The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-01-02
1000 lbs.
1000 lbs.
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To construct q complete fertilizer. one
must consider the percentages of available
plant food in the materials he wishes to
use.
Manure, while not concentrated fertil-
izer, can be considered In most cases as q
complete one. with an excess Of nitrogen.
Coal ashes are almost valueless. Cotton
seed is a complete manure, but with an
excess Of nitrogen. You have here three
ingredients, furnishing ample NITROGEN
and potash. To mix them to the best ad-
vantage, there should be further GUAM
tity of avilable phosphoric acid added. as
that present in the three ingredients YOU
desire to use is not sufficient to properly
balance the potash and nitrogen. Manure
contains about $40 per cent. of nitrogen,
about 2-10 per cent. of potash, and about
2-10 per cent. of phosphoric acid.
Cotton seed contains about per cent.
nitrogen, about per cent. of potash, and
about l per cent. of phosphoric acid.
Ashes contain about 5 per cent. ST potash
and 1.50 per cent. of phosphoric acid when
unleached. If leached they run down to
about l 1-2 per cent. of potash.
To each ton of manure of 1900 pounds
add
Ashes lunleached). $50 lbs
Acid phosphate. ....................4 400 lbs.
Mix we'll. The cotton seed crn be killed
wet and go through heat, the fermenia-
ton killing them. This mixture will
weigh about 2 $50 pounds, and will con-
tain from these ingredients
Nitgn. P't'sh PA
1900 lbs manure. lbs. lbs. lbs
200 lbs. cotton seed. lbs. lbs. 2 lbs
100 200 Ibs' a aeia nbos $780,. IL q 21S
70 lbs 1919 GAIA
This is equivalent to abont
Nitrogen. observation-disclosures. "A per cent.
Potash. .48 per cent.
Phosphoric acid ..............2.33 per cent.
AS five-dollar combination of fertil-
izers l suggest the following:
Mol.
Muriate of potash, containing 50 per
cent, 81 lbs. (at 1000 .ton) of potash,
S "a.
High grade acid phosphate, containing
49, per cent. of phosphoric acid, 2S0 lbs. lat
$500 tony, $2l0.
Nitrate of soda sometimes called Chilli
saltpetre). containing nitrogen equivalent
to 10 per cent. ammonia, IS lbs lat $500
a ton, $2.l4.
Muck. or woods earth or mari. 1858
lbs, 5 90.
Total. 1000 lbs, s49s.
II you wish an ammoniate not quite so
quick as nitrate Of soda and less likely to
fire" on all shallow soils you might use
the following;
Muriate of potash ....... 81 lbs. ! "a
High grade acid phosphate ESQ lbs. 2 10
Dried blood (l6 per cent?. 1l2lbs. ais.
Muck, woods eaath or
mari ....................1.5 ST. lbs. 90
1000 lbs a %
If you desire to usa sulphate of am,
monia as an ammoniate, the following
formula Will answer,
No. 3.
Muriats Of potash. ....... 81 lbs, u
High grade acid phosphate $50 lbs. Q 10
Sulphate OF ammonia
$4,000 tom. .......... 54lbs. 3 l6
Muck; woods earth or
mari .....................1,62 1929 lbe. 90
1000 lbs. IS 90
QUESTION 81. On account Of the dry
fall have been unable to sow Crimson
clover sooner; should sow now or wait
until spring?
2. Shall put i'll clover seed with
turn plow OF how?
3. Will it be best to sow small grain
Of any kind with the clover?
4. Would it pay me to put up leaves
i'll pens, in the woods, putting lime with
them: w. H. H., Gordon county.
ANSWER al. 1t will certainly be
best to plant your Crimson clover at