The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-01-04

loads of cow-lot manure and twenty bush
els of cotton seed per acre. ana ran
mn n,lre after which / listed It. |
shall open these beds in the SPRING I'M
put in my commercial ferunzer. l1W
much and what kind shall l use 10 Iiia1Ao
2. have also n piece of the same Kind OF
land sown in wheat m 1910 anu lVnU 49,
with peas I'm last of May l used uhder
wheat twenty-five bushels OF cotton seeSe
per acre and under peas loV poullus ~, ~
acld per acre. Turned pea stubple on no
Vember goth. How shall | manage II LOT
cotton. and how much fertilizer and what
kind shall / use per acreY
3. VIII It pay to use cotton SEED on II NJ
12I5 centsP IL so how many to the acre,
and what shall ] mix with themF
! and 2 We answer both these questions
in one. As general rule wheh USING oi'y
n moderate quantity Of cow or horse ma
nure to be supplemented by the addition
either at the time OF applying the manure.
or subsequently-we may safety disregard
the coarser manure ana procceu 70 IoI"'u-
late the concentrated Ingredients Just as II
no stable manure. or cow manure. was
used This rule is good practical RUE
for two reasons: j. Because stable or cow
manure IS a very undeterminate substance,
and, second. 1t may DO considered lor an
practical purposes as a "palahce" MD
nure. The rule. as intmated above, does
not apply when a liberal amount or tho
coarse manure IS to be applied. 80 theh
we have only TO consider tho twenty BUSH
els OF cotton seed and the acid phosphate
and potash. The following would DC
good proportion Of the two latter 10 SUP
pIemcnt the cotton seed. make II "oaI-
anced" fertilizer; $50 pounds OF acld phos-
phate and So pounds of nuriate of potash:
or instead of the 50 pounds OF murialo OF
potash. YOU may substitute 40 pounds OF
kalnit II moro convenient IT tho sou on
which il is to be used is inclined 70 rust
tho proportion of potash may be Increased
piv to tho soil alluded to IN question :
bv adding twenty bushels OF cotton seed
or 2i0 pounds of cotton seed meal
g. The meal at SIS per ton would be cheap
or than whole seed at l2i2 cents per bushel.
In comuariug the manurial Value of cotton
sod Oybole) with cotton seed meal, You
may consider that ono ton, or siNty-siX ana
two-third bushels OF whole seed, Is ABOUT
equal 10 500 pounds OF cotton seed meal
So when meal is worth SIS per Ton you
could not afford TO use whole seed that
costs more than II cents per busheL or
course. hauling should be taken into th9
account. We arc estimating on mo pasls
OF laid down at tho farm. But meal at Si"'
and also seed at 1927 cents per bushel arc
both cheaper than any commercial source
OF ammonia -.
,rhis answer IS applicable to ninc-tenths
OF tne questions that are asked about iof~
! mulAting fertilizers for cotton
j. r. IRELAND. Augusta, Miss.-Plehse san an
/ syvcl the following questions. nave q 800 $500
/ lot a. coyv 1akinEs that I want 10 compost
| NV land is light gray, with clay SUD
! soil Now for best results. a., e,.o,,s
| ITirst what should 1 mix with ~ becohu,
nov. louch to the ton, and. third. is II pest
| 10 mi now or wait till get ready TO ia ny,
/ ] want Il for corn. liy answering ms S'u
| viii a. mo a favor. and many others.
| We bog to refer YOU 10 the general state
nents hi answers ! and to tho inquiry
! OF "Stlecriber." Sudie. Ga.
i Use the following for corni
| Acid phosphate 1900 pounds
Muriase Of potash. GO pounds
! Cotton seed meal. 1000 pounds
You may add as much OF tho cow-lot
raklngs 3. may re convenient to the above.
! But prelahly a better way would he %
] haul out 1aar cow-lot Hcrapings ana put IA
/ ne furre = for corn asa far as y VIII go
Then mia tho above and Apply -1V 10 ''0
! pounds ac-e.