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The Belding Banner News
Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
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Michigan Agricultural College tests in East Lansing show lime and fertilizers boost wheat crop value by over $50 per acre above costs, per report by Dr. M. M. McCool and G. M. Graham.
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East Lansing, Sept. 22.—An increase of more than fifty dollars an acre in the value of wheat crops has been secured by the use of lime and complete fertilizers in soil fertility tests made at the Michigan Agricultural College by M. M. McCool and G. M. Graham of the college soils department. This increase was above the cost of applying the fertilizer.
The following report is sent out by Dr. McCool at the finish of his test:
"On untreated sandy soil we obtained $10.55 per acre from the wheat crop. On soil where lime was used the acre value was $25.00 above the cost of treatment. Where lime and complete fertilizers were added, the acre value was $66.00 above the cost of the lime and fertilizer. The fertilizer consisted of one hundred pounds of nitrate of soda, one-half being applied at the time of seeding and the remainder in the spring as a top dressing, two hundred and fifty pounds of acid phosphate and one hundred pounds of potash applied to the previous crop."
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East Lansing
Event Date
Sept. 22.
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increase of more than fifty dollars an acre in wheat crop value above fertilizer costs; untreated: $10.55 per acre; lime: $25.00 above cost; lime and fertilizers: $66.00 above cost.
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Soil fertility tests at Michigan Agricultural College showed increased wheat crop value using lime and complete fertilizers. Fertilizer: 100 pounds nitrate of soda (half at seeding, half top dressing), 250 pounds acid phosphate, 100 pounds potash on previous crop.