Show MOHE FOB BEET experiments with pha t e are successful according to reports from experiments made by the great western sugar company in colorado wyoming and nebraska the use of treble has proven valuable in increasing the tonnage of sugar beets per acre used in conjunction with barnyard manure it has proven most successful they report that on over 1500 soil tes tests ts taken in various localities last son that ov over 70 per cent showed a deficiency of phosphates available for plant food according to reports from germany it is stated that manure applied at the rate of 16 15 tons per acre furnishes sufficient nitrogen and potash for an 18 ton crop of beets but that there ther e is still a deficiency of phosphoric acid available supe fertilizer is put in with attachments on the beet drill which puts the phosphate directly under the seed so that upon germination the root finds t the he fertilizer directly available which stimulates early growth in reports it is stated that on where this fertilizer was used was accomplished as much earlier as a week to ten days As tonnage is essential to the maintenance of the sugar beets crop the gunnison sugar company is announcing noun cing that they will vill ship in a carload of the for use hy by the growers in in various parts of the district this season they will take a few soil tests in different localities and send out to be tested if these show a material deficiency they state that they will install equipment for soil testing in their laboratory plots where this fertilizer is applied will be carefully checked for increases in tonnage and results published next winter vinter the gunnison sugar company reports that contracting is pro giessing rapidly and they state that they ap appreciate preci ate the cooperation of all growers so that contracting may be rapidly completed leaving ample time to carefully work out the above experiment peri ment |