Smyrna times., 1878-04-10
WHOLE NO. I,l91.
A.I1'lcuI1u1'uI.
Murlato Of Potash, Mauuring, &C.


J. and M aI,ro'., constant reader of your panor
, away" look for tic AprjrnItn,pI pTIteI' ~
r Partmcnt first. Witbont ,t=a 'Gull laFaI De-
"eI" at hand ] recollect of vo, rloe y''1N mum
, I"5 III some formulas Mnr;ota ~ a. ENG
oIl" caution farmers to trv Il o'''sh'
9s!y' ! nave tried one half Ton od-..|J 81 t'|J
70" Iu Eyer 80, and would NOT r,o oVsIlns cin
~ eUA ior IL even to use on the ,L,99t, 80 ?IO
ops requiring the most ,oto' s'Se9,
,,.I "out' rather have 30 bushels If ordi
| IF pa.o"d 'IiIs9 thah ton Of the Lsyt Mn
rat;o, o'"SH ever imported in this conntr,.
:. .JitGeu w IN your last issue undor tI
" L no "IiI DO It?' you say pIough umJa' lg"u
'',.'.y navy dressing OF manure Rn.riiT nIiueF
| hnndrol iot corn crop, to get crop of ona
| yvrn,'.,; ou'neis per acre. fear Won IVY
tho 1ili2 direction. Ishoud say snreaT
| is not ti,'' VI! tHe surface rr,ry tine. Tbis
| best AMI y! Out II Is proven to be tho
60 "l'' can name and tiya vo,, 60 - 'l1o
| i"cts connected, ofactU,l aT,'.9'o VI 81 many
manu- uieS have been so lnucl ,,,-,- where
luIiS used on the surface tia, ,IsS
;mi, ;i'tr' Inat you would get tired of nn6iitI
mem Isuppose YOUR aro,,,na,Itt 1,r1sii
roI,,e t"e sun ana atmosphere destro,,, ~
n1an,,n so'le OF the strength of ~
ii"Lufes II spread on the surfleor me
dGrise you or anybody to prove this Ilial,
9ao 90u instances where heayv-va, '
.J ,J';,y w. oteS9lh IS OF rich manure were nIon,hy
ra',,I' ,ii' "' you advise, with little or No I6oJ
:. ,ytia4' anu the question has been os7nJ
tl'4 '"S H"s Oecome Of that manure p, anJ
snd question has not been answered fill
'etrhca men we have this dav lioSI
One more word on this noin4
notice wise Providence. how ''I tLni 1ou
trees, and all grasses. &c. f,Il ar tI'VeS caves OF
,IJe oi the earth, who has 50 wisei,, SUI SuI-
@ ,INe" Il way whereby all the virtna III ~
'ol llaIhS returns to the earth e"cH
should be pleased to hear from, r,
- your readers who have made careful nx
naaIl Caa'iiencs' side by side. | notice va,
peak OF japanese Persimmons I YOU
III oh tr!aI fear they will not snooaaJ
ven IN this climate. Will nor stonJ 0ceeu e
wen lOo above zero. o' ''"'lu Irost
Bp,ncr,.,,, -, D. 5. MYER.
pElDGEVILLE, DEL, March 2j. iS-S
:, -1IuFlate OF Potash, our corresnondon+
50 70 know, Is not suitable for ma1,,no
; 10 uh oIned and undecomposeJ stota
;,l'''Ils ooll'''Ils Chlorine which is absolntaI,,
o.sohouS 10 plants. But it affords ~
1e"Pes' aatP means for procuring the notaSb
" Po7e IL and Ilberate the chlor;na
- I YOU nave the potash in some othan
III :. ION Dissolved with sulpburic
=" :. Gecomes sui phate, and by comnost.
: WIN stahie manure, as recommended
~ u9, II becomes carbonate, which is +be
:! oeSt form in which potash can ba e', an'
WI W. b. ouE correspondent does not saw
!" : ,, ne used 1t, but it was evidently with.
- : UNDERSTANDING the chemistry of the
" as 10 the manure question. bo 10
eH g out poor reader of the Ns,rl,,nJ 80
'sS,, II ne does not know that va ol,ra,,,
e the preference to surface n,er',";, ",mayS
the case alluded to it was onIy recnm
haed to plough it under 50 az 70 got -
e OF The way of another dressing to tbo
iiace' so as to secure it both af botton,
Top and all the way through, on tba
Hcipie OF the more the better.-EpiN