Show farmers warned d arned on sulphur use farmers in kane county are cautioned to seek addico froin county agent J rood reed moores office before sulphur fertilizer on oil their farms this warning was issued this week by W 11 bennett extension agronomist at utah state agriculture college farmers in a number ot of utah counties have been buying sulphur fertilizer agronomist ben bell nett explained oven even when their farms farina will not benefit by its ita application experiments to determine tho the value of sulphur as a fertilizer have been 0 carried put by the he college experiment station at logun logan over a number of years mr Bel dennett inott revealed but in ili hone of their field trials have rese research IYO workers akers been able to measure a beneficial response duo due to tile the addition of sulphur although sulphur la As one lot f the essential elements for plant growth utah soils boils contain out chur in hi sufficient lont quantities to provide for normal plant autri tion the agronomist explained on oil same some alkaline soils especially where black alkali is present sulphur Is of some value lie he pointed out 0 1 ut but even then it Is beneficial only when there to ia time lime in the soil and where drainage can be established even under these conditions several applications of sulphur each at the rato rate of 1500 1600 points or more per acre might be required to td l improve I 1 ment oil on some idt our blacck hl al kall kali soils boils |