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t ANALYSIS Active Chemical Soil Constituents Amounts of easily soluble soil constituents: considered as immediately available to plants Percentages below represent DEFICIENCIES Poor Low Medium Medium High Remarks High l / PH 45' /f (M) /_/4 -, v;�r��l�i' Nitrates(N) ,jil4(5) /1 (x;60L hornsOPhos P �� / P /7/74/ /Ii//,Z)/lel Potassium(K) 4/c)P7S General Recommendations: The important factor is to keep your soil adjusted to the proper pH, or growing zone, then see that the plants have ALL of the plant nutrients they need to assure maximum growth. The importance of the secondary and minor elements cannot be over-emphasized; plants need them badly as they need the primary elements, nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. That they are being, or have been, depleted from the soils is evi- denced by the fact that they are being given to animals in salt blocks or feed supplements; being added to vitamin pills or in tonics; added to bread and milk. FUNCTION OF PLANT FOODS What Is pH? IRON is directly connected with the functioning of chlorophyll. The pH scale is a chemist's yardstick used to measure the acidity A lack of iron contributes to chlorosis which causes a yellow, or alkalinity of soil. It is your plant food thermometer. A pH above 7 unhealthy appearance. is alkaline; below 7 is acid. SULFUR is a most important element of the plant. It is utilized Plants can absorb food from the soil only in liquid form. At certain in the development of the essential organic compounds—pro- teins, vitamins, etc.: has a direct bearing on water movement in points on the pH scale, plant foods go quickly into solution, while at the plant, and on chlorophyll production. It also is an aid to other points these plant foods "lock up" into soluble or "ined,ble" forms, lowering the pH of high alkali soils. doing no good whatever. These "locking points are: MANGANESE is considered essential to plant growth but a Alkaline Acid high concentrate is harmful. Manganese along with iron is a 9 main factor in eliminating plant chlorosis. Manganese plays an Nitrogen (organic) *7.0 important part because of its relationship to the production of W (Soil bacteria activity decreases amino acids and proteins in the plant. Z as alkali increases) NITROGEN is the element that stimulates above-ground growth — 8 4 14, Nitrogen (chemical) not affected and produces the rich green characteristic of the plant. The util- ization of Potash, Phosphorus and other nutrients is stimulated 71/2 i by pH by the presence of Nitrogen. W *Phosphorus 8.3 _ 6.0 PHOSPHORUS is necessary for the hardy growth of the plant z 7.0 *Potash 8.0 5.0 and activity of the cells. It encourages root development and og 63/* *Calcium (Lime) 8.3 5.0 hastens the maturity of the plant. By stimulating rapid cell Iron 7.4 development in plants, Phosphorus naturally increases resistance z Manganese 7.4 4.6 to disease. 3 6 6 *Sulphur 8.0 5.0 POTASSIUM is the element that imparts increased vigor and 0 occ Aluminum 8.0 5.0 disease resistance to plants; produces strong, stiff stalks; increases 0 (Highly poisonous above 8 pH) plumpness of the grain and seed. It is essential to the formation z 5'/s Copper 7.3 4.5 and transfer of starches, sugars and oils. It imparts winter hardi- 1 5 o ness to shrubs, trees and lawns. e. ij Zinc 7.4 4.5 CALCIUM is the element which promotes early root formation 4y= Boron 7.4 4.5 and influences the intake of other plant foods. It neutralizes — Molybdenum 8.2 5.5 poisons produced in the plants and encourages bacterial action. 4 *These are not completely "locked up" but are MAGNESIUM is a working companion of phosphorus and made much less available by the"fixing" power stimulates the assimilation of phosphorus by the plant. It is essen- tial in the formation of chlorophyll, thereby contributing largely ♦,. ♦6A 3 rY