Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-29
Farm and Home
SeasOnable Thoughts.

b. Correspondent u Maine Farmer.
The time j. here when the readers Of he
Faimes viii be preparing their lands TO re-
reiye the seed for future crops; and one Of
TIE most ,mpor,an, questions which Will
arse for their consideration ID connection
Herewith, will be that OF a supply q dress
.ns for the successful growing Of those
crops. az course most farmers have an
amount 81 manurr the result Of keeping
stock Of ,aripu, Kind, upon their farms,
which they design 10 use 10 enrich the SOL
for The growing of corn, grain. roots o.
cra>s for hay. Bu; When the extent Of the
,,i, J., carefully surveyed and estimated.
and generous G, anti, srport.onrd 70 the
dlfTeren, field, embraced IN the plans fof
The seasons work. il J. often found that
>hertage exists. ana one or Two things must
be done either reduce the number q
acres on spread the dressing ou. thinner.
and too often ) j the case the after course
i, pursued. resulting in ordinary or lish'
crops. while a. the same time the cost q
production !, materially increased. NJ
farm can afford ID work ana crop h.> iand
without proper fertilization. by the appii-
Gallon nt >uiiic.cn; roHIi,hment upon which
the crop he plants may feed in order to per
feet Itself. In q, word, he mus, give
the cfop a.. j can take, 81 all that Il needs.
in the shape Of plan, food ID an available
form. When he doe, that. he reduces the
COS; Of production to tie smallest possible per
cent. allowing he also gives good.cean cul-
turs. Now in case the manure pile does
not 'pan out" sufficiently to manure vel
All the land have planned 10 cultivate
instead Of conirar .ng the area, or sprr aiding
the manure out tn inner to meet the de
rciency. the true way vii. be 10 purchase
commercial fertilizers. Undoubtedly many
farmers val claim that it j. a question
VET thal admits 0. loubt. whether they can
purchase the fertilizers offered in the
markets. - As 10 leave 4 margin d: profit
from their use But on he other hand.
there are those, who from their own eN-
perence, claim that even if the farmer has
all the barn dressing lie will need g. use;
that the iudicious use Of concentrated
fertilizer 10 supplement the manure. and
give the crop quick start, = money well
invested. Il supp IS to the Young plant,
FOR immediate use AID in proper condition,
those Elements which the barn dressing is
much slower to lield. II becomes available
as plant food lust when nourishmeni j, mos,
needed, being soluble in the moisture con-
'eined in the soil. The barn manure acting
later, the crop has rapid and continuous
growth TO maturity, really shortening the
season. and greatly enhancing the proba-
h.!ities Of good crop.
BAN manure is considered b, most
farmers as complete fertilizer; We, there
j. great variation IN money yal-e. in the
manure made upon different farms the re-
suit Of different feeds used. and this should
be considered. in forecasting for the future
crop. The farmer cannot afford to run
much risk, and more especially, when he
knows that by the fulfllment OF certain CON
ditions. be is measurably certain Of success
when by the outlay OF few dollars, in the
purchase Of special fertilizer, he lnsures
his crop against the possible failure.
The employment of special or CONNER
cial manures. is largely on the increase,
and this fact may be taken as quite sure eyi-
denee that there Is profit coming through
its use; and further than this. il appears
that those farmers who have most thorough
ly tested it. are the ones using the most ex-
tensively and find it profitable to do So
Scientific, and experimental research, re-
veals The state Of soils. which the farmer
handles. and points out unmistakably, the
deficiencies that exist. and also What is de-
manded to render his labor remunera,iye,
leaving hin TO accept or reject the con-
ditions, and abide the consequences.