Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-03-25
coTToN-sEED MEAL.
The Best and Most Economical Fertilizer
for Southern Farmers.

Aho AAt.A anu Most AafOuOmtrNl LeEllllIel
for Southern Farmers.
Cott"~-st ss@-{ iisrUmng into gen
eral use among the farmers of the
South, for fertilizing purposes, as they
learn it is a more effective manure
than the whole seed. 1t used to b. the
custom to apply it alone to such crops
as corn and cotton; but Of late years il
has become generally known th;t its
effects are obtained most advlnta-
geously when It is mixed with hinit
and acid phosphate
The meal contains nearly Q per ,ent.
Of ammonia, but only p of phosp'oric
acid and y Of potash, and therefore
when acid phosphate, which conains
l3l per cent. Of phosphoric acd,and
kainit with Is per cent. Of potasl are
added, II will be seen that very pw-
erful compound is formed. The nual
proportions are 1000 pounds o|the
meal, 800 pounds Of the acid phoJhate
and 800 pounds Of kainit; and khen
hniNed together the total cost o the
mixture will be about S22 per ton
II must be borne in mind tina the
three chemical ingredients namd are
those that are especially valualt to
crops, and must be contained III all
manures that pretend TO contailtbe
requirements Of plants. And th3ex-
perience of cotton farmers has deion-
strated that none OF the guanos HAT
are sold for even much higher rfices
can approach this compound in eIect-
i've value.
The addition Of a ton Of stable nahure
forms. with the other three ingredients.
the very best compost known the
South. This compost. which ispractl-
cally what is known elsewhere as "Fur-
mans formula, has been In ise i'm
south Carolina since 1877, but ha been
known IN Georgia and the other sates
during the past five years only. Is
simply in accordance with common
sense to mix together, in due proor-
lions, the materials that contain he
elements needed by crops and tits
what any farmer can do for himself
The meal is more valuable for nm
ure than the whole seed because 1 Il
more Immediately available 10 be
plants, and contains a larger Ir-
centage OF fertilizing matter in pronr-
ton 10 the bulk. When the whole shd
Is used. a considerable portion Off
does not rot, but dries and shrivels, T
rots so slowly that the growing crol
fails to benefit by H. And in all cases
he oil in the seed retards the rotting
greatly; while this oil has m itself no
nanurial value whatever, but only rep
'csents so much value wasted when tie
ghole seed Is used.
In ton OF seed about 81 bushels
here are about 80 gallons Of oil. worth
y cents per gallon; and therefore
ghere whole seed Is used about el2.25
ciual value Il thrown away; besides
which, one ton OF the whole seed Is
eally not as effective as the 800 pounds
( meal that could be obtained from il.
accurately one ton Of whole seed has
n effective manurial yalie 10 the soil
I $3.50. while the 800 pounds Of meal
rat Il contains has an effective value
I S23.
Many Of the oil mills, and there are
DO Of them in the South, offer TO ex-
hange with farmers one ton Of meal
,r two tons Of whole cotton seed, and
} pay the transportation both ways.
lherevcr this can be done Il Is a very
iYantngeous arrangement for the I
'rmers. But II is suicidal policy for |
iem 10 sell their seed outright 10 the 1
iills; for very few Of them will ever
ny sack the meal, and theirlands viii
2 permanently impoverished. II they
.il persist IN selling their seed thGF
lould VI lcast realize that even in lts
poie stntr has IN rneetlye vfir %
le foi of iuIlg fhlftr cenfl Pc ~
~ when tntY ffe liduH T.
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