Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-03
FERTILIZERS
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Bosdo.nhAm. On FEB. ~. Il l. % val
uAble In thoughts and suggestions. and
cones from sach a source. that We par
,icalafly commend q 20 our readers Ills
esplanaiions q the seemingly mysterious
failures of certain phosPhaies Ia cer,ain
iocations. are undoubtedly true We
usvef fssl Ike advising farmers 10 use
any pafti-ulaf brand, bat only tell them
that certain kini. DO vel with us and
they must ascertain By sc,ual expert
meats up,n their own farms What kinds
are best adapted 90 their uecds.
Afst iew introductory remarks. Mr.
I Gfcgofy said
What ls mauur,f Pant food Just
A. our human food contains uutrimeut
for muscle bone snt ortin. aui an parts
0f me hofy, sn with ~lth plant food, 10
must uourlsh Vegetation Sugar sill sas-
tsIn uic ash.e. hut uot long because it
has noe slI the elements 20 Nutrition ani
so wIih fuc f1ur Plant. aust have, nke
oar osn bodies. variety 90 i'ot Hf
uur lri O. r'r1tf f'r fIfufls rf Sad il
T nfri Chemistry tells us that al plants
are male uqof certain eismsuts-ultrogCn,
l Fhcsphorc seit. Pltssh. irou, lime, so.is,
msgufsla s.Ncs. sl.pharir tCii, chlorine,
/ rfc 90 mnst 90 these sifmrnts there Il
au afartaut supp'Y in thc soils tut there
arc three Which Wc must suppy, n 80
want plants to gros Couiiuu1iiy on thC
sane snI Itrsc elements ate uItrogcn,
I rhosphorc sea- aui potash These throc
/ r.rmrrts every farmer uas slppy to t1c
u. 30
rstf 10 ehN grop1rtlous snd iu shat
say L. no hFst OBJ sQq.y tafmt TIE mtnlfe
Il .1rsfinn /. one alulnsf nulufirss ln lts "a
I tsut. arf a. Interesting a.. 10 is extensive.
We caru1l eNpeCt ftrmrrs tu ~ very trrQ
. 1870 ttc chemical pAft oi ti ufS mast
L leave thaf tn their snus. nut hfN cau 80
/ eroash O. srt thr prsctcsi apQlcai.ou of
la M - auaNfe snIs - fo uot sscrf.
ts.n marh o. 40 hfrr lsr.Ir fir
r'1rs ani % thc p.auts ans.yfr t1v soll
/ Whsn a nan hrg.us to Investigate this
matter of frt.Irrfs. thc trst thiug i1r
/ Rim Oh fu q. fo r'snt O. piece of lsni Ani
/ Tea the Trrrut elements. Ihrrc afc
/ cefts'u stts male uq ty u1Skcr of BE-.
/ tnu. nnetcf ftftNf.r Co, Boston ani
NrwNuft ani ~ other mauuftcinfrfs.
ari thsy wlI sfu SOC. i0f iFc dollars, tae
IT faI va.ls of fFe dollars l1 irft.f'fs.
Trrre 49, he ntrngfu ln one htg. phHs-
rtnr.r aC.i .r another. potash ln anniarf,
snf mKtgre 90 al thrre in annihcf.
Thfn yol are tn pos Ypaf ltni tat 20
arr to trst arf o. these iIfrfcri sal.
starrrs of t.frrtut psrts ui the sane piece
nf lsrf The manure that gltts thc best
r,srt Istrr ukuurr that yuar iAni 81 iee-
.IsUVsart.. tsprC .s.lF lkcts >iocknf i-ts
.fraWas o. fUrf plants ass TIE flrnttis
r.arf nFara'fsIs ofuftr lotto those pants.
arf wh.cl they 1o ne ohta.n ffum tle
snH ant ar .r sur. Irrt Quantities. IN
fr.fue Plant yuu must select those
f,rrs of plant fooi wh.ch experience has
srnwn ar hc.t afsptcf to pfuilcc plant
--r.th soils VkfF iu tnrlr
r.mru-itIon wc tout have auy twin
acre lu o1r nrms. lf oar slI sAs male
simply hy tle decomposition of t1e fotAs
Iuthat ioca. .ty. there might Pei some caanee
orrrdIng oue acre lac nuoihvr, nai ofins
uafc up of arm. every acre d.lcf-' IN
measure. from thc uext Ihcrriofc 20 T.
ma fair o. say 10 a Fertilizer. 10 ilin 90
anything for me-. aui therefore it = n9i
.oni f1r snyinlug. li nay 'e .ist a.,
~ vanr rrIshhor whAtslccceis on ouc
piece 90 itut nav fail 90 snoihtf Nli''
80 nav D. in condition o. hs ttker up in
hold of s1mc o. these elementary hirss
|th.tsrtfr Iut1the problem 20 plant growth,
arf thryWIIa.i sea .n makiug far tests
TIE fr.t th.ng IL to tcst your Ian !, Anl
80 Mat 10 esqrCiA'y needs. aut then go
l.rt vOur Fertilizer slth care Ani llls'
mrrf. srf vou sIl see thc hrushi or 10
/ S.eakiag of barnyafd manure, TIE lee
tuner thought that Ia handhng % much
material 49, y,el that j. q 90 value 20
. ihe hnl--
Ia one thousand pouuts OF maulfc
thfre arr -1 rounis of water. u poll -
nf nitrogen. fl.- pnunf- of potash, /.
pouris of phosphofic ac.t, "a planis oi
sI.ra. ani csrtaln am1uuts or line, if1p'
so.fa. ch'urire. ttc. AL yea want j. ni'
trogeu. plnsphoFic scii sud potash.
Thsrs sre oaly pounds q rfrosen'
a of potash Aai a pAosphoue teid.
Which vii bc seen a. once q BE- small
percentage be.ng = total oi hiieen ard
o,e.haf pounds u fer,i.uing elements.
Bl, che lec rrer states that these ar
,.sl.. canno, be obtained pu'c. bat can
BE- hal IN a form ,o that they would
weigh bu, 81 pounds. lie admits ne
value II tafnyafd manure, howevtf' 10
ifs action On tne land mechanically and
well says. q" am not a. var With ihe
.rosser manures The inference 20 be
drawn from his remarks j. that The ease
I q procuring. handling and applying the
maaurcs should Pei the guide ior every
farmer.
sAs o. the purchase of fertilizers.
have 90 klud o advocate especially. ln
Zine you sili be abe to make your o"n to
sfvautsge. possibly. oar farmers "ani
more drilling in elementary principles PET
taIuins o. farming. 80 they vii unlef-
stant better What fOrmalA j., and az
ahout plckiug up tlis thing and That thlus
and pgttng them together, am mAAlus Z
/ vour oSu fertilizers NJ you cannot do 70
yourselves. you might have = head man 70
a. 10 for several 0f you. In one town thAt
have ln mlut. several % ne farmers have
grafuaie % the Agricultural College 70
guide them. Young men who expect % o.
f.rusr. need the traiuiug Of our agricul
| trr.l srhno's There i a dli-
fsrruce bstwesu phosphate ani con-
| p'.ts fertilizer complete feftiilier las
/ 1itrosen. potash aud phosphoric acid
/ Trrrv crop warts more or less OF d.l or
these. The economy l. In knoNlng "nieh
CROP and which soil wants more oi tnis'
thsf srd the other, 30 makiug Your tcfil-
lrar correct These special formciAs ths,
these manufacturers issue have pcriofmei
thslr part very vel. a. rule STOCK
brlise has altered au his formulas Ihty
are improving All The time. IL i iof tneii
Interest % give y0u = Fertilizer tlai NJ
grow the crop yea bay n for. Iney 90
rot succeed every time, bat on the whole
thsy have succeeded The Only point i,
which j. the most ecouomicsL ltyou can
make your own AZ less price, don't pay
f,rty dollars t0n fOr H. Bat y0a VII
and IA some trOable % make 10 Muck Is
A grand source Of ammonia IL i very
| rich In amm0nis. nearly twice A. rich A.
cow manure. some samples CONTAIN s-
hlsh a. pr cent Of smmonia, and the
.vsr.re contains about Is pr cent
While the average stable manure CONTAIN. .
oue-hslf Of pr cent There l. grea'
m,,eri.l value 10 muck n yOa can 0niy
brlur n out TIE fsrmentiug, and mixing
win alkallss, ashes. OF causuc hme, VII
brinr n Out. Bone i very rich IN piAn'
eood IN has s. per cent ofphosphste OF hme
1 - ~ - eat ~ gelafiue. and 4 very