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Show Union Pacific Ag Car Makes Annual Cedar Visit I Iron County farmers and town folks will get the la'est informa-, informa-, tlon on the use of fertilizers as the Union Pacific Agricultural car visits this area on Feb. 18. A "Classroom on wheels," the car will be spotted on a sidetrack side-track at Cedar City for meetings at 9 a. rn., 10:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. In charge will be County Agent Wallace D. Sjoblom. The 1958 tour, which is Jointly sponsored by Utah State Univer-sity Univer-sity ex'ension service, will Include In-clude 14 stops. Presenting Information will be Dr. Paul D. Chrlstensen, extension exten-sion soil conservationist , and James Thorne, director of the federal-state soil testing laboratory at Utah State Unlversiy, Logan, and Elmer Chrlstensen, Salt Lake City, sta'e chemist. The experts will use motion pictures, slides, charts and dem-ons'rations dem-ons'rations to explain soil testing, test-ing, the use of specific fertilizers, relation of irrigation water to fertilizer use, and other factors in maintaining soil fcrtili'y. Wesley D. Soulier, Salt Lake City, U. P. agricultural agenV said that nearly 30.CO0 persons have climbed aboard the special car to view exhibits and listen to lectures on various phases of agriculture ag-riculture since the annual tours began in 1918. Dr. W. II. Bennett, acting director di-rector of the USU extension service, ser-vice, emphasized that fertilizer is one of the soil Ingredient required re-quired for crop production. "Farmers need to know what their soils are deficient in. That means soil tes's. There is no advantage ad-vantage in adding ingredients that are not needed. Farmers rmt only need to know what ingredients ingred-ients but what amount, when to add them, and how to add them." |