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Newspaper
Logan Herald Observer
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
14
Sixy pounds of nitrogen applied as a side dressing on July 13 raised milo yield in Gage County Nebraska. Unfertilized checks averaged 21 bushels per acre while fertilized plots reached 59 bushels, a 38 bushel increase for Bill Hutchison.
Timely tips advise growing legumes with grasses to reduce winter kill and improve pasture. Breeding with grasses lowers disease risk, while lespedeza and sweet clover mature better when fertilized with minerals. Birdsfoot trefoil and alfalfa respond variably to soil. Cut timothy early for best feed. avoid grazing until established.
Rest the grasses during their dormant period and in the early fall. Heavier seeding raises make hay grasses thicker and finer. Young grass seedlings need itrogen and phosphate. Good yields of grass seed come from plantings in cultivated rows. Do not pastur after rest, se sod crops in the rotation, far Setter farming.
The text details fertilizer blends and application rates for crops including corn, oats, winter wheat, alfalfa, bromes, oats, and potatoes. It lists phosphorus and potassium supplements, nitrogen boosts, and yields per acre, with specific blends like 8-32-0, 5-20-16, 10-20-0, and 20% superphosphate.
An agricultural note touts grass maturity effects on protein and urges nitrogen use for fertilizer. It warns against corn after corn without Ali drin to combat root worms and promotes Aldrin based products and rental mixes. Claims assume high returns from proper fertilizer and early maturity.
A fragmented ad urges saving money by spreading fertilizer with a spreader and using soil tests. It touts pelleted blends like 0-450 and 0-200, claims better uniformity, and offers a free soil test to customers while promoting Armours Pebble 0450. It mentions farm yields and trace elements but is garbled.
A farming note explains dry manure composition and fertilizer options. It compares costs and expected gains from 12-510 and 16-200 blends, estimating per acre profit targets and the value of improved yields and reduced pest damage. Weather history hints at fluctuating dry and wet years from 1886 to 1952.
Iowa experiment results from Ames indicate Towa hybrids 4249 4298 and 4297 yield as good or better than 72 cent per bushel corn. Ad promotes Gro Coated Seeds with disease resistance and seed treatment plus soil testing free. Also cites seed counts for alfalfa clover and ladino, and urges proper sowing depth and fertilizer to improve stands and yields.
Farmers warned that excessive nitrogen without balanced minerals wastes crop potential. Soil tests determine needed phosphorus and potash to prevent poor ear development, urging reliance on soil testing to avoid over-stimulation by nitrogen.
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