Show Fertilizer Is Valuable For Succeeding Crops Farmers who think fertilizer costs should be charged oft off in one year are overlooking over carry-over assets that pay term long dividends In bigger bigger bigger big big- ger crop yields according to Middle West Soil Improvement committee A good feed teed of fertilizer gives the soil soU a backlog of ot plant nutrients that benefit succeeding crops Well Well- fertilized legume-grass legume crops In any good soil coil building program leave behind them important over carry-over values Legume grass mixtures fed with plenty of phosphate and potash will add to the soils soil's organic matter matter mat mat- ter and build soil structure They will improve drainage and ventilation Because of these over carry benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits agronomists recommend a minimum minimum min mm- of three years for charging off of the cost of fertilizer applications I |