm is to skip a strip m the field when applying nitrogen. This strip will show what the yield ' would have been without extra nitrogen. On another strip make two trips with the spreader. This doubles the application and shows Mink and otter still cavort by broods who - FIRST 10, tell is a combination plants and vT - now DO YOU KNOW WHETHER YOUR CROPS NEED NITROGEN1 most turn SS SINCE 1795 14 A w- V colorful BEAM... THE WORLDS FINEST BOURBON Thursday, March : Orchard Yields Upped By Logan, Utah A five year study in Weber County on soil management in orchards showed that cultivation reduces soil organic matter in orchards, pomologists in the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station report. A cover crop of winter vetch, clovers, alfalfa or small grains is recommended where moisture is available. The studies showed that ferti Organic Additions lizers must be adjusted to individual soil needs but nitrogen and should be applied phosphorous to obtain tree growth and maximum yields o f desirable commercial fruit - Adoption of proper soil management practices, including use of proper fertilizers, sometimes during the study increased peach yields as much as "'150 to 200 bushels an acre. non-prof- as gf JIM Iy : B EAM y Only Beam tate$ like Beam, Only Beam tastei to good. op-T- Worthy of j ! Your Trust Per-Ewn- 86 PROOF KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING C0..CLERM0NT. KENTUCKY CROPS 17ELL-FE- D are money makers .... EC32QQ53 The sign of the store that Wherever you see this sign-t- he sign of the USS Nitrogen Fertilizer dealer you know that profits are for sale. 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