Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-03-02

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NO or three days, when It maybe worked
,ver as directed in the first method.
Formula Ne. J. To make superphos-
phate Of lime in which all the phosphoric
acid will be soluble, take
200 lbs. Of raw bones, ground. /
87A lbs. Of sulphuric acid, co.;
rs lbs. Of water. |
Mix in manner directed above, and the
result will be. excluding all drying ma
terial. H.
~ lbs. soluble superphosphate Of lime
yielding :
q lbs. soluble phosphoric acid;
81 lbs. free sulphuric acid;
1888 lbs. sulphate Of lime. soda. and
magnesia. chiefly the frst-named.
Phosphoric acid exists in commercial |
fertilizers. under three forms, solHb1t.
insokN6l<. and ,ev<,tkd. or S,seipifakrd;
this last form is often overlooked, and
classed as insoluble. When ground bones
have been acted upon by oil Of vitriol. so
as to render the phosphoric acid soluble
in water, If it be kept long in bulk, or ap-
piled to soils containing lime or other
bases, it soon passes to state in which
pure water willn longer dissolve it; it is
then called p,eeipizat<d or ,s0<rfed
phosphoric acid. In this state it is readi-
ty dissolved in water containing ammo
MIA, and our best chemists regard this form
Of phosphoric acid as equal in value to
the soluble.
1t will be seen then from this statemen,
that it is not good economy to use su
phuric acid in sufficient quantity to rem
der all the phosphoric acid in the bones
soluble, unless we wish TO obtain our
phosphorie acid from this source, as an
ingredient in other compounds.
Formula No. a.-To make a super
phosphate equal in value to the best in
the market, take !.
(POS=.2o) (NH'=.o4) 1000 lbs. of
ground raw bones. at cts. per h., $4,000.
500 lbs. Of oil Of vitriol, strength Of CO.,
at II cts, 1875.
(Ko=.o5)4oo lbs. of sulphate ofpotash,
at Ct. $500.
100 lbs. Of sulphate Of ammonia. at 81
cts. S5.25.
1000 lbs. of dry earth, fine coal
ashes, or any other. will make 500.
1000 lbs. or 2 tons of superior fertilizer at
$500, or SAG. 90 per ton.
900 lbs. of hen manure may be substi-
tuted in above for the sulphate Of am
monia.
Formula Ne. 3. To make 6rstclass
fertilizer without using bones. take
(PO'=.25) 1000 lbs. Of fine ground Car
DINA phosphate $1,000.
1000 lbs. Of oil Of vitriol $I7.75.
| (KO-+SO'=I2) GOO lbs. of sulphate Of
potash 5000.
Nao=.o3) 400 lbs. Of nitrate of soda
tNH'=.oa) 100 lbs. of sulphate of am.
monia S5.75.
ooolbs. Of drying material. 500 will make
5000 lbs. or d tons of fertilizer. at SIS
per ton.
The above is one of the cheapest and
best fertilizers.
Formula No. q. To make a compost
equal in all respects to well rotted barn.
yard manure, take
4 tons of straw, corn fodder, weeds
potato tops, leaves, or turf and brier:
from fence corners or ditch banks;
90 Tbs. Of land plaster, ground;
5 tbs. of common salt;
TBS. Of saltpetre;
bushels Of wood ashes or 10 pound
of muir late Of potash.
Make up the heap near puddle o
i stagnant drainage from the barnyard, o
if this is not convenient dig out pit b.
5 the edge Of the pile, fill with water ant
! throw into it bushels Of night soil. sti
up thoroughly, add the ashes and tn
salts above named, and with a buckle
: fastened to long handle water the hea
= two or three times day thoroughly il
two or three weeks in warm weather tn
# mass will be we'll rotted and will furnis
a good dressing for one acre Of groun
!, for any CROP
Formula No. S. Bone and Ash Con
boa for one Acre. A cheap, simple
and valuable fertilizer; take
If 400 TBS. Of ground raw bones:
I5o TBS. of wood ashes, or 20 lbs. I
S. muriate of potash
gallons of water.
S. Make up the heap on floor, mix wei
and after standing one week, add 100 ID
Of of hen manure or 50 TBS. Of Peruvia
III guano, or IS lbs. Of sulphate Of ammoni
and 100 TBS. of ground plaster, mix we
of and use in same manner as superpho
5 phate, but avoid bringing the fertilizer
direct contact with the seed, unless it h
OF been mixed with twice its bulk Of loa
I'd or fine earth.
Formula No. s. SAT- and Lime Nj,
IS. tire for decomposing peat, swamp niue
ill old sods or turf, road scraping, dit
banks, &C., &c., and rendering them ECU
% in value to stable manure:
i'll bushel Of saltdissolved in 90 6;
Ions of water.
IS. bushels of fresh burned lime, slak
ill with above.
Let the heap remain 10 days Il
BIS. disturbed, then mix with it 3 cords
muck, or any of the articles named
BIS. be reduced, shovel over and mix thoroug
,st " every two weeks, three times, and
mass will be ready for use and will
equal in effect to cords Of the best 81
BILE manure.
tof ANALi@i' VI '''-'
zen The soils of the Peninsula present
our great diversity in their composition. a
TO no one rule can be given for their fer
9th ization, which will be applicable to all.
1t is of the first importance that
farmer shall know the wants Of his o.
land. to enable him to apply his mani
in the most intelligent and economic
manner. Without such knowledge,
may add to his soils lime, potash. or sup
om phosphates, from year to year. With
viii receiving an equivalent return, for
reason that his fields already contain
ON sufficient quantity of these substanc
ost but are deficient in some other elem
necessary to their fertility.
the A chemical analysis Of the soil. in
los. laboratory, is both expensive and unsa
factory. for reasons not necessary to
OBJ plain, but may be replaced with great
nd. vantage by a method which requires
It's. scientific skill. or costly apparatus.
employs only the usual processes Of {
.om tivation to indicate at harvest time W
,ed the soils contains, what it wants, Z
consequently what must be added TO
ing to render it fertile.
ctlS To apply this method. let the far
on. stake off and number in order six SOU
ele- rods of land in each field or crop VIII
to depending upon the previous fertilizat
- he v;eheS IN onalvze and aDply to e.