Show phosphate aids crops phosphate increased beet yields nearly four tons an acre for ste stewart thompson lawrence county south dal dakota ota mr thompson had bad ills his soil analyzed it was rich in nnie lime and potash and had sufficient nitrogen but it was low in phosphate ile he decided to try on sugar beets on a field of acres 12 rows of beets were alternated with 12 rows that had no fertilizer ne R e got seven tons an acre from plots that had no fertilizer and nearly eleven tons an acre where he applied phosphate the contract price of beets was 7 a ton so tile the phosphate increased returns nearly 23 28 an acre wheat was put on this field the following year that on the fertilized strips matured four to five days earlier and made bushels an acre the rest of the field made 22 bushels lost last year the field was in corn that from the strips where phosphate had been a applied to beets was a foot taller mat matured ared five to six days earlier and looked good enough to double the yield of that on unfertilized plots coppers cappers farmer |