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Soil withdrawal demands deposits

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(1989) Soil withdrawal demands deposits. The Queensland Graingrower, 10 May 1989. p. 25 [Publication] [Special Collections]

Summary

The use of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer is growing in popularilty as a nutrient replenisher in the soil. Emeral Consolidated Fertilizers held a display at agriculture conferences likening the soil as a bank; growing crops requires a loan of nutrients from the soil which must be repayed to maintain balance.

This article contains a photograph of Terry Lovett, depot supervisor at Fairbairn Fertilizers, with a supply truck about to deliver an order of anhydrous ammonia.

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This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection.

Item Type: Special Collections
Collection: WISALTS Collection
Copyright: ©1989 The Queensland Graingrower
Notes: 1 newspaper clipping
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/56020
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