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Approximate Amounts of Plant Foods Removed in Crops (lbs/A)

Crop N P2O5 K2O Ca Mg S B Fe Mn Zn Cu Mo
Alfalfa 200* 55 200 112 21 19 .06 .90 .44 .42 .42 (4 T)
Barley (60 bushels)                        
Grain 70 28 30                  
Straw 40 12 180                  
Corn (150 bu)                        
Grain 135 53 40 2 8 10 .1 .17 .09 .15 .06 .005
Stover 100 37 145 26 20 14 .1 1.20 1.5 .30 .06 .003
Flax (20 bushel)                        
Grain 50 12 16                  
Straw 21 5 75                  
Oats (80 bushel)                        
Grain 50 20 15 2 3 5 .15 .12 .05 .03    
Straw 25 15 80 8 8 9 1.5 1.21 .29 .03    
Soybeans 150* 35 55 7 7 4 .05 .63 .05 .04 .04 40 bu
Wheat (40 bushel)                        
Grain 68 25 15 1 6 3 .1 .19 .09 .14 .03  
Straw 58 5 35 6 3 5 .2 .50 .16 .05 .01  
Sugarbeets (20 T)                        
20 T Roots 80 35 133 44 32 13 1.00 .04        
12 T Tops 115 20 220                  
Potatoes (220 cwt) 100 28 155                  
Sunflowers (20 cwt)                        
Seed 48 16 13 2 4 3            
Stover 31 5 54 33 17 6            

* Inoculated legumes fix nitrogen from the air.

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