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NEWARK, Del. - Recent
reports have called attention
to the fact that domestic
reserves of phosphorus are
being used up at a rapid rate.
This means a tightening of
supply and higher cost.
It takes a lot of energy to
process phosphates and this,
too, will boost the price of
this essential crop nutrient
over coming months.
In light of these facts,
University of Delaware
extension soil specialist Leo
Cotnoir urges farmers to
take a good look at how
they’re using phosphorus on
their fields these days.
“I think we need to re
evaluate the way in which
we apply this material,”
says Cotnoir. “We’re getting
an awful lot of Delaware
soils which have excessive
or more than adequate
levels. In these cases there’s
not going to be any response
if you put on more.”
When fertilizer materials
were cheap and m good
supply, it made sense to
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WHAT IS A PLANNED FERTILIZER PROGRAM?
First - You must start with a soil test to determine your
soil nutrient levels
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Pellets and price don't necessarily make a program.
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Check phosphorus levels
before pouring it on
apply them broadcast, he
adds. It was a good way to
build up fertility levels m the
soil.
Delaware farmers got
away almost entirely from
banding phosphorus and
other nutrients back then.
But now that costs are up
and supplies tighter, they
need to get the most they can
from the least amount. And
this means banding.
A lot of growers who’d
gotten rid of all their ban
ding equipment are going
out now and buying more.
Cotnoir says he thinks it’s
a good investment, par
ticularly with phosphorus
because you can get a lot
better response by banding a
small amount than you can
by broadcasting much more.
You won’t built up a reserve,
but you will get a greater
return on your immediate
investment. And that’s
important these days.
Phosphorus is one of those
elements that builds up on
the soil. Where levels test
Your crop rotation,
manure applications
account.
Your yield goal must
removals determined.
You need a dealer with flexibility and knowledge
to be able to balance Your program.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980—C3i
high you can go for a long
tune without adding more of
this mineral.
“Some of the fields I’ve
been following have
remained in the high to very
high range year after year
without any additions. The
amount that the crop
removes is simply not that
great. And phosphorus
doesn’t leach, even on our
sandy soils. Once it’s there,
it’s going to be there a long
tune,” he says.
About 80 percent of all the
soil samples processed at the
University of Delaware’s
soil test lab run high to very
high in phosphorus, reports
the specialist. Under these
conditions at least for com
and soybeans there’s no
evidence you’ll get any yield
response to additional ap
plications.
“We feel quite confident in
saying that at these levels
you can do without
phosphorus except perhaps
during colder springs or on
colder soils, where a very
THIS MAN DOES!
tillage practices,
must be taken
be established and
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small amount in the row at
planting may help,” he says.
“And on very high testing
soils, even that may make no
difference in yield. ’ ’
When the price of
phosphorus was down
around 6 or 7 cents a pound,
it didn’t matter if you put on
more than your crop needed.
At 27 cents a pound, can
you still afford to apply 100
pounds per acre of a
material that a soil test says
you don’t need? That’s $27 an
acre you can cut from your
production costs this year on
land that tests high in
phosphorus.
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