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Show Fertilizer Is Valuable ! For Succeeding Crops ! Farmers who think fertilUer e'oiti should be charged off la om yt,f are overlooking carry-over asset! that pay long-term dividends In bl ger crop yields, according to Middli West Soil Improvement committer A good feed of fertilizer gives th soil a backlog of plant nutrlenti that benefit succeeding crops. Well fertilized legume-grass crops In anv .good soli building program leaVa behind them Important carry-cver values. Legume-grass mixtures fed with plenty of phosphate and potash will add to the soil's organic mat. ter and build soil structure. Ther will Improve tilth, drainage and ventilation. Because of these carry-over benefits, bene-fits, agronomists recommend a mln. imum of three years for chargln off the cost of fertilizer applications - |
