Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-03-23
WITH The COUNTY AGENT
Hi-Spots from the County AgrieuI-
tural Agents Ofiee
Cardinal Rules for Maintaining Fertil-
ity on the Dairy Farm


Cardinal Rules for Maintaining Fertil-
ity on the Dairy Farm
l Not less than one-fourth the cul-
falfa.
2 Use lime when needed to keep
clover or alfalfa growing well.
Use from 200 to 300 pounds of
acid phosphate, or 125 pounds of treb-
ie superphosphate, per acre every
three or four years.
I Use all manure produced care
Now is the time to prepare your
fields for the maximum production
of 1921.
The Yields above the Average are the
Yields That Yield the Profit
In the average production Of any
farm crop, the product produced must
pay for the cost of production of that
crop. Not all crops pay for their cost
OF production. 1t is therefore, imper-
alive that the production Yield ex-
coed the cost of production. 1t is
only that excess in production above
costs which means hard, cold cash.
1t is the business of every farmer to
see to it that his soil produces a crop
which will pay for the cost of produe-
ton and yield a profit. Assuming
that all soils in Vernon county pro-
duce at a profit, it is obvious then that
anything which might increase pro-
duction will increase profit From
the analysis of soils in Vernon county.
the. County Agriculture Agent again
wishes to call your attention to the
soils needs of this county, namely
limestone and PHOSPHORUS.
The first application of ground lime
stone on such soils should ordinarily
be at the rate of 2 tons for clover and
3 or more for alfalfa for the first ro-
tatlon. After that ton every three
or four years for the rotation in which
clover is grown and tons per acre
every time a field is reseeded to alfal-
IA. On tobacco soils limestone should
be applied regularly at periods of
three to five years to the amount of
to 3 tons per acre. Limestone should
be applied after ploughing either in
the fall or in the spring.
Until we can install limestone grind
ers, we must look to some outside
source for our supply. Put in your
orders for limestone at this time.
We Must Buy PHOSPHORUS
One of the greatest opportunities
for increasing yields of crops in Wis
consin is through the use of phos-
phate fertilizers. PHOSPHORUS is
leaving the farm constantly in con-
centrated form in> the bones of ami
mails, even if grain is not sold; and
soils all contain so small an amount
of this element that we must replace
every bit we sell or the fertility stand
ard will be lowered. Governor Hoard
realized that fact and used phosphate
fertilizers on his dairy farm regularly.
How and When to Apply Phosphorus
PHOSPHORUS is not lost from the
soil by teaching; so it makes little
difference when it is applied, or to
what crops. Probably the best me-
thod is to spread it broadcast and disk
it in preparing for seeding. If fer
tilizer distributor is availible that will
do the best job, but it can be spread
evenly over the manure in the manure
spreader, and so be well mixed
through the soil. Some are advocat-
ing the use of small amounts of fer
tilizers applied to the hill for corn.
There is no objection to that method,
except that 10 benefit is secured to
the grain o. clover following, while
an application of phosphate, broad
cast, when the ground is Deing prepar-
ed either for corn and clover or alfal-
ia are benefited more by phosphate
even than corn or oats are.
All tests in Wisconsin with phos-
phate in addition to manure show an
average increase of Is per cent in
yields, or four times the cost. "Acid
either with or without man.
ure, has given large profits in all
cases. Per dollar invested, 10 h s
been by far the most profitable of all
the fertilizer treatments, either alone,
with lime, or with both lime and man.
ure"
Order Your Phosphate Now
Leave your orders for high acid
phosphate 45.5% at any one of the
three banks of Viroqua or with the
County Agent. The rate is $72.S0
per ton or 1884 per hundred pounds,
f. o. b. Viroqua, Wis.
Pure Bred Seed Grains
Improve your stock of pure bred
seed grains by ordering now. Order
the best. Wisconsin No. l Pedigree
Oats, Wisconsin Pedigree Barley, Mar
quis wheat, Wisconsin No. Silver
King corn, Wisconsin No. IL Golden
Glow corn, Manchu or Ito San Soy
Beans.
Motto: "The best is none too good
for Vernon County"
Care of the Orchard
Prune the orchard now. Then ap-
ply Dormant Spray using l gallon of
Lime Sulphur to II gallons of water.
Get the insects and orchard pests be-
fore they get your orchard! The right
spray at The right time insures per-
feet fruit. Ask your county agent.
Live Stock Interest
Get into the Pure Bred game now.
Buy while the prices are right. The
Guernsey people can avail themselves
of this opportunity by attending the
Pure Bred Guernsey sale at West
Salem, Wednesday, March 30, 1921.
Help build up the Guernsey industry
of Vernon county.
A hundred or more Guernseys will
be offered from which you can choose.
Write to H. w. Griswold, West Salem,
Wisconsin, for a catalogue.
First publication March 90, l92l.-3
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