St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-02-05
THE CALEDONIAN.
farm, Garden and 4itfhfn'
.1DplicatiOm of Fc"tfltse'S'

propose a dlScuS@Ioii WI 'ii' ii'oi ~ W NV
different manures but simply TO relate
= few facts, the result Of my experiment
inr with fertilizers the past season.
will say, however, in the commence
ment, that | intended TO experiment, on
small scale, with BrmiLy's Y. l.. Super
J,Log,hate-but when | was ready, the
party of whom | expected to receive the
phosphate failed TO furnish it.
used, in obtaining the results here
after named, the Vermont Raw Bone
Nuperphosphate Of Lime manufactured
Ly Mcssrs Paddock, Dean N Co., 81
.Johnsbury, VT. of which three table
spopurIIS. well raked INTO the soil Tor
vines in my garden, gave me the largest
growth | ever had Beans and cucum-
ber, were very thrifty, and squashes were
double any former growth although 1
have sometimes put two shoveltuls OF the
strongest manure, even to night soil, IN
to the hill.
When applied at hoeing to corn ON
Old land, where barn manure was p!o~-
ell IN. and half shoveltul OF the scrap
ings Of the hen house put into each hill.
| could not see rs it benefited the crop :;
but on greensward, with manure PlOwed
in. and none in the hill. a table spoonful
of the phosphate in the Hill, also on the
rop at hocing, made the corn much carli-
.r, but did not give a very large growth.
rerhaps it was too strong for the roots,
II ON the same grccnswar'i, planted with
= later variety of corn, with no manure
Il the hill, spoonful round the corn at
each hocing, and covered, produced near
" double the growth of corn.
When applied at the rate Of fhrec hum
.lreI pounds to the acre, on wheat and
Norway oats, after the grain was up, Oh
and where | raised corn last year. the
rain lodged very much, but did not
.odge where no phosphate was applied,
or where homemade article, prepared
according to a receipt published by Mr..
Titus, in the Rural" was spread more
.rerlv.
When sown broadcast. three huudrc,,
POUNDS TO the acre, with western corn,
nnd narrowed IN with the grain OH
4,een-ward, the last days of May. and
'p other manure on land it increased
tie growth about onc-half. also cut
the grass from poor piece, 'plowed and
WED western corn and superpho>phatc
July :. The extremely hot and dry
weather Immediately after kept the grain
back, but the growth was much greater,
AID people at distance OF sixty rods
from the field would readily determine
Nherc put the phosphate.
On portions OF each of these pieces OF
corn, also on the wheat and oats, |
~owed about double the bulk OF mari
lime, procured from Williams,own.w which
produced marke,! effect but nothing
'Iual to the superphoSphatc.
On potatoes, the land well manurcd
Ind plowcd in, planted May -, with
"IIarri>on'' potatoes, four eyes, AMI one
table spoonful Of the phosphate TO each
lii. rave an average yield of from TWEEN
iv-iiye 10 thirty-seven pounds to the
~Iuarc rol over the mlrl lime while
he lime gave an average increase in eight
>rials, of twenty-five pounds to the square
"od above those planted with no fer
'ilizcr in the hill. In one instance the
increase reached forty-five pounds to the
square rod, the land as nearly alike II
possible in other respects
Goodrich" potatoes on grecnsward
without manure, planted May %. fonr
we. TO the hill, the supcrphosphatc rave
IN average increase of twelve pounds to
The square rod over the mari lime. and
Jwcnty-thrcc pounds over the Titus home
made, Recommended equal to any super
phosphate also on erceESward turned
over and planted June . the phosphate
produced nearly rs many pounds us a
-hoveltul OF horse-mauure from the hog
yard, or night soil, in the hill while
the potatoes We're more even in size and
letter looking. The night soil produced
many small and irregular shaped ones.
am inclined to think from observa-
tons during the experiments made, that
the potatoes grown with liberal supply
Of superpho-phate will mature ten days
or two weeks earlier ut the same time
hey will be more inclined to rot than
hose planted with mari lime. Those on
sreensward and phosphate were certainly
more than ten days earlier than those
with barn manure in the hill.
| often hear it remarked that Il have
tried this with great results = or Il
have tried that and could see no benefit.
Now ! would enquire, do farmer.
thoroughly test their experiments, not
only for a benefit or loss, but to see wL,u
or Ao,c much that loss or gain may be
\ few days since | heard a farmer say
he had experimental with two pieces OF
potatoes. and could see no difference.
asked il lie weighed his product Oh
no. OF course not he could see the croI