The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-19
GYPSUM.
The Value "f Plaster a. a Iznd Drrs.inJ
and Fertilizer.


Gypsum Is valuable fertilizer.
Chemically pure it contains about TWEEN
ty-three parts lime. forty-siS sulphur,
and twenty-0ne water. Its beneficial
effects sre owing to It's soluble lime and
its sulphuric acid IL fixes volatile and
escaping carbonate of ammonia, and
conveys theIa TO the roots of plants.
The carbonaie> of ammonia coming in
contact with the sulphate of lime forms
carbonate of lime aud sulpha.c of am
monia. Ibis fixing of s,rmnna makes
gypsum especially valuable OH the ms
nure pile, where 3 few light dressings
applied every day and hail will effect
the preservation of nearly all the am
monia in the pile. Applied to light
soils, especially soils deficient I'm lime, il
is very valuable. doubling in some cases
such crops as clover; bat on clay soils
also highly stimulating effects are OBJ
tanned. The plaster should be 10 very
Underground condition TO get the best
effects the first season. The effect of
plaster does not end with one OF two
seasons, but has been distinctly traced
years after application. In dry sea-
son little effect is obtained the first sea-
son, but in an ordinary or wet season
the effect is very marked. While plas-
ter is applied, and benefcially il is said
by some who use il, on wheat and other
grain crops, its best results are clover
and grasses, turnips, peas and Indian
corn. With the last crop ii is some
times put in the hills, spoonful to each
hill, though the view of general results
extending over yesrs Of general distri-
button is perhaps the best way of apply
ing it. With the other crops it may be
sown either broadcast by hand, method
hard Oh the hands and eyes, or sown
with drill or plaster sower. The guam
tity per acre sown on light soils should
never be less than 100 pounds per acre.
The best practice is 10 SOW 80 or 800
pounds per acre. X is deemed thai
mixed with salt II gives better results
than when used alone. The mixture va
ries u proportions in Individual prac-
tiee. some using 100 posnds gypsum 70
100 pounds sab, While others use 100
pounds of each per acre. The best
time TO sow H 10 in the spring, very
early. and give . second lighter dress
ing after vegetation Is advanced little.
say about ths middle Of May. On IN
average Of years background gypssa d
certainly found highly profitable fer
dliser On farms net TOO far removed
from gypsum mines. CAaada FsrSsTr.
Mr.. Pierre Loriifard has a his e.
sase near Bordeatovn, n. j., shs fHes$
game preserves in ~ Unitea S&ssaa.
Aocsevsr. b = BOW raising dogs q h1
own. His whole farm = eondscsed -
magnificent saale. IL consists q ], 900
acres, upon which there are buih eleven
good-sized houses. and twelve wind-nilh
Tor raising wsteR. Then there re three
lakes aad several ponds, 500 horses, n
cluding Parole and froqaois, 100 hsea g
eAoics sat<3e, 800 workmen, a sasE-
nous ice-hOxse. aad Sresn house &C.
third q ME loag.-G T. H~sid.
"A factory Ct Marlboro, II. T., tssns
oat nearly 5000, oce berry, grape and
peach baskets o ysa9. 'Onsa q loR =
taken iron Ne dock q Q morning aDl
goes down tie river g evening n tAs
shape q crates aai baskets klfed viii
ftvA. ~ Y. TnSsns.
Anxious vife-k rains, aaa Yea
viii have 70 hke a snorelia. Hus-
band Docking sut The Aoorl-UKA,
should say 90! Why, 4 jut pours!
Anxious she-Desr, Yes; hadn't you 49,
Ter take twos He look to his heels
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