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Show " ft, SOIL TESTS NEEDED ' continued from front page to be the mosl critical from a . crop production standpoint. I 1 Correction of zinc defic- F"; ' , iencies created dramatic re- I sponses in fruit trees, corn and beans plus a significant yield and quality response in pota- 1 j toes with more No. 1 potatoes I produced. , Iron deficencies are most often found in alkaline soils. Soils with high phosphate levels accentuate zinc problems ! where zinc is in insufficient 5 supply. Lack of molybdenum affects alfalfa and pea production. Crops sensitive to lack of h iron include: Citrus and fruit trees, sugar beets, potatoes, sorghum, milo, beans and the cereal crops wheat, barley, oats and rye. |