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Show Sulphur Spray Helps Alkaline Land The Los Angeles Times of Nov. 4 contains a news item of the high benefits got on alkaline land by the use of a liquid solution of sulphur sul-phur added to the irrigating water. wa-ter. It is especially beneficial to alfalfa fields that are "on the alkaline al-kaline side." Yields were Increased Increas-ed as much as three tons to the acre In California, 6V4 tons on sugar su-gar beets, and potatoes greatly helped. The chemical is liquified sulphur dioxide, which is added to the irrigating ir-rigating water. It appears from the new3 item that the chemical may be very useful in such lands as ours around Delta. i |