The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-01-02
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
Commissioners Nesbitt's In
Quiry Box For the Month.
MUCH INFORMATION FURNISHED.

For StOck-Other Questions Answered.
QUESTION Can you give me some
information, or formula for mixing my
fertilizers myself, and thus getting them
cheaper than I can buy from the facto-
rles.
ANSWER This question, of so much
interest to all farmers, can be best an
swered by quoting from the last fertil-
izer bulletin, a number of formula,
prepared by the state chemist, by the
use OF which, you and other farmers
would save money. l hope that the
following extracts from the bulletin,
will be read carefully by every farmer
In the state, and that all will profit by
them:
In these formulp we will give the ap.
ProXlmate retail values of the materials.
These values of course vary with the mar
kets and location. Any farmer can secure
actual selling prices for his location and
figure the exact cost on his own farm. At
wholesale cash prices the material can We
secured still more cheaply. See the ar j.
GERS" and on "Composts."
FORMULA NO. l.
For CoTToN AND Corn.
Acid phosphate "a per cent. available).
geo lbs.-S.4 40 per cent. available phos-
phoric acid.
Cotton seed meal nitrogen equal 8 9
per cent, ammonia, 500 lbs.-2.l IL DIT. Ct
ammonia.
KANT (l2 per cent potashl, 800 bs.--l. so
per cent potash.
Total, 1000 lbs o. one ton,
COST OF MATERIALS.
Acid phos-
phate. 200 lbs at sl3 90 ton-s7 50
neal. 500 lbs. at SIG 90 a tom 4 90
KANT .... 800 lbs. at $l2 90 a ton 80
Cost, not including one-third days la
Dor in mixing, $3.50 per ton.
Commercial value as calculated by De-
partment. s14.96 per ton.
Usual selling value of such goods, 5000
per ton.
FORMULA NO.2.
FOB COTTON AND Cork.
Acid phosphate "a per cent. avatlanle),
1900 lbs=9. 10 per cent. available phos-
phorio acid.
nBlood nitrogen equal to 10 per cent am
monial, 500 lbs---2.40 per cent ammonia.
Katnit (12 per cent. Of potash), 400 lbs.-
%.To Pci Cc0I pO%dSu
COST oFssMATARIALs.
Acid phos-
phate .. 100 lbs. at s1s 90 a TOMS IS
Hood. 800 lbs. at SO 90 a tom. 4 so
Kainit 80. 400 lbs. at 12 90 a ton 40
Cost, not including one-third days la
bot in mixing $3.50 per ton.
Commercial value, Department valua-
tion, $1,000 per ton.
Usual selling price, 22,O0 per ton.
FORMULA NO. 3.
For COTTON AND CORN.
Acid phosphate IA per cent available),
1890 lbs. 10 per cent. available phos.
phoric acid.
Blood S(nitrogen equivalent to 16 per
cent. of ammonia) 200 lbs. Il. so per cent.
and nitrate of soda nitrogen equivalent
to Is per cent. ammonia), 100 lbs.-.90 per
cent.-250 per cent: ammonia.
Muriate of potash $50 per cent. of
potash), 100 lbs.-2.50 per cent. potash.
Muck, woods earth, or rich soil. 300
lbs.=-0.
Total 1000 lbs. or one ton.
COST OF MATERIALS.
Acid phos-
plate .. 300 lbs. at Sl3 90 TOMS As
Blood. POO lbs at 81 10 q ton 3 20
Nitrate of
soda 49,. 100 lbs at So 90 a ton 80
Muriateof
potash. 100 lbs. at 40 90 a ton 10
Muck. wds
earth, or
rich soil 300 lbs. at 90 a ton 90
Cost. not including onethird davis la
Dor i'll mixing, 1855.
Commercial value, Departments valua.
tion. 1896
Usual selling price, 5000.
This formula is made up of a moderate
amount of nitrate of soda, to give the
plants good, strong start. The muck,
woods earth, or rich soil may be left out
in this formula, If desired The percent
ages of all the ingredients are thus In
creased. and the cost per ton. It can be
used by the farmer with equal outlay per
acre by proportionally decreasing The
amount used as the percentage of plant
food increases.
FORMULA MOI
For PEACHES, PLUMs AND PEARS,
Acid phosphate "a per cent. available).
100 lbs 30 per cent. available phos.
phoric acid.
Blood nitrogen equal to 6per cent. am.
monial 800 lbs. -2.40 per cent ammonia.
Double manure salt (sulphate of potash
and magnesia. with 81 per cent. potash.
$50 lbs. sc per cent. potash.
Muck, woods earth. or rich soil, $40
lbs.-0.
Total, 1000 lbs. or one ton.
COST OF MATERIALS
Acid phos-
phate 700 lbs. at $13 90 a ton-$A IS
Blood. 300 lbs. at 80 90 a tom 4 80
Oble ma
n'res salt $50 lbs at "a 90 a ton 80
Muck. wds
earth, or
rich soil at 90 ton 90
Cost, not including one-third days Ia
Dor In mixing, elS67.
Commercial value. Departments valua-
tion. tl5.21.
This formula can be made much higher
grade By simply leaving out the muck.
woods earth. or rich soil
FORMULA NOS.
For PEACHES, PLUMs AND PEARS.
Acid phosphate "a per cent. availabie).
100 lbs,-&-00 per cent. available phos.
phoric acid.
Blood nitrogen equal to 16 per cent am
monia); 800 lbs.-240 per cent. ammonia.
Muriate Of potash go per cent potash,
1856 lbs. 90 per cent. potash.
Muck, woods earth, or rich soil, SO4
lbs.-0.