The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-12
TOBACCO FERTILIZER.

ida Tobacco Growers Association, by Judge D. j..
Pulling, OF Madison, Florida.
The value of any manurial substance depends
principally upon the amount of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash it contains The mate
rails containing nitrogen and phosphorc acid
are all quick acting fertilizers.
Ammonia is composed of nitrogen and hydro
gen; tor medical purposes it contains about IA
parts nitrogen, and three parts hydrogen; for
commercial purposes it usually contains about
one part nitrogen and three parts HYDROGEN.
compressed into two parts. The hydrogen, as a
fertilizer, has no value. The potash of CONNIE -ce
ought to be pure, but is often adulteratcd by
soda, a cheaper aka The elements, nitrogen.
phosphoric acid and potash, being the only
value in fertilizer, it is important to ascertain
the extent of adulteration before the value of
commercial fertilizer can be known | shall
use the terms nitrogen phosphoric acid and
potash, IN their pure state. All Others are
names for adulterations, TO greater or less ex.
tent Ii any OF these elements were applied to
the plant in It's pure state vegetation would be
destroyed, but being distributed in proper pro
portion with harmless material they become
the growth and life OF all vegetable matter
One hundred pounds OF well-roted stable
manure contains siXtenths Of pound Tor abont
- o. III nitrogen, tivetenlls of a pound Tor
Oh OF pho>phOrc acid, and X-enths OF a pound
OF ]Ota>h. Cow manure contains five tenths OF
u
phosphorlc acid, and hvo-tenths OF a pound 81
potash and IS slower in It's effects than stable
manure, as il contains less nitrogen and phos-
phorc acid. Most il not all, OF the
other materials in stable manure serve
only TO clstrtue these elements and are
without them OF no value fertilizers
therefore fertilizer containing the same amount
OF nitrogen, phosphorc acid and potash in 100
pounds as is contained in stable manure would
require me same number Of pounds as stable
manure 10 produce The same results If the fer
uzer has tour times the quantity then it is
worm lour times IS much and would require
only one-fourth the quantity To produce the
same results as stable manure Bv calculation.
therefore, the value of any fertilizer can be as
certained as well as the quantity to be applied
as compared with stable manure OF the forms
OF potash, muriate Of potash contains about 81
pounds OF pure potash in the 100 pounds
sulphate of potash Tor double manure saln
contains 70 pounds of pure potash in the
lou pounds, KANT contains about 12s pounds of
pure potash IN the 100 pounds but none OF them
contain either nitrogen or phosphorc acid
vi the forms OF phosphorc battle-ground South
CSroilna rock contains nearly q pounds of the
pure acid in 100 pounds. Floa's," South Caro-
INA Iock, about the same; guano contains II
pounds OF the pure acid in the 100 pounds The
DINERS 10 common use about the same but none
OF them contain any nitrogen or potash.
vi the forms OF nitrogen, nitrate of soda con-
tains 10 pounds of pure nitrogen in the 100
POUNDS, sulphate of ammonia about 20 pounds in
tne IOV pounds, dry blood contains about II
POUNDS OF pure nitogen In the 100 pounds. hoof-
meal about 10 pounds in the 100 pounds but do
not contain any potash or phosphoric acid.
mere are some hat contain more than one
material to some extent Pure ground bone
contains nearly pounds of nitrogen and 221
pounos OF phosphoric acid. Tankage contains
ABOUT pounds OF nitrogen and Ia pounds of
phosphoric acid, but contain no potash IN
leached hard wood ashes, contain about DO unds
OF phosphoric acid and about 81 pounds of Dot.
ash in the 100 pounds. Cotton seed hull ashes
contain about 9t pounds of phosphoric acid and
2St pounds OF potash in the 100 pounds but
neither contain any nitrogen.
Dead oak leaves contain about half pound
OF nitrogen, one-lourth pound of phosphorc
ACID and about one fourth pound of potash
in the one hundred pounds None of
these materials alone will produce desired re-
suI's. Ihey must be combined in proper pro-
portions Ii the effect produced by using stable
or COW manure is desired, these elements must
De combined IN The same proportion as in the
stable or cow manure.
IT perfect tobacco is desired, those elements
found IN the perfect leaf must exist in the soil or
be used In the same proportion in the fertilizer
in otherswords, the plant must have the food that
will produce the material found in the plant
after ii is grown.
One hundred pounds of tobacco stems contain
about pounds of nitrogen, about half pound
of phosphorc acid, and about 81 pounds OF pot
ash.
One hundred pounds of tobacco stalks con-
tain about half pound of nitrogen, a quarter of
pound of ph0sphoric acid and II pounds of
potash.
One thousand pounds Of fresh tobacco leaf
produces 1877 pounds OF ash, containing 81
pounds OF potash, 70 pounds of lime and 10
pounds of silica.
One hundred pounds of ashes from the dry