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Monday 2-4 p.m. Mrs. ^arl Graves
Wodnosday 2-4 p.ra. Mrs. Jolly
Thursday 2-4 p.ra. Mrs. W.C. Man
Friday 2-4 p.ra. Mrs. H.S. Bauer
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Monday 7-9 p.ra. Mrs.Donald Ingall
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. Mrs. Duane Mohan
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FARMER CAN MAKE OWN
EXPERIMENTS
Tho testing of fertilizers end the ir value
can bo done right on tho farm by tho fanner
himself, Economists tell us, many farm
ers have found out, soils will vary a great
deal oven on tho samo farm, Thoreforo, it
is impossible for an Experiment Station to
mako blanket recommendations far any area.
Some farmery of the Valley have had their
soil tested to find out just rhat elements
are lacking and then applied fortilizor to
make up the deficiencies,
Another method recommended far tho testing
of the value of tho different fortilizors
on tho farmers soil can be made by follow
ing a fdr simplo rules tho Economist tells
us.
1, ,'J.ways leave strips through the fiold
that do not have any fertilizer treatment
on thorn,
2, T7hon testing fertilizers always uso a
fortilizor that only carries ono oloment
as against using combinations of fertili
zers.
3, Ipply fertilizer treatments across the
field in strips parallel to the unferti
lized strips,
4, Use different rates of the samo ferti
lizer side.by sido in parallel strips,
5, Bi sure you know how much fortilizor
is applied.
If these rulos are followed, it mill bo
easy to soo at harvest time whether the
crop responded to tho fortilizors applied.
If there is not an obvious difference be
tween the fertilized aroa and tho non-for
tilized area, it cortainly wouldn’t bo
economical to apply that fortilizor to tho
whole farm. ,'J.so, if there is not an ob
vious difforoned between the rates of fer
tilizer applied, the lowest rate is tho
most economical.
production mn ma?
The production lovols of farm commodities
rill remain high for another year if tho
goals announced by tho U.S, department
of Agriculture for‘1949'are filled. Nation
al goals for rheat, rye,'rintcr cover crop
seods, rintor vegetables, dry peas and hoof
cattlo are eithor equal to or only slightly
louor than this gear’s production. Thoso
quotas have been suggested to USDA councils/
final state and national goals rill be
determined later,
Nhofct- 71,500,000 acres,Hyo-2,500,000 acres
Tho department recommends a boef cattlo
breading herd goal rhich rill maintain
not less than 15,500,000 head of beef cors
or ratchet .nxt January 1. A slaughter'goal
oi .11,000 OCt.’ ho id of c_,t+lo and calve a
l'c-v -ho year July 1948-June 1C49 is roeom
ment'.td,
TJu meat demand is expected tr remain
hifeu and beef and veal supplies rill be
greatly need in the months ah:ad