Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-22

For. Worth Gazette; Please sug-
Sest TO MIR. Huffman that he
iyor us with nm article Mt his enrl-
ut convenience on chemical or arti-
clal fertilizers. Have heard that II
Nv drops OF water of ammonia Will
kviye cut flowers. II put In the water
vase. Now does that Indicate
BAT II II is put In the water that "
ourrd around growing vegetation II
till act az food or fertilizer. A large
tr cent OF horse lot manure. / be-
re IL Ammonia, but horse manure Is
X good fertilizer unless very old and
|nmonla " valntlle and this may In
rAte that tho ammonia should pass
way before It is healthy fertilizer.
q You see that l am somewhat puz-
ed. Vegetables and most shrubery
se sandy soil. Sand IL mostly sillco.
fow will the salution Of silicaie OF
oda improve the soil that has not IN
enough sand?
We are taught that soil IL mnde up
certain chemical constituents and IN
afying proportions and that vcgetu-
on nourishes according to their adj
apiatlon TO that soil. Now what
Aemlcals II this prairie soil short In
" nov ers md what for fruit treesY
ma IN what way can We best supply
bose needed or deficient chemicals?
.epy In Gazette win be much appre-
iated. SUBSCRIBER"
The first answer we can give to sub
sfloer Is the analysis of Texas SOILS
nay VIII about exhaust our space TINS
eek. Next week we viii tell NIL about
n deficiencies OF black prairie soils
p fruit and lower growing. This VIII
succeeded by other replies until the
eb)ect Is exhausted.
me black wake soil OF Collin county
enlainsi lnsaluble matter. 4G,liO;
alubc silica. 1874; potash, 6i9; soda.
~, lime, 7,iSi, magneala, SJp;
Anganese, 400: iron, 4.2lG; Aluminn,
iN,si phosphoric acid, Isl; Hulphuric
e'c. ,loi carbonlc acid, l.S75l; water,
'san'c and valatile. $50; total. ga,S5s.
Lower Cross Timber soil, Tarrant
UNITY. ]. NJ, S5.6S6. $. s., 5.3l3; ~,
~, y. 019; L.. .3i2; Mag, ia; Man,
~ y. 2.i6s; A.. 2.672: T.. A., .Oa3; >.
W.; W. and o.. .2.7s5; total. a9.Ss6-
Subscriber will carefully study the
snponents of the above soils We VIII
wen started on our way.
y treating of Texas soils here or
saiter | fell that justice demands
sat should acknowledge my indebt-
mess TO the Hon. II. T. Dumble, stat,
aluable favors,
'he season For Planting Ross.
70 many persons ask ~hen Is the
~ Time to plant roses? To answer
" intelllgently II IL well TO remein
,hht there are two distinct sizes OF
.nu offered by nurserymen. one y
mail plant grown In two ana one
~ men pot In the green house, ant
' v'ner Size IL the large plant grown
we open ground. and such as hnV'
,h blooming all the previous season
~ lrst size. those from pots, shoul'
planted only In the spring iron
s',uary to April. Being grown II
mouse they are tender and canno
NV the severe weather OF our win
except In the southern part OF m
nv. However, when planted In IN
.ns they grow on rapidly, and b!
s,eihper are large enough to bloom
she second size plants. those iron
npen ground. may be planted u
,rmber and December or In Fen
ary and March; any time when tn
suhn Is not too cold, after the plant
NV stopped growing In the fall an
s .hey begin growing In the sprinp
fahted before winter the roots De
growing Mt once and thus becom
a,aplishcd In the ground Ike an oil
s,,..r 20 that when spring opens the
~, pegln to make vlgorou
~'"ih hnd win soon he covered wit
.@,,'ems. But sometimes the sever
Mis- the young rose bushes INA
planted In the fall. Hence II
IA 'a on the whole to plant roses Y
n. sprins. There Is then nothing ser
IN. 20 Interfere with their growlnt
IA, 'ncy VIII not grow 50 rapidly, no
IN. 70 freely as those planted )
. In View OF these facts "
au recommend that such hard
.letes as la France, Duchess of A
~, american Beauty. White l.
ose. clothllde Soupert. Hermosi
.sn or hedders. Etoile de Lyon, "a
ia. etc.. should be planted in u