2,4-0 PROCUCE 5 CUU
, . POTATOES
lining 2,4-D as a rood spray on potatoos
.nqy'havo vxorkud out roll for eastern 'grov-:
ers, but .Pacific Northvost Porbuccr3, vho |
plant'nainly Notted Gens and Bliss -Tri
umphs, should stick to old-fashioned rays j
of v/oeding, advises Lanbort C, Erickson,
Uho is in charge of Idaho’s special reed
resoarch progran in the irrigated district
He reports that using theso sprays on
cither of the above nentioned varitios is i
sure uay of getting a crop of culls. Theso
trials, plus the experience of a fen gfou
ers rho did sono research on tlx ir oun,
indicato that both varieties aro sensitive,
to 2,4-D either’in spray forn or as resi
due in tho soil. In other uords potatoes
uould be affected if planted on a field
previously sprayed ~ith a 2,4-D as a resi
due v/ould ronain in the soil.
TRACE ELEMENTS VITAL TO
PLANTS ‘ ' I
Famors can save noncy by "having a scien
tific study of their soild nado beforo
guying fertilizer to supplcncnt lacks of
nocossary elements in the soil, soil
scientists inform us, Uhilo there is a
sufficient quantity of trace Moments for
maximum crop production lacking in nany
areas, it pays to chock first.
There is a uido variation in tolerance
and a spotted pattern of deficient areas.
Furriers should not buy ’’shotgun r.ixturos",
but it scons best for the farrier to "buy
fertilizer on the basis of nitrogen,phos
phoric acid and potash content, and then
consult the experiment stations before in
vesting in trace elements.
During tho last 25 years investigators
have established tho essential nature of
boron, copper, manganese, nolybdonun and
zinc in plant nutrition, .Also iodine,
sodiun chlorine and cobhlt have gone to
bo recognized, as essential in animal nu
trition.
Boron applications more used to overcone j
yollorr-top of alfalfa in British Columbia .
and Oregon in 1936, trith substantial in
crease in production,' and cholorophyll and!
carotono contents resulting. Boot canker ;
,:as controlled in the sane manner in Ore- !
gon the following year. Celery sten-erack,'
discoloration of caulifloner curd, corky
cere in apples, and snake head in ralnuts !
are boron deficiency symptoms.
An inadequate supply of availablo zinc had
Dcen found in 100,000 acres of Oregon
soils. Zinc has hastened and increased
germination in pellete-d seed-. It appears
to improve the yield and baking quality
of potatoes nhcro deficient'and to aid
carbohydrato transformation.
Iodine Is low In much of the northwest.
Its inclusion in fertilizer ihcroasod tho
iodine content,of plants many fold, tho
scientists tell us.
DR. F. R. SIHIS
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