Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-08-31

TITO manufacturers 70 eoniRin, and
ai0ngsite these were given the per
eehtages which had been found IN
the articles a. the farmers bad bought
them and The stations 10 their behalf
had aBslyzed them Tbs. is a firm
of shrewd business men who manu-
tacture ard sell fertilizers to make
nancy. They hzd fonsA sAat farmers
had learned something ef chemistry
and were buying their fertilizers ON a
scientific basis. and thaf 10 get the
most and the best trade ], would pay
them TO advertise aud sell Ou that
basis
A meeting Of lie Connecticut state
board of agriculture. IN December,
lass, one day wss Devoted TO the cK-
pertinent stations, oi which there are
now two in the state. 1t has been
the policy Of the stations 70 institute
experiments among tsrmers on their
own farms. both ior practical and
educational purposes. Some OF the
experimenleIs were preseai, and
gave accounts of their work regard
ing the use of fertilizers and what
they had learned from it. They
talked OF nitrogen, phospborie acid,
and potash OF agricultural and cora
mercial values Of ieEiilizing materials;
Of the feeding capacities OF different
plants; OF tho difference IN soits of
the a4aptatIou u fertilizers 70 soft
and crop; Of the relative merits O:
commercial fertilizers a5d farm ma.
mares A. shewn by the cost, compos'-
lion. and effect upon quantity and
quality Of crop produced of the
jiifereal methods Of applying ma
nures. aud OF other kindred topics
Their statements were scientifically
accarale, aud Ibe practical value was
SO piaiu as TO be appreciated by every
cBe who read them One Of the STA
tion directors, college professor, re
marked that be sat through the
whole discussion really TO rise and
make explanations If they we're call
ed for. ba. found no occasion to do
80, and fell as thoagh HE occupation
was gone.
The men who thus united science
with practice, who showed their tei
| low-iarmers how much of pecuniAry
croft as well ~ mental satisfaction
there was in all this work, earn their
living on their own farms by the Ia
! Dor Of their owa bands They had
cniaygd no better education than
their urighbOrs. bat they had takep
advantage OF the help of the expert
meat slAInn. Sach men are light
houses, The value Of their inflaeaee
caa no, be estimated. Where snch
work IS doHe farmiRg viii flourish
| The tendency Of such things IS tC
make agriculture a profitable. elevat
ing, ard attractive profession.
The expericnee ia other states Z
the same an in Connecticut. A farm
I er in New Jersey, who has conducts
some OF these experiments nnder III,
direction nt the station In that state
SAYS that the simpsc fact hat be ba'
learned from them THAT his SOL
lacks potash" whi.h is ebeap'y sup
pli6d bv German potash salts, has 81
ready been worth $500 TO him. AH
!. other farmer IN the same state ioll
the writer that the Information h
had got from these experiments ta
been worth more than 5000 10 biz
: in / single rear. Aud il must b
lharae in mind th.t-ihe-sah;set 8
+. fertilizers " Is only one of the man,
which the stations are working upor
!. The FIRST decade OF the lIto ri IN
!, North Carolina station, which wa
. begun in 1877. has been devoted, fa
+ the mos, part, TO problems rels,in
!. 10 tho coatrel of tLe trade in cor
I nercia! fertilizers, TO the lnvcs,igi
:. :. tim of natural fertilizers tmars
y phospl,aies, etc. J, aud ihe best inct'
u ods tor ihcls use, ahl TO The educ.
Q tian Of the farmers aboutsiarm IN
n nurcs aud the best ways Of Savlrt
d composing, mixing. ard using then
n Among Ita valuable results due 4
5, rectly or indirectly 10 this work a
al an increase Of II per cent Ia Il
% anality Of the commercial fertiiEzc
!. sold in The state, and deerease
y the number Of acres devoted 10 co
le .on the establishment OF fertliiz
= iaetories nd COTTON seed oiE nlIlls
the state, and the making Of thou
4 ands oG home made eomposts
r. farmers IN every section Of tho stat
c, Tho New Jersey stale station "
IN established March Is. 1880. LIS wa
Il haa beea both scientific and practice
rs The anaiyEing Of commercial tertiH
m ers, todders. and ieeis offered 10 q
'le markets OF the State hAs been lars
2 iy and regularly carried on, With II
be portant results in securing Pnri
en- Of product and honest Of deaih
at and III ,ea-hiag the farmers Of I
lts State The real commercial sgrie
I'M ftural ralae ol shl.sn t..rlilsxrrz-kti !.
az experiments haze been made WI
ct largo variety Of bAra yard q
0 0. sfst-trerrist44 fertilizers on ss'ftcrV
#oi crops in must OF tho counties ot I
sm State.
its .sfI,c diseases Of the plants. vim
and trees have been studied and
la medies sought, aHd the station
*. tried t. Introduce new crops % >
ue tons of Ihe State hitherto co
its naratively barren. The sorght
ere experiments for this parpoSe have
ofttractcd attention throughout
oils whole country. Il Is safe TO say u
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