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Show PROPER FERTILIZATION ...Vital to Good Farm Management The fanner who is going to be -successful must be efficient in this era of higher farming costs and fluctuating farm prices. Efficiency results from many things: modern methods and equipment, good seed, crop rotation, correct irrigation, and - - more and more important - - proper fertilization. The farmer who uses fertilizer in the proper amounts realizes the highest income from his farm. His per-unit costs are lower, his yields higher, his profits larger. Surveys show many western farmers are not using enough fertilizer. Yet, fertilizer brings its benefits rapidly - - within a few months; and these benefits are easily measured. The successful farmer is an asset to his community because he is a prosperous neighbor and a good customer for many items. Proper fertilization is the key to farm profits and important to the growth of our state. |