Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-03
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Southern Cultiedtor Two huud5td y9nuds |
dissolved bones will produce all tus ferIl |
izing effects Of 1000 pounts Of Tie bolr
dust. TO manure laud wltu
peas, SOW the peas the LIST OF JUS Drop
the peas and guano In every laird tuf
row, as you break the land. 1t good
crop be made, feed of with stoUk--utLat
wise turn under. The true
policy is to secure the greatest pvssib
amount of soluble vegetable mod y5a
can accumulate with the lea cost.
Avoid permanent mauures,
Use the kind that will come bsc, IT, Il
the first year, and bring q iar.e in.-fe5'
In tine form OF corn, cotton, wLeEt. &c
The true system OF maanfu.
is, to get the manure back thu al yesf
with living profit. Tie az.
of commercial ierulizert gives .Ls farmer
tbs means OF making double the qualu!Y
ofhome-made msDHres. WAeu
land begins to tire with eX1esa OF limp
and other minerals, SOW il down 10 nitro
genous plants-such As peas, clover, Il
and turn them under. A.
manure l consider ammonia the frat,
soluble bone the second best, salt and
besides possessing good fertil4ziug proper.
ties. | advocate mxlI = the
valuable manures, to grow perfeat piAut5,
but, il you use only one, let that DE- an
monia. 1t is the cheapest and nest crop
grower.
The question OF special fertililiag Is q
very difficult one. The problem % lrsu
solved to very limited degree ~ 5, sli
IT is better az rule to spply good com
plete msnures Of some character 10 ml. /
crops. 1t has bseu quite sa,siactor
determined that clover and probably
leguminous plants generally, Do no. na,d
direct applications Of uilrog ma
nures: that corn and cotton require or y
small quantities comparatively If oitr
genous fertilizers and that alt plant
which abound in starch neat xra
amounts OF potash. These are 4bou. ;t.
only points which can be regarded Aa 49,,
all decided, -Southern Cuiticaor
Numerous experiment within }h- i,st
three or four years, indicate thsts ON
does not need highly ANN lisl-c n.y.
nures, but rather those rich IL fhOsuE.t-
and potash. We suggest .h- H,a@ll.
compost: Cotton sesd meal 100 uouu ls 81. ~
phosphate and KANT, ea5u ~ uau4a4
Apply not less titan $50 ponds per sore
Southern Cu!tiU4tor.
Where crop Of corn does uut 2l-el
70 bushels per acrs ID wou ggt-ar tue.
heterogeneous fertilizers do potiurJ.,.- .l-
yield phosphorlo acid GGd p5za.u ava
the substances which produce hest n
suits. When the yield exceed =.
bushels, then nitrogen may .oAp,l-
probably In connection Wit uGI-r.aa
and potash--scid phosphate ami Fa.u.l j.
equal quantities, mixed with Ilayg ID
rich soil, to dilute them, make ots of IT,,
best msnures for oorn.- Southern
Clltivator
Manure from the yard or 5talds, Bsy
Professor johnson, rarely G0u:alrs snrt
an smount Of volatile feTtiiizlBg mat-rIB.
"a should deter from spfesding ~ b-oai
cast on the surface when mOsl ouuv.lt -ut
Unless manure is very rich, ss IT y
granted animals, and il 10 al ectiv
state OF fermentation, hot Sud smuki :
and enhsles distinct smsll Of hs.l-. ~
there can be loss from exposure, All b.
any case the loss Wall be- lesR he str.sa
ing over thinly than by do, ag j.
small heaps, bsosuse spreading mean
cooling and loss OF fermentation. b.
manure, when properly handled ar-
not suffer any waste from svnpofaua
moderate and regulated heating 1t fires
manure results III the formation Qrm
acid, which secures I'll ammo ,
loss by evaporation. This ID. der
heating il should have before I.r d..
out, or in cold weather, before ~ b s'- d
all.
a gardener who hss tssted ID fr the
years says that broken pieces OF b 10 s
much letter thar broken Ufori ~ q
draining flower pots. The p'arts IN
the fertilizing quality ont OF 81 ua-r
and make such vigorous gTgw;u q
the plants in pots supplied viii Nos,
could be told at once.
Farmers should not forget t.s. sl
bran AID other coarse teed ma tr.i
wheat are richer in sIemsuts 0t p.-r
food than the whole grain, snd, {, .uus--
feeding them makes richer malu.-
ton of wheat bran ia worth $l4 N Il
manure, while ton OF corn mes .a orb
worth $685.. These fgurra sfs Il.sl 70
the cost Of nitrogen, phospagrig arit 81
potash In their commercial fQru., HH
represent the comparative manu5al vas
feed. 1t 10 probably true that al yrrael
price Of whest-bran farmers CAL purchss
it to feed and mako manure more chaapi
thRn they eau Otherwise obtain IL,
most markets the coarse bran is no
selling at Sl5 TO as per ton, aud afte
feeding its manurs value viii b. create
because It will be more available. fTl
above was evidently written when ira
was lower in price than now, Or sppH
to locality where II Is cheaper tuRu {
the east.
How long will II take TO 5T.-I up
~, good flock Of grades is sqlestiou ask
in the Boston Commercial Biisim, AZ
answered in the same paper s. follows
''Suppose you begin with your flock hi
fall, next spring you have your nal
bloods as the progeny. The next sutum
the eve lambs may he bred, though il !
% not altogether a good practice u folio
up, but you Eaut a flock Ii 1885
have three, quarters bisd lambs. III ISIS
seven-eighths and in 1887 ffsen-siz
teenths bred sheep. II you allow tn
ewes to be Is months old before breeding
then the second cross will be hsd in 1856