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enough samples to adequately represent the area—at least five per cent. When taking the sample, stay out of any unusual areas, such as back furrows, eroded spots, old fence rows and old straw stack sites.* Hawkins says to place the samples in a clean pail as you take them. Then, thoroughly mix the soil in the pail. Fill a soil sample box with.the soil to be sent to the soil testing laboratory. “Be sure to label each box from each field accurately,* he emphasizes. “Completely fill out a soil record sheet to send in with each sample. The information requested on the soil record sheet will be extremely helpful to your extension agricultural agent when he makes fertilizer recommendations."
You may obtain additional information on how to take soil samples and a supply of soil sample boxes and soil record sheets from your local extension agricultural agent.
Govt. Land Grabs
Threaten Va. Owners
Washington, D.C. - The State and Federal governments are making long-range plans to acquire at least 442,000 acres of land in Virginia in addition to the 2,300,000 acres theyj now own, according to the nem est land acquisition survey by1 American Forest Products Iiv dustries, Inc. The survey quoted U. S. Department of the Interior figures as estimating that over the nation government at all levels acquired for permanent
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