Fall Is Good Time For Soil Testing
COLLEGE PARK, Md. The
ground-softening effect of early
fall rains makes “Indian summer”
days an ideal time for taking soil
samples from lawns and cropland,
noted Dr. V. Allan Bandel, soils
specialist for the University of
Maryland’s Cooperative Exten
sion Service.
Farmers should begin taking
soil samples as soon as com and
soybean harvesting is completed.
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Bandel urges homeowners to
take soil samples immediately so
they can get lawn and garden soil
at proper nutrient levels for a fast
start in the spring.
That will give ample time in
most parts of the state to get test
results back from the University
of Maryland Soil Testing Laborat
ory so that plans can be made for
proper liming and fertilization
before winter sets in.
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Bandel noted that fall is a good
time to apply phosphorus and
potassium to alfalfa a hay crop
that needs adequate phosphorus
and high levels of potassium for
winter hardiness.
With some parts of the Mid-
Atlantic area reeling from three
consecutive summers of drought,
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less lime and fertilizer applica
tions, Ban del commented.
He pointed out that avoiding
needless fertilization also will pre
vent pollution of streams, rivers
and the Chesapeake Bay.
Farmers should consider reduc
ing their application rates of phos
phorus and potassium on fields
where crop yields have been
reduced by drought, Bandel de
clared. Such a decision is best
made on the basis of a soil test.
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Lancwnr Fwmtog Saturday, October 22, 1988-Dl3
0,
which shows how much fertilizer
carry-ova* remains in the soil.
Another way to cut back on
commercial fertilizer usage
without reducing crop yield poten
tial is to apply livestock or
poultry manure. Bandel remarked.
Manure testing will help a farmer
know what he is doing to maintain
proper soil fertility.
Manure testing is a free service
offered by the University of Mary
land soil testing laboratory when
done in conjunction with the
laboratory’s soil testing program.
The cost for field crop soil tests is
$5 per sample.
Bandel’s calculations show that
farmers can save $6O to $7O per
acre by using manure at recom
mended rates. Thus, manure
should be tested and treated as a
valuable fertilizer. It should be
stored until needed, applied at the
proper time, in an approved man
ner and in the correct amounts.
Because it varies so widely in
nutrient content, a manure analy
sis is essential in order to use man-
ure wisely,
Further information and kits for
both soil and manure testing are
available from offices of the Uni
versity of Maryland’s Cooperative
Extension Service. There’s one in
every county throughout the state
in Baltimore.
To contact a local office, look
under county government (or Bal
timore City) listings in your tele
phone directory.
Forage Test
To Stop
Van
In Wayne
County
The Penn State Mobile Forage
Test van will make a stop in
Wayne County on Wednesday,
October 26. The mobile van will
be located at the Belmont Fire
Hall on Route 371 west of Pleas
ant Mount at the intersection of
Route 670 from 8:30 a.m. until
11:30 a.m.
Farmers, feed dealers,
veterinarians and others who have
hay and silage samples to be tested
can deliver them to the test van
and it will be tested while they
wait. The van uses NIR (Near
Infra Red) process of testing* Cost
of testing the sample is $l3 each.
For those who wish, a complete
feed program can be provided for
an additional charge.
The van operator is Dr. Terry
Maddox, Penn State University
dairy nutritionist. Following the
Wayne County visit the van will
be located at the Susquehanna
County Office Building, Mon
trose, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. the
same day.
According to John Creighton,
county agricultural agent, persons
who are unable to deliver the sam
ples to the van may drop them off
at the Wayne County Extension
Office, Courthouse, Honesdale,
prior to October 26. In this case
they will be delivered to the van
by Extension personnel.
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