Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-01-07

!
Potash, continued Prof. Patterson. i
commonly derived from wood ash or cot
ton seed ash The cheapest potash il
mined IN Germany. A common potash
manure on the market Is Kainit. Higi
grade sulphate of potash should only S.
used on tobacco. Chlorine on land viii
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 il is not obtainable
In sufficient quantities for general use
Don't depend on manufacturers for youI
fertilizer. In 40 per cent. of special
mixed tobacco fertilizer potash Is in
wrong form. Buy the materials and mis
yourself II Is not a hard thing 10 do
ANY man who can read can do Il. Weigh
|E9<z 1Aee~110 10E<an1 rediente sa1,dezniu
with hoe, or screen through an ortfi
nary sand screen. You can do the WORK
| cheaper than the manufacturers will dc
it fer you. We will give you the for.
mulum, and when you have compounded
it you know what is in il.
In applying fertilizers always broad
cast. Never put rows or drills, fol
IL forces the >ntration of roots in a
small compt d they sooner draw the
moisture fro. 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.
tion of fertilizer in hill contract roots,
and the Professor said he thought il
| did
Mr.. J. T. Abel. Should peas be thor
oughly ripe before being turned in :
Answer. Better have peas begin to form
in pod before you begin to plow in. In
case of clover, wait until the seed heads
turn brown before you plow in.
j. III. Reeder. Would tobacco plants
start as quickly if fertilizing be broad
coast as if in rowsp Answer In many
cases they will start quicker if fertilizer
is broadcast. IL it is in rows, it often
| fires the plant and thus stunts it.
j. +. Evans sent up an analysis and
asked what kind of fertilizer it was
Prof. Patterson didn't think much of it
| Thought Mr.. Evans could mix better
one for less money.
j. L. Ballenger. Should you turn un.
der peas or let them fall before plowing
| 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
| IL plowed under.
Would not more be lost by turning up
of land than would be gained by plowing
peas under? Answer. Plant crimson
clover on peas and it will obyiate the
difficulty.
About fall plowing? Answer, There
is great difference of opinion as to the
value of fall plowing. II 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 III. Reeder. Do you think clover
has deliterious effect on color of to-
bacco. Does it spot il? Answer. The
| spot is due to fungus growth. 1t may
| prevail more on sod or clover land be.
cause the sod or clover may carry. over
the fungus growth.
In reply to James Lees question said
Our soil and climate are different from
Connecticut's, and different soils and
climatic conditions produce differen,
grades of tobacco.
| What influence has lime Answer
II will make tobacco cure badly. II will
never ripen properly. Would not WORK
! ont of land within five years, but cannot
speak definitely as to time.
| Would you advise the use of lime
Answer. 1t depends upon circumstan
ces. Other things are better to use
There are occasions, however, when i
may do good. Many marls found on you
lands would do better than lime. AL
mari has some value but not enough q
warrant digging it and shipping it fo
sale. 1t produces good results local.,
but does not nav TO shin.
John III. Reeder. What is the fertiliz
ing quality of mari! Answer Chic
fertilizing value of our mari is lime i
contains. The lime is mixed with a pot
ash sand and by freezing is made avail
able. The action of the lime in mari /
not so keen and caustic as lime in othe
forms
What depth of plowing is best. An
swer. Don't think they plow dec
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 H. Reeder. Does the enormou
amount of acid required in dissolvin
Carolina Rock injure land !. Answer
Not more harmful than other substances
Will s. Carolina Rock act on Ian
without sody Answer. IL will act {
some extent, but not as well as on Ian
containing organic matter.
w. b. Dorsey. Has undissolved Sout
Carolina Rock any fertilizing property
Answer. In some instances have see
better results from the undissolved tha
from the dissolved. II cannot have feI
. tilizing value, however, unless apple
4 a. unsN
Neither has any value unless land is
proper condition.
Prof. Patterson invited anyone I
question him on any point on farmin
|. upon which they desired his views
At the conclusion of Prof, Patterson
remarks q recess, for dinner, was takel
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened wit
the reading of paper on Grading an
. Packing Tobacco, by John t. Ballenge
xr. BallsEgsr's Paper.
J Mr.. Preadenf and GeHkemsa II bay
I been assigned task ] feel incompeter
; to fill-the grading and packing of &,
bacco. / am sure every farmer hei
| knows how hard il is to strip his tobacc
E so il viii bear close inspection. He is al
TO find in one bundle many leaves tn
do not correspond. More especially h.
/ this been the case in the last three year
: We have had dry summers and bad fal
! for curing. A few years ago we coul
; sell almost anything in the shape of q
e bacco; we had but little competition, ce
1 tainly not half we now have. Marylan
! was the third tobacco growing Stat
1 now the seventh. Several States al
e now growing it that q few years az
) knew nothing about the cultivation
$ tobacco. Like everything else there