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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1947
Page
2
Since 1922 a pioneer soybean processing plant has helped soybeans become a major cash crop, ranking fourth in the nation. Farmers value soybeans for yield and profit per acre, with oil and meal used in food and animal feeds, margarine, shortenings, and medicine.
University of Illinois agronomists report crop rotation tests at Carthage field. In a three year sequence of corn oats and wheat sweet clover seeded in wheat was plowed under for corn. One plot had fall harvest of clover and removal. another left uncut. Yields of corn oats and wheat followed differ between plots when clover was cut or left.
Geneva experiment station reports a new superior type oil for dormant sprays in fruit trees. The oils are described as more effective and safer to use. World usage of horticultural oils totals about 25 million gallons annually, enough to yield around a billion gallons when diluted.
An Illinois farmer developed a device that places fertilizer at root depth up to 30 acres daily. Proponents favor root-depth placement in soil or furrow bottoms, arguing it speeds adoption despite slow traditional methods. The tool enables late season application after weather stabilizes.
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