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Show Ipeciffoe tets ttiaf will Mp Yii iiiroas farm profits! More$- fSIltti More$...;"; J More$..'" fJjfS if you RSli lf you ' K I from m' grow corn L.fpfiJ use bulk , 4KSeg 1 dryland JfeJ Sllase BtfMiti i fertll,zer Eisi wneat mini m H ' Did you know that with corn silage you can jj What are the farmer's three most valuable 1 Many farmers questioned the results of the V, .': grow more dry matter and total digestible items in the spring? Of course, time, labor and I research until they used fertilizer themselves . nutrients than either 6 tons of leafy alfalfa hay l money. You save all three when you apply 1 on dryland wheat. Yields jumped. So did ; or 10 tons of alfalfa haylage? . . , ! bulk fertilizer. Bulk application is convenient, 1 profits. Farmers report a yield increase of v rapid, economical and it takes part of II 5 to 10 bushels of dryland wheat per acre on You can get up to 35 tons of corn silage per the spring work load from the farmer. 1 good stands when proper fertilization and i acre if proper amounts of fertilizer are used good management practices were adopted, and proper management methods followed. m 1 Shouldn't you try corn silage this year? ?a I With good moisture conditions predicted, ' -vt ?j 1 this is the year to use enough fertilizer. , ' More rr :! More $... .L X More$... if you " , if you w j by Wji -J fertilize mSI ': fertilize vy- ! increasing W T alfalfa i ; EARLY ''mmM'. protein . -1 - ? 1 y. ; Delay in applying your fertilizer can be costly! a vv)A i ? Bad weather late in the spring may prevent H wheat in this area usually contains from 10 to Research tells the story: Yields in this area J0"0"1 get.tin .g enough of that Profit-building 1 1 per cent protein, and the grower is penalized increased to 8 tons per acre when alfalfa was tertlllzer applied. u from 2$ to 20$ per bushel for this low protein, fertilized with 120 to 160 lbs. of P,0, per acre. Agronomically, early fertilization is best - jj However, with 15 protein, the grower could Same amounts of fertilizer increased alfalfa , enables natural moisture to move the fertilizer j receive a bonus of up to 30$ a bushel. Thus, yields to 9 tons per acre. down into tne r00t zone- Fertilizer applied late I on a 20 bu. per acre yield, the grower can ,5 often moves, under furrow irrigation, to the j realize up to a $10 acre extra income with f 11 tops of the furrows and then isn't as available the higher protein. H as it should be for maximum yields. j You can increase protein content (as well as , Apply fertilizer early -it's easier on you, your yield) by using enough nitrogen on i better for your crops (and profits). , dryland wheat. More $...if you don't I More $... I i! More $...if you use neglect pasture '1 from j- f Most growers neglect their pasture-and lose SUS3 T ? 23 f I 1 r O lf 1 1 1 70 lC money as a result. Here's what can happen to VUl "CI llllSlw yields and profits with proper fertilization. DfifitS '53o 5o J Apply nitrogen -increase yields prof.t per acre " ' I I TRADEMARK GRASSES Applied Nitrogen, lbsacre vT''??N (Dry weight forage J$'t&' v v" - s tonage, tonsacre) 0 I 80 I 160 240 I If you grow sugar beets it's going to cost you USS Fertilizers, made by iS 5-f"l&4 Common Meadow Foxtail 0.5 1.9 27 33 'st $165 per acre in fixed costs even if United States Ueel. are RgfiigA j Garrison Creeping Foxtail 0.4 2.2 3 8 5 1 you only grow 15 tons per acre. With proper finest quality products JSffl I Russian Wildrye 0.2 1.2 1.9 2.4 ' fertilization and proper management, yields available. Made in the Reedcanary 0.6 2.5 4.1 4.8 can be increased dramatically and costs go West for Western farmers, mmIihTw Q jj Intermediate Wheatgrass 0.8 2.8 4.0 4.9 up only a little (to cover cost of fertilizer and USS Fertilizers are sold by W2SSSS lXLTme o67 li H l harvesting costs) An increase from 17 tons reliable dealers-dealers fegg J Orchard 0.3 1 4 2 6 2 6 ' 0 s per acre to 25 tons can make extra who can provide soil ffkltJ 1 Tall Fescue 04 1.9 2.8 2!6 profit of $125 per acre. fertility planning assist- fcZ?- I Timothy o.3 2.1 3.3 3.4 ance, backed by United 1 Creeping Foxtail P-l 11 0.5 2.2 3.2 3.2 i. 'Based on a gross return of $15 per ton for beets. States Steel research '4 y Based on a two year study of the first cutting of forage. 2. "Includes higher costs for fertilizer and harvesting. and agronomists. feZS II Zvw 1 V i. uii., ..HjiiaTOHfc.um... jm-w-L,,, .,,.,,... , , ,nm ,.,. , , , mhmm,ZZZlt LJ j 6iMmagHmTO |