The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-12-11

which natars has supplied 80 ~abundantiy.
Il q folly 70 suppose sheT ara mere St51u-
ls17z. for they are rich IN plant food and
eau Ii more BE clssxed with mere ssinau-
l4nts thar bAruys-d manure. All kinds
q animal matter s also clAsssd as eem
nereizl fertilizers. bone included Al
though plants are composed OF fourteen
elsrs1ts, we need apply bat three With
their c~ompoards, for tie other elements
form bEt 80 ssszii : part thzs the soil fur
nESa- t1em IN abundance. consequently
Il re 4pp1y niEregsB. phosphorus acid and
uexsh Ne can make the lz1d Is rich as
The Garden Of E6eu Hithoat 4 particle Of
baruvsrc MANURE. We can do i with
p~saspacxac acid ard potash with etoTer,
which has tie poEsr 10 draw lis supplies
frena the atmosphere Commercial fefr9l-
ixsrs contain all the necessary clements Of
h4ruyzTG ~nzrBrss N better proportions
ard uore sel4ble ard economical
We h&se found By experience That > fe--
tf.lzs- fo- sweet pssta.oss shoad contain
zbo1t from 3 10 1 per cent Of nitrogen,
5 70 10 per cent. Of available phosphoric
aid, and s 10 : Per cent Of potash. Well
| raised MANURE eootzins from 9 10 II per
cent OF nitrogen. 3 70 4 per cant Of phos-
pho-ic acid, ard from 6 10 of potash in :
ton. TITS Is cut Of al proportion neees-
sxry for = complete manure for sweets. /.
contains three times TOO much nitrogen,
and only half enough phosphorie acid. Il
Is fortunate thz. the nitrogen in bzrnyzrd
manure is only about oce-shird available
tie frsG year. for if il was all available.
the vines would be the principal product
But there is . great loss Of nitrogen. for
what Is nof available the first year il large
" washed away or evaporzts1 before i.
can be used for another crop. Consequently
ths available elements OF : ton Of manure
would BE- worth but little over one dollar,
therefore, If we were obliged to haul il
I've miles it would not pay as q gift, in
comparison with commercial fertilizers,
for : hundred pounds Of the latter, which
would cost but $50, would contain more
available plant food than = ton of manure
Ne have learned By many years Of ex-
p~erieDce that We can raise better sweets
and As nsny or more to the acre by using
commercial fertilizers. they 0 being our
principal source Of supply. Last year,
BIZ strict measurement Of both land and
posztoes.I raised st the rate of 300 bushels
to the acre. far exceeding The product OF
stable napare PIT side By side. This rear
it also old much better fl is better to
use il 10 drills, for if put IN bills it IS diff
cGIt TO nix i. sufficiently with the soil.
We mark the lane shallow and son il BY
hand, or . fertilizer distributor, and ridge
il the same as for manure. Many recom-
mend sowing potash broadcast in the pre-
ceding fall so it may become thoroughly
incorporated in the soil; then use q fertil-
izsr in the spring containing about ) TO 6
per cent. potash. Potash not only sup
plies the plant. bnt has 4 chemical effect
upon the soil, dissolving the elements.
making them available for plants, and that
ia best done by sowing il broadcast
Many CT Gu. best growers mig their own
fertilizers, saving thereby ten dollars or
more a ton. Any one who has read the
las. bulletin NJ our state can easily see that
somebody Is dra wing very heartily II the
farmers, for a large share Of complete fer
tiiizers ara sold 10 the consumers for ten
dollars or more q ton than valuation. By
buying for cash and a. wholesale, We can
obtain the materials of = high grade aud
mix them ourselves at ! less cost than
valuation, for our station makes up its val
uation from the retail prices Of the fac
tories. There is great competition in ma
t~erials, and you can get your moneys worth
every time. But when a mixed brand is
put upon the market. no one can use the
same name, and they can ask what they
P-C2-Cs 1 eaOE Wa @H S6-1 -
We mixed a potato manure last spring
aud sold it for $50. its valuation being s31,
making 3 reasonable profit AZ that. Others
can do IS they please. but / believe shat
40 Ill be of as much use to the world
when it fnds its way in my pocket as it
would in the pockets Of millionaire man
ufact1rers or middle-men-
For those wishing TO mig their own fer
tilizers for sweets I will give a good
formula.
100 Nitrate Of soda, Nitrogen
20 Suiphate ammonia, ABOUT
so High grade fish OF horse meat , 4 per cent.
20 steamed bone, nne, l~PhOsphorlc
so Boneblack, acid
20 Muriate potash, Potash s5
Cost for mixing at the consumers de-
pot. when bought for cash aud in ear lots,
Ego. Many recommend also sowing broad
cast 500 pounds kaini TO the acre in the
preceding fall. This formula is so ar
ranged as TO feed the plant all through
the season.