Show Grow Extra Hay in Mountains for 5 per ner Ton Extra mountain hay for 5 per pel ton ton ton-that's that's what recently re released so- so leased statistics on mountain m meadow e Q do w fertilization studies show Actually more than three times as much hay containing 25 per percent percent percent cent more protein can be grown on mountain meadows at a relatively relatively relatively rel rel- low cost through planned planned planned plan plan- ned soil fertilization according to a range long-range series of tests recently completed in the Big Hole Valley area of ot Montana These These were the findings reported report report- ed by Dr Roy C. C Lipps agronomist agronomist agron agron- for United States Steel Corporation and Homer Turner veteran agriculturist Supervising Supervising Super Super- the tests on several of the southwest Montana ranches was Ed Atkins Beaverhead County I agricultural extension agent Tests Mode Made Pointing out that years of ot heavy grazing overstocking and excess water have lowered many meadow yields tho the report emphasizes emphasizes em em- that high production can be accomplished by the tho use of the proper amount and kind of commercial fertilizer applied at the right time In support of this stat statement em em the study showed that extra mountain hay can be grown for from 5 to 10 per ton The biggest gains In hay production production pro pro- during the tests report reported ed by Dr Lipps and Mr Turner resulted from late fall fertilizer application using dry nitrogen fertilizer preferably fertilizer-preferably preferably in the leach resistant ammonium form form while while maintaining a high phosphate level in the tha soil The native and meadow mead mead- ow trails were conducted on ranches operated by Mark Clem- Clem mow and Frank McDowell both bothof bothof bothof of Wisdom Mont and and Wendell Jardine of JacKSon Various kinds and amounts of ot nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers were I used during the tests and careful careful careful care care- ful records maintained of yields protein cu and phosphorus contents content's of the forage and costs for fertilizer per extra ton of hay grown Benefits Shown Results from the controlled studies aft how W t that hitt th the I use u. Of t t and IhM h r ll th the Yf yield ld protein pets pet and phosphorus content b both th in the early and late hUe cut hay hoy Among additional benefits from fertilization listed by by the report arc are Enough extra hay can be grown on better meadows to release re- re lease leaie lower producing meadows for tor pasture the additional grazing graz graz- grazing ing thus thu provided pro can ron ease case the need for Cor high stocking rates on summer ranges a ft reduction in haying hoying costs by harvesting few fever r acres and an Improvement in species of grass and anti legumes grown on mountain meadows Commercial fertilizer Is Jg the theone theone theone I one new tool which is most t dI ef effective effective ef- ef I In ing mountain ranchers to keep their costs in inline inline I line Une while raising beef In comI competition com corn I petition with other parts of th the United States and overseas tho the thoI I report concluded I h |