The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-02-10

greater skin Will give the greater and more
profitable results even in these crude prod
ucts, but all the powers OF skill ana nina are
brought into action when we apply 10 praS-
tice the principles involved In correct breed,
ing. feeding and. handling OF live stock ana
their products. Moreover. the products OF
live stock, the beef and butter, milk ana
cheese and wool and mutton and poultry, an
minister directly to our wants, which cotton
does to but q very limited extent. Ihe hlgn,
er the degree Of skill demanded or employea
in business the higher the remuneration,
the greater the profits. Think of 1T! ANY ig-
norant negro, with a tifty.dolar mule, or a
bob.tailed steer, and three dollars worth OF
tools, Gun make four or five bales OF cott0n
and fifty bushels OF corn, and be pertectly
happy and contented. The ignorant negro.
with his few wants and his low desires; Is
your competitor, where muscle and endur-
ance alone is the sum total or the lnVestment.
1t Is the province and privilege OF tne ihoe,,- n,
gent and skilful farmer to distance such COM
petition.
FERTILIZERS.
We are more and more convinced that the
most important elem ent OF fertility, the one
| in VIII icli our worn soils is most deficient, Is
nitrogen. 1t has been the fashion 10 con
denim the practice OF buying nltrogenous Ter
| tlliZers, and the argument 1t based mainly on
the fact that nitrogen costs more per pound
! in marke ct than either OF the other elements
of fertility. This is q false basis, as may oe
easily proven by the fact that one dollar &
worth of nitrogen In fertilizer %a gene5 Of
profit than the same investment In either OF
the others. The true reason Is found IN the
| fact that nitrogen Ia really free 10 al WIG
will take the proper steps to fix IT In Inc SOIL,
The air Is four.fifths nitrogen. We have only
! 10 plant our land every three or four years IN
clover or peas, or turn II under. or ieeu it -io
stock and return the manure TO the SOIL: 10
order to supply all ordinary demands ior th's
element. .- x...,
! The fact is we can get our nitrogen Tor NOM
ing, instead of paying more for II IMAM lor
phosphoric acid or potash. SO, IN part ar nilro-
gen is really the cheapest element the farmer
buys. although he pays more per pouna lor u.
/ The folly in buying 1t lies in the fact that we
can get 1t for nothing. or course the poor
faamer who has no stable manure, or onI a
few tons of weather-beaten stuff, and no pea
or clover stubble, must buy nitrogen 10 pegln
with.
There is probably some advantage In com;
posting or mixing home manures with acld
phosphate and potash salts, notas as much as
we once allowed as possible. 1t Is very %elI
for a farmer 10 think so IL the belief Will In
duce him to save his stable manure: that he
may have II for composing, for thereby so
much Is gained.
Our poor land, or land that has been crop
ped continuously for years In corn and cotton,
well ammoniated superphosphaie is Wnni
he should buy, unless he will buy the ingred.
tents separately and mix them for hiinseli,
which Is quite a saving. Every Sub-A ii1ance
or Farmers Club or neighborhood should
combine In the purchase, from FIRST hands. OF
The ingredients, In carload lots. THESE In.
gradients are acid phosphate. cotton seed
meal Tor murIate of potash). The rates and
freighls will thus be cheaper, and the security
of quality greater. No one can lell exactly
what proposition will best suit every farm
but the following will be good for general pur.
poses. for cotton and corn:
Acid UUU pounus
Cotton Seed Meal. S0O "
Kahn ZVV
Instead OF the 800 pounds OF cotton seed
meal, 400 pounds OF nitrate OF soda may be
substituted; and Instead OF the zoo pounds OF
kainit, 50 pounds Of muriate OF potash may