Soil testing steps for Franklin County farmers in 1964
Farmers are guided to test soil before seed bed prep. Steps cover visiting the County Agent’s Office for envelopes, gathering samples with shovel and bucket, sampling eight to ten spots per field, mixing and air drying, filling envelopes with about one pound of soil, and delivering to the County Agent or University of Idaho Laboratory for analysis. Cost and turnaround times are noted, plus the need for crop history and residue information.