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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
10
A 1917 University of West Virginia extension census found better land dramatically boosts yields. On improved soil a farm hand produced far more grain and hay than on ordinary soil, while fertilizer further multiplies yearly output. The study links soil quality to worker motivation and overall farm value.
The Missouri Experiment Station Bulletin 148 shows fertilizer on wheat raises current wheat yield and the next year's clover yield. Treatments include no treatment, legume lime phosphate nitrogen potash, manure alone, and manure with phosphate. The best mix of legumes lime and complete fertilizer markedly increases both crops and profits.
An Agricultorial Review note from Throckmorten Kansas warns that soil fertility declines threaten wheat yields. It urges farmers to apply plant food valued at 865000 and adopt scientific soil maintenance as abandoned farms spread with growing population.
The Argentine government sets a minimum export wheat price at 85 dollars per ton, 4 cents per bushel, with New York price about 249 dollars per bushel and Liverpool about 91.89 dollars per bushel. The 1920 crop outlook suggests favorable prices for American farmers.
Mr and Mrs Chas Horny Miss Mary Zeller and Mr and Mrs W BR Sauer visited the Horny residence near St Anthony last Sunday with plenty to eat and drink and pure cold spring water. Several other locals and visitors are listed with varied calls and errands in town.
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