Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

or nll the soils to b. cultivated or TO
he restored none are preferable 10 the
light sandy soils. by their poronsneNs
flee acotss ~ given to the powerful 81,
fcrts or air; they are naturally IN thut
state To which drainage and hupsoil
p,nwing are reducing the Htincr lands
OF ENGLAND. Manure may as wen 10
thrown into the water az on iuhu uh"''-
laid by water,
Drnin this, and no matter u the up
per roll be almost qulckannd manure
viii convert II into fertile arabic lana
The thin covering of mold. scarcely
an inch Ia thickness. the product OF
century. may be Initiated ana prouue-
ed IN a short time by studying the laws
of ltA foundation.
II ~ well recognized fact that next
10 temperature the water supply IL the
most important factor in the produc-
ton OF n crop.
Light soils give good crops In seasons
Of plentiful and wen distributed rains,
or when aklllfuily irrigated. lnsufiic-
lent moisture In II soil IN an eVli thnt no
supplies of plant food can ncutrallzc.
sandy soils are rich In mineral con
ktltuents and fail to give good crops In
time OF drought only on account OF
their Inability TO retain moisture.
This can be obyiated by the appilca-
tion OF peat or clay or the sowing or
molature in times OF drought--and the
decay OF vegetable substances In the
soil giycs of carbonic ncid, powerful
solvent TO the soil. Peat contains us
much nitrogen M barn manure, but
as II IN dug out the nitrogen II locked
up by acids In insoluble combinations
and applied to the land In this condi-
tion II brings In Borrcl. coarse ana nn-
nutritious grnascs. composing 1t with
mn alkall to ncutrnllze the acid. causes
the peat to heat and then ferment, rem
ders II soluble and ~ FOR food Tor
plants Mt II cost of about two cents a
pound for nitrogen. IL the land Is IN
condition 10 bear clover IL ~ eafily
brought TO n state to produce any crop,
and II not In condition II can be read
ily made 80 at a trifiing cost for Ter
tIiization.
a crop OF three tons OF clover con-
taIns the following constituents: l2O
pounds OF aikall. 80 pounds OF alkaline
earths, ~ pounds OF phobphoric acid,
l27 pounds of nitrogen.
Soils arc not exhausted when II IL
seen the power n suitable crop has 20
llbernts and convert the inHoiuble SUD
rtances exlstinR In the soil and store
them in tho plant for future use. the
clover should be cut for fodder the hrst
year. the second year cut II once Tor
fodder, then allow II TO grow again ana
r1 To seed. which save for future use,
md there IL left in the clover roots IN
the soil 70 the depth Of ten Inches W
pounds alkaline earth. II pounds phoss-
phoric acid. 1870 pounds nitrogen, avail
able for crop. which when plowen.
lenyee the land clean. light. retentive Of
moisture and easily titled. with avail
able constituents In the clover roots
and soil enough 10 produce any crop
proftabiy, and tho necessity OF pur-
chasing fertilizers and employing them
II saved.
The farm is made as It should be.
s.lf supporting but II can only be done
20 BY judicious rotation OF crops.
n this In not resorted TO fertilizers.
which are much i"ore Costly mus PC
ern Rural
THEY PAY.
Corn ~ the main crop in lows. Our
| bast farmers generally concsds thar ~