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Economics of Carry Over Response to Nitrogen Fertilization of Rangelands
Author
Workman, J. P.
McCormick, P. W.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1977-09-01
Body

Prior to the recent increases in nitrogen prices fertilization of a Utah mountain loam range site was found to be profitable when increased forage was harvested as grass hay. however, that evaluation was based only on forage response during the initial growing season. we have since observed significant carry over response during the second and third years following fertilizer application. at the original nitrogen and hay prices studied, incorporation of carry over into the economic analysis increased both optimum application rates and per acre profits from fertilization. fertilization was found even more profitable at current nitrogen and grass hay prices. insufficient data were available to determine optimum reapplication schedules,although intuitive indications favor reapplication every 2 years for sites showing profitable initial and second year carry over response. spring application proved superior to fall application on both sites. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3897712
Additional Information
Workman, J. P., & McCormick, P. W. (1977). Economics of carry over response to nitrogen fertilization of rangelands. Journal of Range Management, 30(5), 324-327.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/646632
Journal Volume
30
Journal Number
5
Journal Pages
324-327
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
prices
fertilizer
yields
nitrogen