Show better soil grows healthier livestock cattle prefer hay from fertilized soil cattle have sense enough to show farmers whether their pasture land is properly prope aly fertilized or not according to a statement by the middle west soil improvement committee that was demonstrated by a recent experiment reported by dr william A albrecht head of the tt J fertilized hay that pays soils department of the university of missouri says the statement the cattle were turned loose in a field in which there were two stacks of hay the grasses were the same species the curing was the same the hay looked and smelled the same sarae but the cattle ate the stack from the treated area first and ignored the other until later the hay from the stacks was analyzed in a laboratory then it was discovered that that stack contained much more calcium and phosphorus two minerals cattle must have for good health the good hay came from soil that had been treated with lime and fertilizer fertil lz the poor hay came from untreated land this experiment proved once again that better soil grows better food better livestock and healthier human beings this soils capacity to produce meat grain vegetables and dairy products high in essential minerals and vitamins is dependent on that soils supply of nitrogen phosphorus and potash this capacity can be increased by intelligent soil management including the regular application of mixed fertilizer containing these necessary elements the fertilizer industry which has demonstrated its ability to provide plant food for winning the wartime food production battle will be fully equipped to help farmers meet all their postwar requirements for soil improvement |