Show It I rip 1 en f Fertiliser Apply A pty nitrogen fertilizer to In InCrease Increase in- in crease r ate yields ields of hay bay or pasture o on mountain meadows In drouth years c rs This Thia la th the advice of Rulon nuton Lewis USDA SoU Who has fins many anany years of mountain I meadow ol research to back up tip his hid statement During the coming IBM season on with prospects of a seri sari serious tl l otiS ous water shortage nitrogen fertilizer ter fer i win will Increase the tho yield of ofF F hey bay or ur forage on meadow or pasture pas pM ture tyre t r land according to Lewis Lewla A Apply Early I To obtain maximum yields from nitrogen fertilizer In drouth Mouth years It ft should be 1 broad broadcast t In I April or or r very verr earl earty Yo I ay water must b ar op V plied piled to prevent l l t pf t thO nitrogen through th the sub n Ml T Ho tO j jr r t r nitrogen itiL nhu t Lo oar r. r n Irrigation will result In waste wast d l time tUlle and mono Money Nitrogen applied at rate of S Sto 80 t to pounds available nitrogen per nero acre on meadow ground with careful Irrigation can be very effective In Increasing hay and forage yields In meadow lands Says Bays Lewis Lovis A t few tow precautions are necessary No waste water should foe ibe allowed to run off oft the held field after atter the nitrogen Is ap plied piled If It possible avoid avoid Irrigating irrigating ing the field for tor ten to 20 days after applying the nitrogen This Thie allows the nitrogen to become stabilized In the tho soil soU To Irrigate irrigate gate use uso a Q sufficient head of offield offield offield field In 6 lo to 12 hours depending on soil depth and texture This will allow Irrigation water to wethe wet we th the root zone to depth of 12 to 18 Inches without subsoil leaching Repeat Irrigation after 6 to 12 days or as the soil 00 becomes com 00 drIed out Irrigate until the plants reach pollination state of growth f Cf water yater Is available I i Choice of ot Nitrogen I Where the soil Is deficient In nitrogen grass grate forage grows slowly slow slow- stow stow-I I ly 17 and has a light green color Wi With h sufficient nitrogen the for for- I I |