APPLY ENOUGH LIME—BECAUSE IT:* 
Corrects soil acidity. 
Supplies calcium and magnesium. 
Speeds decay of organic matter and liberation of plant foods. 
Increases the availability of applied and residual phosphate. 
Increases fixation of nitrogen by soil and plant organisms. 
Improves crop yields. 
Improves the physical properties of soils. 
Reduces the activity of toxic substances in the soil. 
HINTS TO FARM BEGINNERS 
Use credit carefully. Be sure borrowed money goes into 
something that will repay itself. Don’t pay excessive interest 
rates. Plan toward a definite goal. Ask the county exten- 
sion service for outlook help. Keep careful records. Set up 
a long-time. program, yet keep it flexible enough to adjust 
with general conditions. 
CORN CRIB CAPACITY 
Ear corn of good quality, 
measured when settled, will 
hold out at 214 cubic feet to the 
bushel. So, multiply the length 
by the width by the depth of 
grain (all in feet). Multiply this 
ONE ACRE OF GOOD PASTURE 
What’s it worth to a good 
farm? Records show it can pro- 
duce 2,000 pounds of digestible 
nutrients—which is equal to: 
44 bushels shelled corn, or 
88 bushels of ear corn, or 
90 bushels of oats, or 
42 bushels of wheat, or 
2 tons of excellent hay. 
sum by 2 and divide by 5. Re- 
sult: bushels of husked ear 
corn, 70 pounds per bushel. 
PLANT FOODS REMOVED BY CROPS* 
(In approximate pounds per acre) 
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GRAIN CROPS 
Barley (grain)... .| 30 bu. 27 12 12 2 2 3 
Barley (straw)....| 0.8 ton 9 3 19 7 4 2 
Corn (ear)........ 60 bu. 57 24 20 1 5 6 
Corn (stover)..... 2 tons 36 16 46 23 6 5 
Oats (grain)...... 50 bu 32 13 9 3 3 3 
Oats (straw)...... l ton 12 4 30 10 4 3 
Rye (grain)....... 30 bu 32 12 10 1 1 9 
oybeans (grain). .| 20 bu 70 16 30 3 5 5 
Wheat (grain)....| 25 bu 28 13 8 1 2 3 
Wheat (straw)....| 1 ton 10 3 15 6 4 i 
HAY CROPS 
Alfalfa Hay....... 4 tons 180 43 178 207 19 49 
Blue Grass Hay...| 1 ton 27 11 42 10 8 10 
Clover Hay.......| 2 tons 82 16 65 79 9 18 
Soybean Hay..... 2 tons 102 at 44 44 5 oo 
Timothy Hay..... 114 tons 30 9 41 19 5 5 
ANIMAL PRODUCTS 
1,000 lbs. of milk takes off 
thetiarmu seme ee 5.6 2.2 1.8 Lez 
1,000 lbs. (live) of beef takes 
off ithe farmanca eae 27.0 | 16.9 Axe lo-0 
*From ‘‘Our Land and Its Care.’’ Published by American Plant 
Food Council. 
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