Show L iK i l K i I t 1 t rm L r- r J Soil Bank an Account Determines Returns Check Up on Solvency To Assure Prosperity Check up on your soil soU fertility account Its It's bank more Important to you than the number of dollars you have in your commercial ac account ac- ac count Your present and future prosperIty prosperity prosperity prosper prosper- ity depends on your soils soil's crop producing producing pro pro- ability Crop producing ability ability abil abU ity in to turn depends on the size of your soil soli fertility bank account account- how you match deposits and with with- Every crop you sell carries with it nitrogen phosphate potash and REGULAR DEPOSITS KEEP SOILS FERTILE r A SOIL r rId Id o ti oS 8 AN K F FT ao q Ay T q N c q rL I t rF I M other ther plant nutrients Unless you balance these withdrawals with good management deposits that replace nutrients rebuild organic matter and repair damaged soil structure your soil bank account will be overdrawn Among steps recommended for keeping your soil soU bank solvent are Use rooted deep legumes regularly In the rotation Apply lime on the basis of soil soU tests Use commercial fertilizer containing phosphate and potash as needed Return manure corn stalks straw and other crop aftermath to the soil Use contour cultivation and other conservation methods where necessary Just as you will get a notice if your checking account Is overdrawn lower per acre yield and higher p per r bushel costs will notify you if your soil bank account is 13 being over over- drawn |