Show Increase the Nitrogen And Or antic Matter in The Soil By D. D S. S Jennings U. U A. A C. C Generally speaking the soils of arid regions are low in nitrogen and organic matter This is quite true of ot our Utah soils We Ve find that samples of ot soil soH gathered from I representative areas in Cache Utah Millard Sanpete and anet Uintah countIes counties counties coun coun- ties give an average of 2760 pounds of ot nitrogen per acre of I soil Boll 1 e. e I s 2760 pounds in pounds of soil The Missouri Experiment Station Sta Sta- tion has found slightly less than pounds per acre foot root In the soils of that state and they with others have havo set act pounds as the ho tho ideal amount for a very fertile soil Our OUI Utah soils sofia therefore contain contain con con- tain about one ono half as much nitrogen nitrogen nitro nitro- nitro nitro-I gen as the soils BofIs of Missouri and only about one ono third I s the amount commonly commonly commonly com- com s assumed to be bo present as the Ideal amount If It tho comparison wore were made with organic I matter direct direct dl di- di reet It would show similar deficIency deficiency deficiency or 01 perhaps o 0 more mor striking deficiency The Utah s soils lolls JIg however ho r I i I reach and in many cases even surpass surpass sur sur- pass the tho ideal soil in content of or phosphorus and potassium 1 As a general average a ton of fresh mixed cow and horse manure of about 1600 1500 pounds Is i s composed of water and pounds of dry matter and amid and in content of plant food foot footit it will contain 10 pounds of nitrogen nitrogen nitro gen eight pounds of potassium two pounds of ot phosphorus and two pounds of sulfur Wo We can see therefore that liberal applications application of farm manure will enrich the soil son sonin in nitrogen and organic matter anc and place our sons soils in the list of of HrU Idea al 1 Soils sons from froDl the tho standpoint ot of plant plan food |