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Lime boosts yields and profits for Iowa farms
Signs favor favorable farm conditions with abundant lime supplies and good roads. Extension agent Harry Warner notes applying ground limestone months before needed improves results. Among 400 queries, lime showed profit on 80 percent of farms. Clover on limed soil yields two tons per acre versus state 1.33. alfalfa about three tons. Farmers urged to consider lime trials to boost profits and soil fertility.
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Harry Warner
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Iowa State College
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