Beal the Fertilizer Problem
By Testing Your Soil First
Testing the soil before
planting is especially im
portant in 1974 to help beat
the fertilizer problem and
improve energy
management.
"Farmers who test the soil
to determine the nutrient
level will avoid wasting
fertilizer and save money,"
said Harold Owens, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
agronomist.
Testing takes the "guess
work" out of the amount of
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nutrients available In the soil
for future crops. It indicates
the exact quantity of fer
tilizer elements necessary
for a specific crop yield goal
for 1974. Soil tests help
fanners adjust fertilization
rates to conserve and make
efficient use of the fertilizers
available.
Fields vary considerably
in chemical composition or
plant nutrient content.
Lawns, gardens, golf courses
and all lands to be fertilized
should be tested, Owens said.
Fanners may find their
soil’s nutrient level has
changed and this may
reduce the rate needed of
specific nutrients. To
illustrate, a summary of
Ohio soil tests over a 10-year
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period showed an average
increase from 18 to 35 pounds
per acre for phosphorus,
calling for a reduction in
phosphate fertilizer ap
plications.
Extension Service offered
this guidance on soil testing:
In general, soil should be
tested every three years. If
you have had your fields
tested within the past three
years, you may update your
lime and fertilizer recom-
mendations for the next crop
by using the previous soil
tests and adjusting for plant
nutrients removed or added.
For intensive cropping
systems requiring heavy
fertilizer treatments, you
may want to test the soil
each year.
While a soil sample may be
taken almost any time, it is
best to take the sample when
the soil is not too wet nor too
dry but in good plowing
condition. Testing should be
done early enough to allow
time for testing and getting
the report and recom
mendations back from the
laboratory before planting
time. This can take from one
to four weeks, depending on
the backlog of samples and
condition of the soil samples.
Check with your county
Extension agent for in
structions on taking soil
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