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Show Summit County Bee New Studies Underscore Need of Fertilizer Edition THURSDAY, Soil Tests Well-Plann- ed MARCH 25, where sine Is In Insufficient 1565 sup- ply. "Plants, like people, can suffer Lack of molybdenum affects from malnutrition even when fed alfalfa and pea production. heartily; and, like people, they deficiencies and specific needs, Crops sensitive to lack of become healthier If the proper he reports. Iron Include: citrus and fruit 'undo' la administered." Once tested, the soil can be trees, sugar beets, potatoes, sorfertilised by prescription, wjilch ghum, mllo, beans and the cereal According to Dr. Roy C. Llpps, chief western agronomist for U. successful farmers say takes the crops wheat, barley, oats and & Steel, new research Indicates guesswork out of farming and rye. Crops sensitive to low level "minor" or trace greatly Increase their profit pot- -' that elements are ae Important to ential. This way particular needs of sino Include: corn, field beans, plants as vltamlna are to human can be met on a crop by crop, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, barfield by field basis. ley, red clover, alfalfa, sugar development I Latest research points out these beets, oats, asparagus, mustard "We dont think of them as significant facts about western and broccoli. minor anymore;" he streeaes, "be. soils: Both sine and iron can be cause our newest studies of weatr I made more available by ualng Mont solla In the Intermouu-talera soils prove that small amounts area are deficient In the key acldlo soil conditioning materials of these plant floods make major ' essential constituent of plant ma. or add forming fertilisers. Prindifferences in pro 01 table crop proare ammonium nitrogen easily corrected cipal among these ,teriat duction." ammonium sulfate; h polysulfide nitrogen-ricby proper application of fertUIxers such aa ammon- and soil sulfur. Ia order to underscore their In summarising the newest real importance to crop yields, ium sulfate, anhydrous ammonia Dr. Llpps a aid: "Research soli scientists now prefer to call and ammonium nitrate. Information points to the fact 11 AH western states of the them micronutrient elements. contain areas of sine and inn that many western soils are bor. derllne In their capacity to sup. Careful soil research points out deficiency. Other elements like that while such elements as sine, boron, magnesium and copper are ply for maximum copper, Iron, molybdenum, and also reporaed In Insufficient sup. I production. Fortunately the fermanganese are used by plants in ply; however, Iron and sine de- tiliser Industry now has materials small amounts, an absence of ficiencies seem to be the most end the preliminary research these micronutrienta can have a critical from a to attack these prob. knowledge crop production effect on plant lemg. devastating standpoint "The challenge la to solve these growth. Correction of sine deficiencThese new studies underscore ies created dramatic responses In minor element problems so that again and again the importance fruit trees, com and beans plus j major plant foods like nitrogen, of d soil testing pro- a significant yield and quality phosphorus and potash can congrams, Dr. Llppa said. While gen- response in potatoes with more tinue to produce top crop yields for western growers." eral fertiliser recommendations No. 1 potatoes produced. are helpful, only through a scienIron deficiencies are most oftific test can an individual farm- ten found in alkaline soils. er know exactly what hfs farm Soils with high phosphate soH contains, Its strengths, Its levels accentuate sine problems n micro-nutrien- ts SOIL FERTILITY is the foundation of FARM PROFITS! weH-planne- Dryland Wheat Farms Here Need Nitrogen By Rex F. Nielson Associate Profeasor of Agronomy Utah State University The odds look good tbla year for dryland wheat farmers In Northern Utah to get a financially beneficial response from nitMuch of the benefit depends on soil moisture and stand- - Both look favorable rogen fertilizer. now. KAMAS STATE BANK Kamis, Utah i Moisture In the soli reservoir la above average from last season's ralua on the fallowed land, and there fa a good coverage of winter snow to add more moisture to unfrozen fields Moat grain observed in Northern Utah got up well in the fall. If It doesnt winter kill or die from snow mold, we should have good stands this spring. Therefore, it you havent fall fertilized, it will probably pay you to apply about 40 pounds of available nitrogen per acre aa early aa possible this spring. You may even want to fly It on since some fields may be muddy until May. Quoted charges for helicopter appear competitive with ground rig application. The nitrogen must be put on early enough so it will go Into the soil with moisture from snow or rain. It wont do you any good laying on top of the ground. However, watch that you dont apply it so early that it win be carried away with runoff. Generally, we note when moisture conditions are above average it pays to apply nitrogen-Bu- t when moisture conditions are below the average, the yield Increase you may get will not pay for the fertiliser and coat of applying it For bigger farm profits . . . GOLDEN HARVEST FERTILIZERS from your local Co-o- p dealer tha corner. For inSpring planting is just around ferticreased profits, fertilize your land early. Early soil to time more decay lization allows the fertilizer lengtn-en- s residues and decrease soilcompaction.lt also have spreading the growing season. If you don't Miuinment. have vour dealer spread it for you or rent Part of every Co-o- p dollar you spend comes back to you! REMEMBER: KAMAS VALLEY CO-O- P MARION. UTAH |