The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-09-27


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crops The pith NJ tho mafior lurl,
rather upon thu relative capacity NJ or
binary commercial iortlllherB and NJ
compost4 for growing laroe oro
present aud prospective The supply
Of vegetable matter o. r. inrtur, nnd an
important one bat not the only thing
involved CONNER ial fertilizer pfIg
innlly furnish 10 the soil pho4phgrg
Rrid, lime, ammonia, and sometimes
potash the ln,t two in comparative.
y small quantities. Everything clio
needed BY plants must bo fur
nished by tho soil. Now, Whefe
ordinary commercial fertilizers are ap
piled year after year, the large crops
compared with tho natural yicld)
which they produce draw heavily upon
ingredients Of The soil not furnished by
the fertilizer, or furnished only In small
quantity, and may temporarily eyhalst
them. From this cause crops may do
crease finally under the use Of ordinary
commercial fertilizers, but In naturally
strong soils a very long timo would be-
| required ~ bring about this state Of
| things. Even II the land were kept cOn-
tiantly in grain, aud II full supply Of
vegetable matter thus kept up, the qam0
results would finally cnslo, Al this
point comes In the advantage of com
posts over tho ord nary commercial
fertilizer. The former supplicsa larger
number and greater quantities Of tho
elements needed by plants, Hence they
supplemented some OF the substances
In which soils ARE deficient and prevent
their exhaustion rapidly, even when
heavy crops are grown In this partiC.
ular they have u marked advantage
over ordinary commercial fertilizers.
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could permanently keep up the fertility
Of a soil which was heavily crippled,
depends in part upon YhAt Ingredients
enter into the compost and the original
richness OF the soil in mineral sub.
stances. In case of # naturally fertile
soil. its productiycne,s might be pro-
longed indefinitely by liberal applica.
ton Of good composts. 1t Is frequently
urged that good farming consists IN
such management rs will produce rath.
or more than average crops from season
10 season and keep the land in It's origin
nj productive state In other word not
TO let the land run down. If growing \
continuous crop Of one kind Of produce
with abundant application of feed in
the shape of fertilizers does not accom-.
plish this result, then IL would not hC
good policy TO continue such crop tc
the deterioration OF the soil. but d
change Of crop should be grown, or III,
land should DO given rest. 1t is easy
10 determine when the power OF the sol
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