Show I I INo No Crystal Ball Needed To Tell Needs of Soil Tests Will Give Farmer Answer to Question You dont don't need a crystal ball t tc tell you whether your soil solI need neediA A soil soU test will give you the yei yel or no answer Where a exists a test will indicate ho hoM hoj much lime your soil needs Counts Count agricultural agents vocational agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural teachers or agronomists aj al state colleges and experiment stations sta stat stations are glad to cooperate in is making such tests Testing is always the safes course in applying lime Some soils have plenty lime Adding mord might be harmful rather than helpful help ful to crop production w yo YOU DONT DON'T NEED A CRYSTAL TAL BALL TO FIND OUT THE FERTILITY OF 1 SOIL j p. p H To soils solIs that need it lime Ilme is the tha keystone of any well-planned well sol soil building program Lime adds needed calcium Lime boosts the efficiency if fertilizers It neutralizes acid soils and makes possible the growth of sweet clover and alfalfa These rooted deep-rooted legumes add preciou organic matter to the soil But lime by itse itself cannot do the whole soil building job It has ha's to be ba supported by the generous use ol of phosphate and potash fertilizers by plowing under rooted deep-rooted legumes by ay the return to the soil soU of all possible animal manure and nd crop residues |