Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-12-17

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mined in Germany. A common potash |
manure on the market il Kainit. High
grade sulphate Of potash should only be
used on tobacco. Chlorine on land will |
ruin tobacco, for il destroys its texture,
curing and burning qualities. Kainit
contains chlorine and murders tobacco.
For reasons above given, never buy any
potash except high grade sulphate. Car
Donate is better, but it is not obtainable
in sufficient quantities for general use.
Don't depend on manufacturers for your
fertilizer. In 10 PEI cent. of special
mixed tobacco fertilizer potash is In
wrong form. Buy the materials and mix
yourself II is not hard thing TO do.
Any man who can read can do it. Weigh
out the different ingredients and mix
with a hoe, or screen through an ordi-
nary sand screen. You can do the work
| cheaper than the manufacturers viii do
| it for you. We will give you the for
mulum, and when you have compounded
it you know what is in it.
In applying fertilizers always broad
cast. Never put in rows or drills, for
il forces the concentration of roots i'm
small compass and they sooner draw the
moisture from the land and exhaust il.
Distribute the plant food and the roots
will spread out and have wider area from
whence to draw sustenance for the plant.
Mr.. Wilkinson asked does the applica-
ton Of fertilizer in hill contract roots.
aud the Professor said he Thought il
Mr. J. T. Abel. Should peas be thor
oughiy ripe before being turned in +.
Answer. Better have peas begin to form
in pod before you begin to pillow in. In
case of clover. wait until the seed heads
turn brown before you plow in.
J. H. Reeder Would tobacco plants
start as quickly if fertilizing be broad
coast as if in rowss Answer? In many
cases they will start quicker if fertilizer
is broadcast II it is in rows, it often
fires the plant and thus stunts 1t.
J. +. Evans sent up an analysis and
asked what kind of a fertilizer it was.
Prof Patterson didn't think much of il.
Thought Mr.. Evaps could mix better
one for less money.
J. T. Ballenger. Should you turn un-
der peas or let them fall before blowing
for tobacco: Answer Best to turn
under. If let fall on ground much would
be wasted by being blown in fence corn.
ers and would not ferment as quickly as
if plowed under
Would not more be lost by turning UP
of land than would be gained by blowing
peas under2 Answer. Plant common
clover on peas and it will obviate the
difficulty.
About fall blowing: Answer. There
is great difference of opinion as to the
value of fall blowing. 1t is an excel
lent thing for sod lands. Sod turned
up in the fall will freeze out lots of nox
ious insects, and you will gain more
than you will lose.
John II. Reeder. DO you think clover
, has a deliterious effect on color of to
bacco? Does it spot it, Answer. This
, spot is due to fungus growth. 1t ma,
prevail more on sod or clover land be
cause the sod or clover may carry owe
, the fungus growth.
cdI5n 1 ss' llsn r. James LESS question said
I climatic conditions produce differen
{ grades of tobacco.
{ What influence has lime Answer
/ 1t will make tobacco cure badly 1t will
never ripen properly. Would not worl
, out of land within five years, but cannot
speak definitely as to time.
Would you advise the. use of lime :
Answer. II depends upon circumstan.
ces. Other things are better to use
There are occasions, however, when il
may do good. Many marls found on your
lands would do better than lime. All
mari has some value but not enough to
warrant digging it and shipping it for
sale. 1t produces good results locally
but does not pay to ship.
John II. Reeder. What is the fertiliz-
ing quality of mari: Answer. Chief
fertilizing value of our mari is lime it
contains. The lime is mixed with pot
ash sand and by freezing is made avail.
able. The action of the lime in mari is
not so keen and caustic as lime in other
forms.
What depth of blowing is best q. An
swer. Don't think they pillow deep
enough in the sections Of the county /
have seen. There is too much scratch
ing and the soil is not made deep enough.
Roots don't want to skim over land.
You don't devote enough time to pre-
pairing land.
John II. Reeder. Does the enormous
amount of acid required in dissolying
Carolina Rock injure land Answer.
Not more harmful than other substances.
Will S. Carolina Rock act on land
without sod: Answer. ]. will act to |
some extent, but not as we'll as on land
containing organic matter.
w. Ii. Dorsey. Has undissolyed South
Carolina Rock any fertiiizing propertys
Answer. In some instances have seen
better results from the undissolved than
from the dissolved. 1t cannot have fer
tilizing value, however, unless applied
to soil with organic matter or humus.
Neither has any value unless land is in
prOner condition