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Show Soil 'Bank Account' Determines Returns Check Up on Solvency To Assure Prosperity Check up on your toll fertility "bank account." It's mora Important to you than the number of dollars you have In your commercial account ac-count Your' present and future prosperity prosper-ity depends on your soil's crop producing pro-ducing ability. Crop producing ability, abil-ity, in turn, depends on the size of your soil fertility bank account-how account-how you match deposits and withdrawals. with-drawals. Every crop you sell carries with it nitrogen, phosphate, potash and I REGULAR DEPOSITS I (KEEP 60ILS FERTILE. other 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 bank solvent are: Tjsu deep-rooted legumes regularly in the rotation. Apply lime on thu basis of soil 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 per buslrel costs will notify you If your soil bank account Is being overdrawn. |