The use of fertilizers for Washington soils and second annual report of the state advisory council on soils and soil fertility

Abstract

The purpose of this bulletin is to furnish the best basic information now available on soil fertilization and the properties and uses of fertilizers to the farmers of Washington and to aid in developing a sound program of fertility maintenance and soil conservation . The suggestions and explanations (pages 1 to 9 inclusive) have been prepared by S . C. Vandecaveye and L. C. Wheeting of the Soils Section, Division of Agronomy, and E. L. Overholser and F. L. Overley of the Division of Horticulture, of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and Leonard Hegnauer of the Extension Service, State College of Washington. Pages 9 to 20 contain the revised 1933 fertilizer recommendations for Washington soils, as approved by the State Advisory Council on Soils and Soil Fertility.