Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-10

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what Tar Heel Knows About
tauRnos anl Their Equivalents.
4 NorsA Garoliaa CORES pondrnt OF the
'soptAGH cattdtor eivea the readers d.
that journai Eeme points on futilzsrs 90
iellosaf IL mky not be news to the
cialiraoy that tho FERTILIZER companies
are abaat sold out Of this time, and "a
usual sold phosphate has been the leading
frtselpo q sbeirtrade This aoid phosphate.
7vhen used 10 compost with stable ma.
nuTo, ogttan eeed aud other organic sub
ften0ss, "a Of great sdvsatase, but it is
20 be ipuud thas too much OF Ii Is used
alone flr the various erops. II
the isrmerH intend 10 use the minersls
atone Ia that way, IL would be better and
more rewUnerahve 10 purchase q com
plete alnmoniRted fertilizer ountsiniug tuLl
ingredients Of plant food al double the
price, than to use the phosphate by IT,
self. The Buglish Tried lime and found
II beneficial, hut they pushed il TOO far
and found Il Injurious, when they began
to experiment sad learned how TO nse IL
70 advantage. This IL what the farmers
must 20 with acid phosphate. Ii will
NOT do to use alone for any great number
on years and while many are following
s 1919 tVAAs4RI AANT arc HU running GOWN
their lana that years Will be required to
restore u to its normal condition. They
shonld mix the phosphate with kainit,
but the diligently tn this osse is, that
while the companies, through their agents,
furnish theg uano and acid phosphate they
DO not send Outkatnit, hease IL frequently
cannot be had when wanted Under suoh
circumstances it wpuld be far better to
mix the acid phosphate with an equal
quantity OF common salt. Acid phos
phate contains thrse ingredients which
plants require and salt gives two more.
These two latter are just as indispensable
TO plant development as the more sp-
parently important constituents, and
without their aid plants will not grow,
but In their total absence will Wilher
and die.
And just here il another view to take
Of this matter. Soda has unquestionGbly
the power to partially replace potash, as
the latter has Of partially replacing the
former. Again, by adding the common
salt to aoid phosphate, the Alksli,
sodium, is placed in the ground and be
comes base for initiating inert nitrogen
anc making il at once available 10 plants
Is nitrate Of sods. Hence, when farmer
cannot compost his acid phosphate aud
cannot conveniently get kginlt to mix
with IT, II to be used alone it is better fOr
him to mix his acid phosphate with
common salt in equal quantities. In
making his compost if he has not the
Rainit, salt eau be substituted and,
while NOT answering the sans purpose,
partially supplies the needs of the farmer.
II, thOakh, the farmer desires to buy
ammoniated fertilizer, it IL better TO take
Diokson's plan aud make it himself,
ana would not advise the use Of Peru.
Wan eusno as 8 source OF ammonia for
the reason that the deposits of that
article are fairly exhausted Of fret class
material, consisting principally OF the
debris OF former excavations filed with
sand stones and trash, which ia cleaned
at the ports and the absence Of ammonia
graded up by the addition Of sulphste Of
ammonia. An anslyais Of the ordinary
Peruvian guano vas made by j. +. w.
Johnston msuy years ago, its then price
in England being $l25 per ion, with q
view Of obtaining sn artificial Ruano con-
tanning the same proporuonste ingrs-
dents 81 g le7a cost, and be rgoommepded
the TO loving, VIZ: 3l5 pounds q bushels1
bone dust, 100 pounds sulphats Of
ammonia, pssrl ash, 100 p6uuds Of
common salt, z pounds dry 8Ilphate of
soda
The above mixture then eonld be made
at about $40 per ton, and tbs ABOVE
ingredients can nov he used to advantage,
substituting Tor the last three Items 800
pounds Of Ssiait, but even THE would be
quite expensive per tor, and, al 4 cheap