The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-01-14
produced and which every planter who
expects to make success should use un.

produced and which every planter who
expects to make success should use un.
stintingly.
In choosing fertilizer consult the
character of your soil and decide upon
the type of tobacco to be grown. Solu-
bic phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash
are the elements which standard to-
bacco fertilizer should possess. This will
give the planter basis upon which he
can make his own selection. 1t is diff.
cult to lay down absolute rules on this
score, but the writer has secured from an
eminent chemist and tobacco expert,
Major R. L. Ragland, of Virginia, the
following valuable data:
First. The phosphoric acid most avail
able and procurable at the smallest cost
to our planters is found in dissolved
South Carolina rock, sold as acid phos-
phate.
Second. a solvent, quickly acting
nitrate is decidedly better for the bright
yellow type than the slow acting one, be-
cause this type needs to be pushed for
ward by rapid growth to early maturity,
80 as to cause the plants to ripen yellow
in color, and at a time when the weather
conditions are most favorable to the cur.
ing process.
Third. The sulphate of potash is better
than the chloride for any class of
tobacco, because the chlorine imparts a
greener color to the plants, causing them
to cure of a darker shade, and Injuries
the texture. The so called "muriate of
potash" is unfit for any class of tobacco
and should not be used. Being cheaper
some fertilizer manufacturers use it
largely, but it should not be used on land
when the tobacco plant must grow.
Following the line of Major Ragland's
research We find formula which he has
laid down az general ruless For an acre
of poor, gray, old field land which is to
be planted for bright tobacco we find the
following laid down:
Dissolved South Carolina rock, lie.
acid phosphate pounds. 200
Nitrate of oda............................"160
Sulphate of potash. sh.......""......." "".14O
IOtal......."........... .................."o0U
If the land is freshly cleared of forest
soil, the following formula is recon-.
meuded:
Acid phosphate..................pou a..l6O
Nitrate of soda......................".....l
Sulphate of potash. .....................l2O
IOtal................. ..............."4lU
For an acre of long cleared land which
has been cropped upon for number of
years continuously this formula is sofered:
Acid phosphate........".......pounds..l ..l6O
Nitrade of soda........... ..............."15O
Sulphate of potash. ....".."..........l40
Total ,.450
The above should give the planter
fair idea of what is needed in the way of
fertilizer for his tobacco crop. 1t will
be seen that the allowance for each acre
is rather large.compared with the amount
used on cotton and other crops, but the
planter must bear in mind that the yield
of tobacco, if properly managed, is cor
respondingly large. Under the Md
regime of tobacco growing 600 70 700
pounds of leaf per acrexsas considered a
big yield, but things &aIeSanged won.
derfnlly along thiSline within the past
few years. TheH tobacco planters in the
Florence sectioprhow grow from 1000 ta
1,25O poundSof tobacco per acre. ~
1t is t5Re that high topping hSflssx
to d9<Sith this, but not all. Ythat
tNs have followed the pg1;saa n
tobacco growing you must! &,
land and make it yield s # T.
GUS fertilizing will daA
paid them we'll. n s. s Is Il
tivate a well< ~