Fertilizing Pastures Boosts Fall Grazing and Next Year Growth
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges fall pasture fertilization to extend grazing days this autumn and build abundant forage next year. Recommend top-dressing old legume grass pastures with nitrogen phosphate and potash and seeding winter rye and winter wheat for quick fall grazing, plus benefits like better soil cover and water retention. A 1-1-1 ratio such as 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 is advised for thicker stands.
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Soil Building Plan Boosts Middle Class Land Yields
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee says investing 50 to 75 dollars per acre in soil building measures can raise average land to top-yielding levels within a year or two, saving buying land and potentially doubling returns. Key steps include lime as per soil tests, heavy fertilizer applications up to 1000 pounds per acre plowed in, and conditioning soil with deep rooted legumes and grasses to improve structure and moisture. Return plant residues to the soil to maintain fertility.
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Double Corn Yields From Full Fertilizer Practice
Midwestern farmers shift from light starter to full fertilizer, claiming yields double or triple. Missouri tests show 124 bushels per acre with heavy NPK and starter add ons. Wisconsin alfalfa gains 2 to 2½ tons per acre with high NPK. The committee says soil type matters less than management and heavier applications are often most economical.
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Missouri Agronomists
Ozark
Wisconsin
Illinois Farmers Use More Plant Food To Boost Crop Yield
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee reports 1951 fertilizer use by Axers farmers reached 560,025 tons, up 86,504 from 1950, with national totals rising to 18,665,748 tons. Fertilizer content rose from 19.6 to 22.4 percent since 1938 as farmers seek higher yields, lower costs, and soil conservation.
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National Fertilizer Association
United States
Fall Seeded Wheat Needs Balanced Feed of Plant Nutrients
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges a rich fall feeding of wheat and legume grass seedings with 300 to 400 pounds per acre of fertilizer containing nitrogen phosphorus and potash. A balanced nutrient supply aids winter hardiness, root development, and later yields, with spring top dressing boosting both crops.
Soil Care Essential to Maintain High U S Food Output
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites a Congressional report by Rep. James J Delaney on fertilizer use. It notes 7.6 million tons net yearly loss of key nutrients and urges returning nutrients to soil to sustain high quality crops. It rejects claims that chemical fertilizers harm soils or health.
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Lottery Is Big Business in the Tasmania State
Adams Tattersalls lottery dominates Tasmania with private ownership and global reach. Known as Tafts in Australia and New Zealand, the firm employs 450, pays about 5 million Australian dollars yearly in taxes, and funded a 1951 state medical scheme via lottery ticket taxes. Winners pay no tax on winnings, mirroring other states.
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Australia
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Tasmania
New South Wales
Queensland
Western Australia
Pittsburgh Emerges as Steel Heart of Nation
Indians camped at the Allegheny and Monongahela confluence, a fort rising there memoirs the spot's early value. By 1863 blast furnaces using coke boosted growth. by today about one quarter of U S steel capacity sits within fifty miles of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
George Anshutz
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