The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-07-29
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/ Its Fertility q The Lend ne 4agts The
following
! Canneteial iarilas y de Rot stiual,te
plssi gtcstb. 10 The sstss 10 .l,eh The
wotd i sommonly usei They 30 aumu
late BY futlshins true poufisbmtRt, then
bov san lhs observed % ct b sIpI.iped'
Itnstll itssa tba planls frequently
saFsr 'fam l,et Of fall supply Of food II
the critical period q their sio.tb, Wh,n
they tsve ut,i The easily available TODD
stored 10 the seed hui have Dot yet bad
time 10 iotu roots sufficiently nunsrous
TO scenes toll supply Of hoari,tnsnl
from tha whish I, less available 10 The
.oil the ,3dhion Of essiIy washable con
oenttstrd uonrishmsut is q the sreale,t
vslus Mo-, Iasd $50 imperi6etly Cited
for The highest welfare OF plants that un
less small qusn,ity Of tender plant food
be placed 10 jnitaposiiion 10 The seed,
growth lsusuisheE until the plant la.
extended and multiplied its roots sufficient
ly TO secure supply Of nonrishment from
the tough aud lees concentrated constitu
euts stored 10 the soil, H. then, some
easily available nounsbmsut is ct hand to
sustain the plant and keep II 10 full vigor
during the transition from seed to soil. IL
Is evident that larger crop viii be seeur
cd than wosld have been obtained II no
sdditionsl nourisbnenl had been furnish
cd, and ibi. quick start, when compared
to unfeitlllzed plants, hppesrs 10 the
farmer TO be stim ulation. ..
Tue quantity Of valuable elements re
moved from the soil by the increased
yield due to the aclion Of the fertilizer is
sometimes greater tban the quantity OF
these element added by the fertilizer is
sometimes greater than tas Qu,ntity OF
these elements added by the fertilizer,
the drain upon the coil is greater than It
would have been lad no fertilizer been ap
piled, Notwithstanding this, the applies
ton OF small amounts Of high grade fer
tllzsrs lie not only ratio nal, but usually
profitable. II used 10 coLlunotion with
clover crops, barn msuure and Intelligent
rotation. Nevertheless. their use alone
too often assists IN depicting the coil OF
Its fertility to the point where profitable
tillage ceases and il the practice OF using
only small amounts Of fertilizers is contin
ued 1t may, rs shown above. accelerate
soil depletion. The productivity of the
land may be, and often Is, msintsIned aud
even increased by the intelligent spplies
lion oil liberal amounts OF fertilizers 10 con
nection With Iudiclous rotation aud Wis
dom 10 farm management
1t lie believed that the beneficial effects
Of commercial fertilizers are due as much
to the titlely supply as to the amount OF
oourishmeut they contain. This timely
supply enables the plants to enlarge their !
root system, whereby they are able to se
,ure more uourithmeDt from the soil,
over snd above that lutuished by the fer
ilizars, than they could have secured
Titnout such supply. II this te so, 1t is
'een again that tie use OF fertilizers 10 e
mall quantities may not only largely
Increase the yield OF crops, but may also
srve to depleto The soil Of some OF its ee
nents Of plan, food more rapidly than
would the same kind Of crops and treat
nsnt without their use v