We have tons of naturally occurring nitrogen in this world. Not only does it rain down on us it also is put into the soil by legumes, it is introduced to the soil by plant and root decomposition. And very little nitrogen of any kind washes into streams from surface water. Nitrogen is attracted to water that carries the nitrogen down into the soil and it does end up in shallow water tables. Here in Iowa nitrogen can get into streams when it is carried along in the water from drain tile under the fields. Several smaller rate applications of nitrogen on the crops can help with this leaching into drain tile. It will not alleviate it though. Several applications means more machinery expense per acre and more hours spent running the machinery. If we have a dry year the unused natural and man made nitrogen can stay hung up in the soil but if the next year is wet that built up nitrogen can turn into a glut of nitrogen being carried down into the water table. Then the environmentalists really get dandered up thinking this glut will happen every year where in reality it is a one year occurrence. I would think the phosphorous and potassium load on the Mississippi would be lower now that farming has gone to minimum or no till but it doesn t look that way. Potassium and phosphorus attach to the soil and stay put as long as the soil stays put. If the soil washes into the stream the P and K will ride along with the soil. Just a few random thoughts.
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Today's Featured Article - The 8N and the Fox - by Zane Sherman. Dec. 13 1998, Renfroe, Alabama. Last niht I dreamed about the day that I plowed the field of about 10 acres over on what Jimmy and Dandy called the Ledbetter field. I was driving the 1948 8N Ford tractor that Jimmy bought in 48 new This was prebably in about 1951 and maybe even befor the house was built. This would have made me to be about16 years old and I drove the tractor for nothing and would have paid to drive it if I had had any money which I didn't, but neit
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