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Make soil tests now to measure fertility levels
4- To obtain maximum benefits,
a fertilization program has to
be accurate, Farmers. who apply
too much fertilizer are wasting
MoneYs BY ever,fertilizing year
After year the possibility 01)011-
Uting ground and surface water
is increased, If too little ter-
' tili4er is. used you will not get
the best return from your crops.
Soil testing makes it possible to
develop an accurate fertilization
program, says Professor T. J.
}Wog, Department of Land Re-
source Science, University of
Guelph. Soil testing for next
..Spring"Acropsshould
the gronnci
becomes tre4eg..
Sample boxes and
forms can 'be. obtained :from any
county office of the Ministry of
AgriCulture and. Food or the Per,
partment of IAN Resource.
Science. Farmers who have used
the testing service since 1908
antomaticaily, receive theneces-
sary form auci.t9x,ep.
Field samples can be taken
either with a Spade or a Core.
sampler, With the core sampler,
a tube is Inserted into the-ground:
ler depth of 6 inches and the
soil . placed, in 4 clean Pail or
basket, To take samples: in bard
or- stony ground a spade may be
necessary. Slice Al Inch layer
of soil about 6 inches deep from
the side of a hole. Trim the
sides to leave A core .1 inch
square arid 6 inches deep. This
core is placed, in thepa.il. Which-
ever method is used, make sure
the samples are representative
of the field, In a 10 acre field,
20. samples should be taken, with
the number of samPleS inereas.
lug 14 larger fields.
1%44%017 .milix the samples
from one field in a clean, pail or
basket. Never use a lertiOzer
bag as this may affect the
analysis, Fill the waxed taper
bag in tie sample box with mix-
ed Soil from the pail and seal
It. It Is necessary to fill out
the form 'Information on Soil
Samples'► for each sample.
It only 1 or ? sampleri are
to be sent, place the information
sheet in one box and tie the
samples together securelY. For
more than 2 samples, pack them
in a cardboard box with the
pompieted. ,information forms on
top, Samples..0900 be mailed.
or .evregOed prepaid to the Pe-
pazOnept of lArrit.Resource. $0,
owe, vorersity of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario.
Within 4 weeks. of receipt of
the samples at laboratory,.
'reports will be sent to the county
estensiOn :specialist of the Ont-
ario ministry of AgrAPuIturp and
pppd, Using the results, of the.
soil tests, the specialist will
help you choose tba correct
tiliZer and proper application
rates for your particular crops,
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