The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-10-16

to our farmers with the hope that como
good may result from its perusai, either
by adopting his suggestions or intro.
ducing such other improvement as ,nay
occur to ezch individual mind. This
writer pays no regard 10 the use of pea
vines as fertilizer for wheat, and in this
we must regard his practice as defective,
at least for this aection Of the country.
We believe that d heavy coat Of peavines
plowed in with 100 pounds of acid phos-
phate to the acre viii mako good wheat
on orr clay lands. But IL we have no
peavines ready for use, then take 100
pounds of phosphate, 200 pounds cotton
seed, 100 pounds stable manure and so
pounds German Kainite, carefully con-
post and regularly distribute over each
acre, and good crop of wheat may be
expected from any kind Of land. The
vegetable matter in this compost will
make strong straw and hasten maturity,
and tho phosphate will make plump,
heavy grain. Farmers submit to great
loss by using rawioosion seed. Manures
cannot make ground rich by mixing them
with the soil. They must bo ineorpo-
sasssa sass.s With With !. chemically &c BE s5
scrbed by tho plant roots. There is
great variety of opinion among our
farmers about the proper time for sowing
wheat. Some SOW whenever they can,
from October 10 Christmas, and some few
run their sowing over to January. A
go5d faruier 0f Toau Creeh 5owsdi ti tho
18th of December and made 30 buhhels
to the acre, and then pronounced that
date early enough to SOW wheat So it is
in some places and under favorable cir
cunistances. That brother had the BEN
eft of the exception; his land was we'll
manured and thoroughly prepared, and
he completed his sowing on that day.
Either early or late aowing Is objection
able, and for that reason our farmers
should FIX ON some intermediate time.
The 18th of November Is late enough to
avoid injury by the fly, and early enough
10 bring in the crop before the rust
damages it badly in tho sprir.y. Mary
land farmers SOW from the 10Th of Sep.
tember to the 18th of October, ftorn:1 to
II bushels to the acre:
Ten, twenty, thirty, and forty bushels
OF wheat may be and have often been
made on ono acre of ground. Why iB It
that one sarmer makes only five bushels
OF wheat on an acre, while another farmer
makes forty The one has brains and
uses them-the other depends on "the
mercy of. chance
Benianin Fitahugh, of Frederick city,
says chat the g.aWEon Brothayp. livinr
near Urhana, In Montgomery county.
made two years ago ffty.tsgo bushals of
wheat per acre on eight.dcllar land.s-
Mr.. Philip lSitz. living near Waila-
WRIIas W aSnIng gt0n Territory, informed
mo that one OF his neighbors claims to
have made one hundred buAlieis of prime
wheat on an acfe. Senator Morton went
TO see this man aud obtained sample of
his wheat. Forty TO sixty bushels Ia
ofton made in OFsgon. b
But the farmer who expects to make
twsnty or thirty or forty Bushels on an
acre Of poor land, badly farnl.l, vii be
terribly dIsappointed. To mako a good
csop Of wheat, Wo must have good iand.
in good order, s0Wn ut the proper time.
in the proper way, and properly hhrl
vested. .sizsis fs .7T n
We mix bara-yafd or hog-yard nal
plire, o, other fertilizers, to make the
Rheatplant groa. On poor land the
stalk Is too small, too fight. IF the
growth Ia too lnxuaiant the wheat NAV
lodge which hinders the growth and de-
velopment of the grain. But when ON
good land q small quantity Of manure
y acts timely on q wheat crop. which mn
lures early on rhannred land.
hgn there is no phosphoric acid In
tho sol, wheat will not grow,n says Lie-
big. Thexe Is tive eh5y.asx pounds OF phos-
phoric acid in twenty-five bushels of
wheat 1T the phosp phofie acid of q soil
ha5 been exhauases by Tspeated crops, or
II that Quantity Of soluble phosphoric
acid caHnot be- fnraighed By the soil,
twenty Bushels Of wheat cannot be
fiirnssfied most cert ainly by bones of ami.
mails. It ii clafmHSl that iii Il present Ia
the South QafolinA rock ala0. Our en-
perience Ia that those yFlio uss Dp2sphates
mako wheatthose that do nos gAa phos-
pilates mako iittle or no sWhsat.
II no had e0gla means Of sir stilSa Sains
n Ia q heat stalk, 80 that the wheat Wonld
staHd up tho IDS sqonld ELL better, tho
4 grain 5wopld be pltimper and moro per-
feet siahio sASa that aEnlnhla silieata
og potasll Trap yts strength to the GROWING
crop. It IS claimed that soluble aii;nats
of potash exists ia tho Tnarl Of CalyS7t
counsy, in AEayS land, and In some mari
from New jersey.
3f tic FARMER wansg 10 mako twenty.
& thirty or forty bllshelg oS Mhsat to yhaes
Euf ~ IuIszE IsFzvSs FsIta is,IiSSs IsJliltl a
made rich by bafn-yafd OK h0gs yaTd mn.
Ilnre, or By clover, Line sill increaee
the crop OF wheat aud Of all cereals and
crops I;eWise, on MI oils. rich aI,d
poor. think land cannot be made 1iol
sgitflsogf lime.
The elements of fertility may DO Iii {
ss,sssl Ii in5oIu bis condition, therefore
The soil sd III be ztap prod luctiFe. The pro
ductiye Of Z coil ID Id prep ion Il
Iles eAIs 81 lieV Of it Eatbi ilIzlnn materials
Liebig eays: eel wire immersed Il
siitrie aeie IL not ozidize.t; steel wire i'm
ID IN ga pliIirsc s'pjd iB not csidiEsd
but steal wire i'm 81 isi egIIisE Is o
mi md sst pIts rfS Re LII 81 Iily exi
diaeti Ehs tF-5 q 81 con- led hass
pofser ttIsg do nps gsozses
Lime, 10 d soil, may Gscoga F,osI
ono Iile; ieaS, aud this ds8eis = 81
( p;SsT ibegass n|inber of GheEnic8
agents, yslgicIs fite On % f,.
gTostl sil,l II emit III AL sa
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s lump Ss q
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