Airplanes to Spread Fertilizer on Subclover Hills
Coos and northern Curry ranchers plan to apply phosphate fertilizer to more than 1000 acres of hill pastures this fall using aerial applications. Extension Agent Lynn Cannon cites trials showing production can double with 40 to 60 pounds per acre of actual phosphate, with costs about 1 dollar per acre after a 1 dollar minimum and a 3 to 5 mile landing-strip radius. Ranchers should contact the Coquille county extension office for details and logistics.