Hempstead Soil Testing Program Promotes Free Home Samples
Hempstead offers a free soil testing program asking residents to take samples from several field spots, mix them, and submit a pint of the mixture at local stations. Stations include the Agriculture Building in Blevins, Wolff store in Bingen, Paris Thomas Grocery, Spring Hill Hubert Kidd, DeAnn Jewel Burke’s, and Wilbur Jones in Oxon, with results in two to three weeks.
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Blevins
Plas Wolff
Bingen
Thomas Grocery
Paris
Hubert Kidd
Spring Hil
Jewel Burke's
DeAnn
Wilbur Jones
Oxon
Top in Corn Yield Tips from County Agent Caldwell
County Agent Calvin Caldwell reviews practices for top 1962 corn yields. Emphasizes deep well drained soil with organic matter, good stands, proper spacing from 6 000 to 15 000 plants per acre, and soil specific hybrids tested by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Includes fertilization, weed, insect, and disease control, seed treatment, and cultivation timing up to knee high plants.
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Calvin Caldwell
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Gondi
Bank Bids Taken For Arkansas River Stabilization Project
An apparent low bid of 602527 dollars by WAR Aldrich and Co. of Baton Rouge Louisiana was received by Army engineers Wednesday for bank stabilization work on the Arkansas River northwest of Little Rock. Site is Stanley Bar downstream from Toadsack Ferry.
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Little Rock
WAR, Aldrich and Co
Baton Rouge
Army Fine
Arkansas River
Little Hoek
Stanley Bar
Toadsack Ferry
Apply Lime Properly at Root Level for Best Crops
County agent Calvin Caldwell emphasizes thorough mixing of lime with the soil containing most roots to correct acidity and boost growth. Lime should be well distributed and reacted 6 to 12 months before planting, with even surface spreading prior to incorporation to avoid spots and yield loss.
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Calvin Caldwell
Caldwell
Keep Your Lime Spreader Working
County Agent Caldwell urges farmers to lime this fall to boost legume stands and fertilizer efficiency. Arkansas agronomists call lime a pillar of fertility, improving phosphate and hydrogen availability, adding calcium, promoting vigorous growth, and aiding soil bacteria. Fall liming saves time, steadies machinery, and widens field options, with applications after soy harvest, after corn planting, or on pastures.
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Caldwell
Arkansas Agronomists
Lime and lime needs for soybeans in Hempstead County
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station reports lime applications can boost soybean yields as much as fertilizer, with increases of five to twenty bushels on strongly acidic soils. Most gains come when lime is soil-tested and worked thoroughly into the soil to provide calcium for healthy plants.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Arkansas
Balanced fertilizer concept and hidden crop hunger
A farmer explains a soil self-feeder idea that keeps crops supplied with nitrogen phosphate potassium and lime. Hidden hunger from nutrient shortages raises costs as plants show deficiency late. soil tests and following fertilizer recommendations boost yields and reduce unit costs per bushel or bale.
Proper Banding and Timing for Cotton Fertilizer Use
Guidance on placing phosphate, potash, and nitrogen in cotton farming. Emphasizes banding fertilizer in old middles or the row, keeping distance from seed, and adjusting for soil type. Recommends full phosphate and potash before planting, cautious nitrogen timing, and possible one third side dressing on sandy subsoils. Also notes wide regional population and rotation benefits.
Nutrient Needs and Fertilizer Use in Arkansas Soils
Experts from the University of Arkansas emphasize soil testing to determine crop nutrient needs before applying fertilizer. Primary nutrients include nitrogen phosphate and potash, with secondary nutrients calcium magnesium and sulfur. Some soils lack one or more primary nutrients while others are low in all three, and mixed fertilizers or single nutrient sources are used to balance content.
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Calvin Caldwell
U of A Agricultural Experiment Station
Arkansas
Hempstead
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