The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-11

amount OF kainit may be substituted, or
one-half the amount of cotton huh ashes.
Where cotton meal occurs IL may DE SUD-
stituted by one-half its weight or nitrate
of soda, or by three times its weight OF
cotton seed.
Stable Manure Composts-In ell OF the
above formulas, excepting No. !, stable
manure may enter "a an ingredient, with
out necessarily displacing any one of those
already named ana without materially al
tering the proportions. The stable manure
may be used in any convenient or desired
quantity. Composing several weeks be-
fore distributing in the soil does not seem
to add materially To the effectiveness of
the mixture. If the manure is well decom-
posed IL viii do just rs well 10 mix aii to-
gether and deposit In the soil a few days
before planting, or separately, one after
the other, the same day, 10 mix in
heap weeks beforehand ana VIII Involve
considerably less labor OF handling.
How to Mkt may be, il often is, nee
essary 70 run through riddle or screen
some of the ingredients. An Ordinary
sand screen will answer very well. Weigh
out the required amount of each ingredient
necessary To make a given part OF one ton,
say 500 pounds, ana mix with hoes and
showers on "A tight floor or u smooth, hard
pace on the ground. Sometimes il VIII
facilitate aitcr-hanuling il the mass be
sprin1ied with water sufficiently To pre-
Vent nying away with the wand.
But some viii say-some have said-"that
"A farmer cannot afford 10 use commercial
fertilizers at the present price of cotton
The reply TO tins Is, farmer. on ordinary
land, cannot AFFORD 10 Go without frrt4ii-
zers -Four hunured pounds OF fertilizers
uormu.a No. p. costing S52o, 81 applied TO
one acre o. We'll prepared land, VIII ln-
crease the yield al least iUJ pounds OF seed
cotton. This 400 pounds ot seed cotton VIII
have cost: Fertilizers, 81. -, pichiny, Eln-
ming anu ballns, - cents tota-, Ss.4t, OF -
cents pei pound Of lint.
Bear IA mIni that 1 am estimating the
cost OF the +us pounds OF seed cotton pro
Uuced Ey the fertilizers. Nothing as charged
fuT the mere. iaeur Of hanGAhS Tire tcrtii-
hsuti. ~ any allowance mace Tor the rtS4NN-
I'm ut fertilizers tett IN the soil, the stalks,
etc. II We assume that the acre would
i4stRe 6,H podnds without feruilEerS, tneh
fhe total l.u-' pounds Wiil have cost; tyr
prepa ration amt cultivation, So iur fertf-
srrs - -. Tor p4chiuc. ginning and balina,
% cents. total Si-ca. or $50 cents per
peuud of lint In other words, the 80
rounds al seed cotton that the land, un-
a4ueu. wouid produce viii have cost ~
cents per pound OF lint: the 100 pounds ~
seed cotton made h. the fertilizers cost
- cents per pound of lint. and the whole
lw0 pounds cost SIS cents per pound OF
lint.
policy to ignore the use of home maauTas
or 10 lay as.d" labor saving Implements,
or 10 plant inferior seed or 10 do any thlhS
else 81 the kind, in ORDER 20 reduce the ~
t.r-gate crop. as II wouin be a. discard fer
Ulcers. Tine true policy Is 90 plant only
a small area. including the best land, aud
produce the largest Weld poSsibc-not less
fhan two-tbirjs of q bale per acre. 10 a
farmer cannot 10 this n would be wise IA
MIN to plant no cotton ~ al. ,,r,,,,,,,..-
Il. :. ltEDDlNlE.