St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-23
SUGAR CANE.
FIELD EXPERIMENT ~.


u Stshbs. B;,listis No. 20 Of thu |
sugar Experiment. Station. 1t Ken.
nsr. "a We give bslos M inter-
sseing sa'nsnsry Of results Of sx.
pes;msats 10 1897 and 1883. the
Ior,sse year with plsat cane and
The latter With sGa,ble:
The year Just closed hss ssrvsa
10 emphasis. in = most punitive
,nauuer, the Deductions ri former
yeara Never lssfors have pr0p~s.
y eomps.uu1sd nanurss exhibited
coeh sesults il tOs1exs and auRar
es,utspe Th;s 10 easily explained
by reference 70 the weather table
Il The end 0f this hullstin. showing
one OF the wsttest seaso"s ever
known. Early in May the rains BE-
yam. i,y forming the roots Of the
cane nssr tho surfaces. Thus restrict
ing their fOra9ing areas. Those
plants which, were properly msnnr.
ID Developed stalks. despite the
limits.i arena set weather aud I'M.
favorable seasons; while th,'se M.
mAnure.l, limited in all their re-.
sources, made s,nsll ansi wstsry
stslks. Il has r,st bseM. however.
I year Of h~ssy tonnage Or large
sugar csntent: bat prs.smins"tly
one III low xlmc.s.ss content. thereby
.usk,ux nsaPly I'LL the sugar present
.vaiIsbIr. The experiments here
srs sufficiently pronounced in their
results u Q s"vincs the most skrp-
tical VI the efficacy of wannres o"
cane. when they are properly cum
pounded aud intslligsntly applied
Many ~ the question: last year
we're pr,'p0nndsd to plant csns with
satislsctory replies. TINS year the
stubhle has l,esn permitted . hsAr.
ing. and it, reply 10 fully IN sccord
With the recorded evidence Of the
plans oAns. Let % hear the year =
Testimony.
Let. That the upper portion at
The cane 10 The equal. il not the
superior. to The lower pArta, giving
musniskaksble evidences Ut THE
botb 10 it, 6rst aud ssoond years
growth.
2sd. That there was hut little
difference IN the atnbble Of those
plats whsvsou . different number ut
stalks we're nss.l in planting.
81. That eeesi from g0spd 6rst
year stubbls has given - good re-
sults tie 6rst aud second year -
sss.i from plant
Ath. Conclasivsly that st"bbl~s
(rath,ons) come equally ~ we'll
land perhaps battery from the
original sprouts - from sucksrs
5th That Nitrogen in some form
il badly needed hy our coil Ia
grow csns. aud while Snlpbsts al
Ammonia furnishes il in . form
slightly better adapted to our
want, there L. hOwevsr. mo m"rkad
superiority over any Of the leading
fOrs,ss; . gratifying fast permiting
the use of Cotton Seed Meal, a
cheap home ,,r...lnct. iDstss.l Of III
i'm ported article.
9Th. That ex~essive quantities I'll
Nitrogen are always injurious tn
suvsr content. aud thia year have
only been partially utilized nv the
crop. saxvestinx waste and extrsva'
g.mes. Quantities varying from ~
70 II li,a. (sLat which 10 found III
from 800 TO 600 Ira Of Cotton
Sod Mesl) to the acre. ars atrOne-
y suggested .. the li'uitA Of profit
.bls predictions by the exPeri
msnts oi ihs past three yeara
aowsvss. b proti"os maximum 70
salta, Nitrogen should I've pr"psr!.
e.,abiue.l with Mineral Manures.
7th. The Mineral Manures alone
are without decided effects leave
On nsw groasds and pea vio.
lsllowa, and often herr much i'm
proved BY proper combination with
Nitsogsn). hut combined properly
with Nitrogen. are productive o'
the highsat reanite.
0tE. That the Phosphovic Acid
needed by our soil 10 hest supplied
| in tho so'uhle form ~ Acid ~
Supsrphosphste The inaolnh'e
iorma IN Charl-ston Float. Orchslla
| and Grand Csyman Gnsnoa. sse"
also 70 be available after awhile
tue time depending npon character
of aoil add hne ness Of fertilizer.
9Th. That excessive quantities 81
Phoapboric Acid. whils not bana
fetal, are not ~ commonly anpposed
L,st-.imce this anl,stance. neither
Teaching nor evaporating. may
.ervs the plant in the future. The
practice Of supplying excessive
quantities TO the ri mt il. to say the
least. nat economical. The limits oI
profitable pr"1ncti"M a~em to liz
bstw.en 4O-75 lbs. per acre.
10Th. That potash under any
form. in small quantities. 10 without
Visible effects either nr"n tonnage OF
s,xar contents: Int WHEN n.ed ia
~xcessiv. quantities Tor sevsral years
u,,nn sams aoil, has given increas.
ri Tonnage without enhancing the
sugar coMtsnta
18th. That the inauenc Of = crop
az pes vines turned under 10 more
,eroeptibls 20 The stubbls than tn
the plant cane
l9tb That draining lands by
ti)~s has increased the Yields in
8e 81 BY sh"ut IS per cant and 81
h., N n.y. can't