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Show Phosphates Help Wheat Wheat yields on six important soil tyeps were Increased as high as 11 bushels per acre by the use of manure, limestone and phosphates. When manure ma-nure alone was used the yield increased in-creased four bushels per acre; when limestone was applied with the manure ma-nure the increase was two bushels more, and when phosphates were applied, ap-plied, either as rock phosphate or superphosphate su-perphosphate with the above treatment, treat-ment, the yield was boosted another five' bushels. Iowa State college authorities state that the phosphate Is used by the wheat plant in the development of grain, so a higher quality is produced as well as Increased yield. The phosphate phos-phate will inerease the protein content, con-tent, thus improving the feeding value of the wheat. Prairie Farmer. |