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Show Iron County Farmers Participate In A C P Land Conservation Iron county farmers participating participat-ing in ACP put considerable amount of phosphate on hayland and pasture pas-ture in 1916. thereby conserving the land, increasing their yield and Income and improving the uutri-tional uutri-tional value of their crop. Exports now agree that there must bo certain quantities of certain cer-tain minerals in the soil If life Is to continue. These minerals are numerous and some are needed in only small amounts, but phosphorous phosphor-ous along with nitrogen, potassium potas-sium and calcium Is needed In larger quantities. Application of the phosphate is only one of several important im-portant soil-building practices earned ear-ned out in Iron county under the Agricultural Conservation Program. ACB alms at more and betted food for all consumers, as well as better bet-ter land, higher yields and profits for farmers. Farmers are expected to put more ohosphate on their land next year. Uner the ACP the Government shares with fanners the cost of carrying car-rying out soil-building practices and water conservation measures, 'rrmcrs in the ACP program will eceive 4-,,c per pound on available ohosphate for applying phosphate on certain crops. Information about his practice and others can be secured se-cured at the county office In Cedar City. |
