HOPEWELL, VA —Jji a jfiye
year survey of soil test results from
farm land in Pennsylvania, nearly
one in three samples were ranked
low in the nutrient sulfur.
These results are part of a
nationwide survey called “Test Epr
S” that is being conducted by
Allied-Signal, Inc., based in
Hopewell, VA. Allied initiated
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Zimmerman’s
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School Road
717-933-4114
Bethlehem. PA
Service Tire
2320 Avenue A
215-691-8473
Ephrala. PA
Ditzler Firestone
259 N. Reading Rd. (Rt. 272)
717-733-7993
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553 Lincoln Hwy.
215-736-1903
Harrlabura. PA
Service Tire
1201 South Cameron St.
717-238-8473
Square. PA
College Tire
555 Weat State St.
215-444-5030
Survey Shows Lack Of Sulfur In PA Soils
‘Test For S” in 1982 to measure
the extent of sulfur deficiencies
nationwide.
To date, more than 200,000 soil
test results have been collected
through “Test For S.” More than
11,000 are from Pennsylvania. Of
these, 3,607 roughly 32 percent
were ranked low in sulfur.
Another 6,628 —about 59 percent
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258 West Main St.
717-656-2574
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Martin’s Tire Service
102 W. Burkholder Dr.
717-733-8855
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Tire Co., Inc.
Phoenlxvllle Pike- P.O. Box 87
215-647-1877
New Berllnvllle. PA
Erb & Henry Equip. Inc.
22-26 Henry Ave.
215-367-2169
New Tripoli. PA
C.J. Wonsidler
R.D. #2
215-767-7611
Oley. PA
C.J. Wonsidler
R.D. #2
215-987-6221
Olev. PA
Pikeville Equipment, Inc
RD 2, Oyaterdale Rd.
215-987-6277
were rated medium,
Nationally, more than one in
three of the soil test results were
ranked low in sulfur. Approxi
mately 41 percent were ranked
medium. All samples in the survey
were analyzed and rated by univer
sity or independent testing labs.
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Quakertown. PA
Keller Farm Machinery
116 Richlandtown Pike
215-536-4046
Quakertown. PA
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R.D. #1
215-536-1935
Btadlna. PA
Service Tire
99 Whitman Road
215-921-8474
Shoemakersville. PA
Kantners Tire
230 Franklin St.
215-562-2567
York. PA
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Center
Lancaster Pike
302-239-5205
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Kent Sussex Tire
Center
251 North Rohoboth Blvd.
302-422-3337
with Allied-Signal, a sulfur defi
ciency that goes undetected and
uncorrected can reduce the yield
and quality of many crops.
“If a crop lacks sufficient sulfur,
or any other nutrient, then it will
only grow until it becomes stressed
for that nutrient,” explains Mes
sick. To avoid midseason shor
tages of sulfur, Messick advises
Seaford. DE
Kent Sussex Tire
Center
Norman Eskridge Hwy.
302-629-5533
Elmer. NJ
Fred Harz & Son
Route 40
609-358-8128
lam mon ton. NJ
Crescent Tire, Inc.
325 S. White Horse Pike
609-561-1155
Marlton. N.J.
Cherry Valley
Ford Tractor
Rt. 70
609-983-0111
Highway Tire
Route 38
609-267-5300
Rlnooes. NJ
Champion Tire
Route 179
201-782-0880
Sewell. NJ
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Route 47 Hurffvllle
609-589-5390
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growers to tissue test after crop
emergence. Field scouting is also a
good idea. In com, look for pale
green to yellow leaves, with strip
ing sometimes evident. If a yield
reducing sulfur deficiency exists, a
sidedress application is one way to
correct the problem.
“Most farmers already know
that sidedressing nitrogen can
increase fertilizer efficiency and
provide a better return on invest
ment,” says Messick. “But few
realize that the same holds true for
sulfur.”
Like nitrogen, sulfur moves eas
ily into the subsoil, beyond the
reach of plant roots. To reduce los
ses from leaching, Messick says
growers should combine sulfur
with their sidedress applications of
nitrogen. For optimum growth and
efficiency, the nitrogen-to-sulfur
ratio of the plant tissue should be
no greater than IS-to-l.
For sidedress applications, it’s
important to use a fertilizer that
contains the sulfate form of sulfur,
such as ammonium sulfate
(21-0-0-245). “Sulfate is the only
form of sulfur that can be taken up
by crop roots,” explains Messick.
“Elemental sulfur, on the other
hand, must be converted into the
sulfate form before it can be used
by the crop. This can delay uptake
by several months.”
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