The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
Or use all acid phosphate, or all N. c. phos.

Or use all acid phosphate, or all NC. phos.
phosphate.
Acid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GOO -
Kalnlte, JO "
Sulphate of ammonia,........... SO "
Woods-mould, or fine rich earth, 24O "
Or use bone meal or ground fish place in
place of the tankage.
3. n. C. phosphate, lbs
400 :"
Dissolved bone, or tankage,...... 500 "
Sulphate of ammonia, 60 and nj
trate soda loo "
Or 100 pounds sulphate of ammonia.
4. Acid phosphate,."".......- 500 lbs.
Muriate potash, loo -
Sulphate ammonia,"."."....... 60 "
Finely pulverized manure from
hen house, horse or COW sta
"
These may all be used after the manner
of commercial fertilizers.
II. Composts.-A. on the plan Of Baron
Liebig:
n. c.. phosphate, containing car
Donate Of lime and phosphate, 500 lbs,
Kaln1te, 200 "
Stable manure, cotton seed,
muck, mould, or some vege-
table NATTER. ................lHN "
B. Or use SC. ground phosphate, 600 j."
Mari OF llme,......"........... 400 -
100 -
Cotton. seed and stable manure,
mould, muck or vegetable
,oo4+Do S00 L
c. Or, again, using dissolved and insolu-
bic phosphates together, (Liebig:)
n. C. phosphate. 800 lbs.
Acid phOsphate,......."."......... POO "
2OO "
Manure, cotton seed or some
vegetable matter,"............ 500 "
d. From acid phosphate entirely. The
cost of this one is calculated as an
illustration:
Acid phosphate, at $40 pr ton, 600 ST 90
Kainite, at SD per ton,.-..... 200 20
20 bushels cotton seed, at Is
cts. per bushel, 600 800
Stable manure or any rich
earth or mould. 600 5000.
One ton of.................2,OOO $40 40
Or use 800 pounds of acid phosphate and
400 pounds of kainite.
Put down, best under shelter. or so
that the heap will not be leached, a layer
of n OIL earth, a layer Of cotton
seed we'll soaked in a solution of kainite.
a layer of acid phosphate, manure OF
earth again, &c. The heap should be
thoroughly moist, but not drip. Cover
with earth. Watch it that it does not |
heat too much, and pour more water in
top of it, if it does. Let the heap lie six
or eight weeks. Then cut down across
the layers and chop together. Can use,
according to desire, 800 to 1000 pounds
per acre.
The other composts above are to be
in a similar manner
O BAC
L. M;rtmes.-a. For a high grade fer
mix:
Acid phosphate. 900 lbs.
Ground tankage or fish scrap,... 800 q"
Sulphate of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 60 "
Nitrate of soda, 40 "
pure sulphate of potash,"...... POO "
Or use bone meal, in which case, how
ever, as this does not contain as much
ammonia and tanakage as fish scrap,
you must use 80 pounds more Of sui
phate of ammonia.
On the farm it will probably be better
to mix the above with an equal amount
of woods-mould or fine, rich earth.
b. A cheap mixture:
Carolina phosphate. ...... 700 lbs.
Ground tankage, or fish,.......... 800 I"
4OO "
Acid phoshate, 400 "
C. Using cotton seed meal:
seed meal,............... 400 "
Sulphate of acknowledgements. 60 "
Acid phos., or dissolved bone,... 600 "
4OO
Carolina phosphate. $500. $40 "
In B and it will be better, to insure
bright tobacco, to use instead of the
<ainite, $50 pounds of ''pure sulphate OF
or "high grade sulphate of
Ii. Comaposts.-Prepare as for cotton:
a. Fine horse or COW manure,
rich mould, or similar mate
rial, U lbs.
Acid phos., or dissolved bone,... 600
high grade sulphate potash,...... $50 /"
3onemeal, fish scrap, or tankage, $50
sprinkle each layer with water and let
lie for a month.
(2.) A cheap compost:
phosphate. 200 lbs.
North Carolina phosphate,..... 600 "
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