The Van Buren press., 1898-02-26

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10 Horticulture. and tie rofk u me
slatsgn j. Kept sharply 70 TIE Inc Of
practical usefalness. The sol u : l2ght
sandy laam naturally pine bearing.
and extends without very material
etaugs oref 4 FAsi territory. Ihls
aneans thai he teachings q experience
al southern Pines may Dc applied Sale
II IN al tie surrounding country. u
i safe 10 claim that Horticulture with
u tie rage q this station VII nave
advantages possessed By Do other sec
t5au q TIE United States Not Only
are fertilizers tested il al possible aDa
useful CON l5naiionE bnt the VARIOUS
diseases q plants are also followed
and The infection laws RICHLY enforced
The experiments uOa e0Ter psr4Oa
Of three years and are, Of course. not
sufficiently advanced 10 1abHlabe re-
suits. While potash, phosphorle aela
and ammonia, IN varying proportions
nave shown marked results As most OF
ne frat has not yet reached bearing
aye. d statement IA figures al thls stage
would indicate little Of value. Allu
vegetables the conditions IRE somewhat
different buf The land is new and lot
fef 10 normal condition. While tAR
complete effects Of complete fertilizers
are clearly shown, the experiments
lack the eoBhrn4 Ion Of repeated tests.
Each year adds nore value 70 these exs
periments and after some ten years
work the farmers IN tie territory viii
know al tie secrets Of their soils All
be able 10 use them 10 such advantage
that less favorable sections must sure.
u suffer commercially. 1t ID not
enough 70 simply grow fruits and Fege-
tables, they must be grown OF frat
quality in favor and color. and second
y none in size and quantity.
l. viii be ia erestlDg 10 mole what q
Southern Pines farmer will know SURE
in the course Of few years. lie viii
know If cowpeas or other legunes-
nitnogen-Is profitable; II his soil
needs lime and how much, and what
the best form Of phogphorie acid 20 use
and how much aud the proper tine;
the kind Of potash salt 10 use for differ
ent crops and how and when to Use IT,
This latter point ID Of great importance
TO vegetable and fruit growing. as the
flavor OF the pulp Of such products Is
directly controlled by the potash fer.
tiiizer. TAey viii also know just what
TO DO in dry season. or one with more
than usual rainfall. and just how 10
handle cover crops 10 prevent loss Of
fertilizer applied 10 the soil. Let me
call attention more specifically 70 this
latter point
Under ordinary conditions. whether
chemical fertilizers or farmyard ma
nure are used. much less than half the
fertilizer ingredients applied TO the
soil are returned IN crops. Ia hort.
cultural work the crops removed from
the soil are heavy and require gross
feeding as compared with wheat OF
corn. The saving in fertilizer alone &c
7 De gained by thorough knowledge ol
f just what 10 use and when to use il
will paY the average rent of the land
This is especially true with legumes
We know that eowpeas or the cloYefs
accumulate nitrogen from the air, bu,
present farming practice only enables
/ us TO use about one quarter Of the
quantity thus stored. The Southern
Pines farmers will know how to save
all or nearly all OF il. This alone vii
be worth 10 North Carolina thou
sand times the cost OF the Southern
Pines experiment farm.-Cor. y. O
4 Pieayune.