Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-25

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Fertilizers and How 10 Ami
Most farmers say that farm iAa
being the general refuse of vege,,1 M
plants, with the droppings Of
contains all the elements Of yego, @.>'
triton, thereby making a comm.
nure but this is not the experieno.
Theodore F. Baker, of Brdgeton y
in paper on manures, ferti6,..
modes of application, read bof.
New Jersey State Horticultural y.
SAYS that his experience has heor
contrary-in every instance tried
plicable for garden crops. On Ii,
sandy loan, clay subsoii-heis COM.
to use large quantities of fertib,a'
some kind, in addition to mapurs
To test the merits of each he l.
series of experiments in small
using best stable manure on one ns
tiliZers of different brands on an
and the two, manure and fertili,,
bined, on a third, each plot to rpn,
equal amounts, dollar for dola,
noted the results carefully for fopr
From these observances Mr.. Raj
settled down to a combination Of NJ.
and fertilizers first, fertilizers second
manure alone last to produce earv I.
and paving crops IN The garden. / |
gard to the cost of manuring and r.
will give the largest returns for a /,
amount of dollars invested. mapps |
fertilizers, Mr.. Baker explained bp
applying manure he uses from iors
fifty two horse loads per acre. on n I
erage, the entire expense Of vI
amounts to about 800. That an
will purchase two tons bone Or \
tons Stockbridge, and nearly tvom
Mapes's fertilizers, or one and hail.
Peruvian guano, either one of whia
his opinion, will give earlier, larges
therefore better paying crops on BIZ
than will the manure alone.
AS combination Mr.. Baker !.
/ twenty five loads of manure and o1su
of fine bone or one ton of trustvr.
fertilizer, saving about $50 per acs
the combination and securing goOdga
and handsome profits. When apDin
fertilizers alone he uses one to one ai
half tons per acre for a garden uni
the spring. One ton pei acreis leNA
an ounce to the square foot. BY maac
ing in this manner and increa,1ga
amount and deepening the soil aeon
ingly with subsoil pillow he claims
have increased the receipts of his n
from 81, $50 to 81, 800 for one wear h1
sales alone, in addition to what was 60
sumed at home by family and s,Qc
Crops were earlier, gaining Teadys
and good prices, and one crop hays.
the same ground was ready for &c,
Another combination used fortwOm
with good results is twenty-five baa
of hen manure, dry and fine, to 4OOpos
of cotton-seed meal, AGO pounds paa
400 pounds fine bone meal, 400 pola
sulphate potash and ten bushels ua
mud or muck, which when comps
will make about one and half tons 8
cost of $17 per ton.
Mr.. Baker hands out and sprcadsha
cast during the fall all stable and 4
manure on a fall-plowed surface
fertilizers are sown broadcast after
pillow and thoroughly mixed with thss
by an Acme harrow and followed D!
common scratch harrow.
The results stated by Mr. Baker Of
experiments furnish suggestions To.
of consideration by farmers culud.
similar soils, viz. sandy loam with 9
subsoil. 1t must be remembered n
ever, that this question of fertilinIa
one each farmer has to decide mon
less for himself, so variable are ils'
quirements of different soils It@.
also to be borne in mind that, while y
fertilizing and thorough tillage renaai
possible to grow highly remune''-
crops with energy and good managela
without these characteristics, the dD
who fertilizes his land heavily ma!
make it pay.