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Show , Miaiy Agent Advises Farmers To Get Wl nil Value For Fertilizer Dollar uice h luOus C- ' By Louis A. Jensen lurhis time of year a lot of ''.'tilizer is being purchased and v, ctlem ;'-'''d The wise farmer will make oi,N,'i:e'that he is getting full val-. val-. "1) V for his fertilizer dollar. Each fer tilizer sold in the state of rVf! AjSlah must carry a tag or label y' UbTH wing -the guaranteed analy-'"Uo, analy-'"Uo, V This will show the per cent S' tflisl; each fertilizer material. ff mtolMost of the soils in this area Ulcaiiy low in nitrogen and phos-?vt60f;orus, phos-?vt60f;orus, and it is likely that a '0nW'.!'oPonse wiu be 0Dtained by nas" use of one or both of these Ulln8 I?11 spending upon the crop grown, frC-d the past management prac-3liticjT15:es. prac-3liticjT15:es. A soil test will help in de- -mining the need for fertil- D OfIM Anyone wishing a soil test Ci. hy obtain it by bringing a one tljl f tart sample of their soil to nsf "'ie county agent's office. It will laessilai-.en be sent to the soils lab-b, lab-b, 'efcatory in Logan, where a de-; de-; 4 .-iled analysis is made. The 1 atin? Cst ranges from 50c to $2 per !. tj' IV' mple, depending upon the ' a e-imber of different tests de-:n de-:n Cred. j Some materials of question-n question-n Aif le value are often offered for the defile as fertilizers. For informa-'OOOon informa-'OOOon on this, I quote from rec-tiext rec-tiext r; nmended fertilizer practices by ttpej. W. Thorne and H. B. Peter- in ?m of the Utah experiment sta-on: sta-on: GYPSUM Gypsum conoids con-oids plains calcium and sulfur. Value the oas been experienced from gyp-t gyp-t five v?.jm on'y ort soils containing -lack alkali. If black alkali is uspected on your farm, send a Hoil sample to the college hrough the county agent or Soil lonservation service represen-ative represen-ative for analysis and recom- ( I liendation before purchasing I lypsum. lU SULPHUR and sulphur ma-I ma-I Jilerials Like gypsum, sulphur lnaterials have no general value n Utah soils. They are useful nly on soils containing black ilkali. Obtain a soil analysis be-ore be-ore making a purchase. gj-jUj. SULPHUR DIOXIDE Seem- ingly exaggerated reports on results from use of this material have come from commercial agencies in California. It is not recommended for soil treatment here. BORAX PREPARATIONS There is no evidence of boron bor-on deficiencies in soils of the Great Basin area. Toxic quantities quanti-ties are found in many soils of the Uintah Basin and in areas irrigated by water from the lower Sevier. Do not buy borax materials as fertilizers for Utah except on an experimental basis bas-is harm rather than benefit might result. |