Show d I Good Soil Increases Farm arm Crop Yields Tests Reveal Value Of Proper Nutrients High crop yields per acre on th the farm like mass production in industry in in- industry are arc the secret of financial success according to Emil professor of soils at University ol oj Wisconsin It costs no more for seed an and tillage usually the main expenses expense in crop production to grow a 5 crop than a 25 crop he declares Wisconsin tests show that that additional addition al crop yields resulting from heavy I fertilization cost only 2 to 3 pei pem ton for alfalfa and 10 to 15 15 cents cent I per bushel for corn and oats The extra cost of a larger larget yield per acre lies simply in the s r rs 9 Y t Proper fertilization has paid on thousands of farms whether applied applied applied ap ap- plied to corn oats soybeans soybeans soybeans soy soy- beans cotton or any other crop additional fertility removed from the soil But even this is partly compensated compensated compensated com com- for in the case of legumes by the greater amounts of nitrogen the bigger crop supplies to the soil High acre yields are also the secret secret secret se se- se- se cret of success in erosion control and soil conservation When yields on less credible land are doubled or trebled through adequate liming and heavy fertilization a bigger acreage of more lands can be returned to forests and permanent permanent permanent per per- manent grass That means more and better fo food d for all |