Show land leveling and soil fertility recommendations during the past two months farmers working in cooperation with alth soil conservation sei districts in ill morgan weber and summit counties have hae performed land leveling leeling operations on oil acres of irrigated crop land the purpose of tills this leveling ie cling program which is is so popular among farmers is to eventually increase crop pro duct lon conserve water arid and decrease labor costs frequently in land leveling operations where heie heavy earthen cuts are made large quantities of fertile top soil are moved to lo fill the depressions As a result the underlying subsoil which is uncovered is usually low in fertility and of poor will the cropping of this infertile subsoil without special treatment may result in ili a crop failure or at any rate lafe reduced crop yields dale schott soil conservation service district conservationist recommends that where fertile top soil has been removed leaving the infertile subsoil for farming faiming that the following practices alone or cr in combination will materially assist in improving so soil I 1 structures and fertility the plowing plow ing under of green manure crops alfalfa sweet clover other legumes or grain heavy application of barnyard manure and phosphate fertilizers plowing under all crop residues where infertile subsoil has been used as fill material over the fertile top soil sell deep plowing depending on oil the depth of fill material may cover the subsoil and place a part of the underlying der lying fertile top soil back on the surface when planting grain and row crops applications p p 11 c actions of nitrate fertilizers im n mediately e dit tely prior to tall fall or spring plowing or at the time lime of drilling opera eions the above recommendations are general arid and not nil all inclusive usually each farm presents special soil fertility problems mr air schott states that many treatments including combinations of the above may bo be used to increase soli soil fertility and consequently increase crop production farmers having soil fertility lems may secure information advice and recommendations from their co county u agricultural extension agent or from soil conservation service technicians working through the morgan summit it county ogden valley ind kamas valley soil conservation districts |