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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
10
Fall soil tests guide liming and fertilizing to raise crop yields and reduce costs. The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee stresses representative sampling from varied farm areas, including top, middle, and bottom on slopes. Sample directions are available from county agents, agronomists, or fertilizer dealers.
Columbia Missouri reports a five point program by O T Coleman Missouri University extension soils specialist to balance soil needs and maximize crop yields per acre with low production costs. Steps include providing ample plant food, soil testing, conditioning soil with organic matter, conserving water nutrients and topsoil, and rotating deep rooted legumes with grains plus livestock for pasture and green manure use.
Farmers can extend grazing and boost legume yields by fall applying phosphate and potash. The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee notes deep rooting, sturdier growth, and better winter hardiness. Agronomists cite 300 to 600 pounds per acre as profitable, with fewer barn days for cows in spring.
CHICAGO The corn you harvested this fall can guide next year s yields by inspecting ears. Ear No 1 is normal and well fed while others show nitrogen phosphate and potash deficiencies with nubbin kernels delayed pollination and weak cobs. A soil test and balanced nutrients, plus crop rotation with deep rooted legumes, can boost yields.
Swine raisers are urged to unite this year on preventive methods to boost 1948 litters to profitable market weight. Veterinary authorities support a program of sound nutrition, sanitation, and disease control to reduce piglet deaths and feed waste. Brood sows need rationing during gestation and nursing with proper housing and farrowing pens. Breeding stock should be tested for brucellosis and vaccination against cholera and erysipelas is advised around weaning.
Agronomists urge soil tests before liming to ensure lime is needed amounts. Liming boosts fertilizer efficiency, sweetens acid soils, and supports deep rooted legumes. Use soil tests and combine with phosphate potash, legumes, manure and crop residues for soil building.
A community emphasis on supporting local businesses as a path to strengthen town pride and economic resilience. Encourages residents to buy locally, highlighting benefits to schools, jobs, and neighborhood vitality.
A Chicago report from the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee highlights thick growing legumes and grasses as effective erosion controls in depleted soils. University of Illinois soil expert C A Van Doren notes corn rotations save topsoil with longer legume grass sods, and adds that legumes improve drainage, structure, and moisture retention while requiring lime and phosphate and potash fertilization.
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee notes pasture and hay as the cheapest high-protein feed. Profit cuts come from liming, balanced fertilizer, and returning manure and crop residues to soil. Host urged to inform readers of guests in the Register-Tribune. revival and home dealer ad copy notes.
Organic matter helps soil feed crops by releasing nutrients as it decomposes but cannot alone ensure big yields. Experts from the Middle West Soil Improvement Committee and Prof. Emil Truog of Wisconsin urge combining organic matter with commercial fertilizer, especially on large farms. They advocate proper crop rotation, deep rooted legumes, and lime with phosphorous and potash to maintain soil fertility and nitrogen balance.
The Register-Tribune notes that affordable want ads yield fine results for readers. If you have items you no longer need, place a small ad and see what happens as community members respond.
An old ad promotes Conkey's sugar cubes and corn for cattle, with notes on molasses, meat scraps feed, and vegetable protein blends. It touts Farm Belt Specials for hogs, 32 percent nitrogen fertilizer, linseed meal, and pelleted 0 20 0 fertilizer, with discounts for early payment and on track carloads.
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