The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-06

One Of our readers wants to know ii
thor. i Il machine for picking peanuts
from the vines. and he also wants 10
Luov the address Of the manufacturers
of rnanu1 oil As We are unable To give
rhp information We hope that some one
who may read this will let us know.
we. have several inquiries asking Us
10 Give Il formula FOR fertilizer Tor the
corn crop. We have time and again
said that while corn requires complete
fertilizer. that is one containing que
proportion of nitrogen, phosphoric aclu
and potash. we have never in any eS-
cost Of thp compete leftiilHtI
in rh,. increased yield of corn.
OF course il will give al
increase. but AT the usual price OF
corn we have never been able To make
il pay This is largely because nitrogen
is one of the chief needs OF the corn
crop, and nitrogen is the most costly
article in the complete ferlihZrr. II
you can arrange 50 that the corn crop
gets the nitrogen III some other way.
then il may pay 10 give ii some acid
phosphate and potash. Inns can easily
he. done by any one who will farm right.
and always have either a clover sod or
pea >tubhe for his corn. Crimson
clover is about the best thing as a
prcparation fer the corn crop. and the
nitrogenouS manurcS of the farm scar
tered broadcast on the land Will help
greatly ana as have often said, this
is the best place in the rotation TO apply
ne home inaic manure. The demands
OF the corn crop on the soil are mainly
for nitrogen ana potash. \ crop OF the
Crimson clever on good corn land will
give the soil as much organic nitrogen
as is usually found in 4 ton Of higa
grade fertilizer. That is il will give that
much per acre and il is to be had for
the sowing Of The seed either on the
wheat -lnhhle ~ pca stubhlt the ial
before IIdvin. this coat ul organic
matter 10 turn under in the cool spring
time When il can be plowcd under With
ont danger Of Souring the soil. YOU viii
need but Il fairly good dressing If the
chvAf er forms nf fertilizer contained IN
ar!d phn>phIte aud potash and III this
casa Il mixture ui SIX parts acid phoS-
phatr to one part Of mIriate Of potash
applied 1T rate of Hoe pounds Ter acre
viii probably he a profitable application.
a. The nitrogen is fully half the cost ank
you Will have in The clover more than
You would buy in amy event.
\ friend iii CASTOR county asks our
opinion of the new .klundykc corn thar
hc sees advertised. ami also whether the
MAST don corn iS good variety. As
the "Alondykc corn is being offered for
the first time this spring we have never
tried ii and cannot say anything about
about II. except that ii is being offered
by reliable Seet>men. The MaStodnll
Germ has hecn tred here for wears and
has proved 10 be very good yellow
corn. But nn corn brought South from
In II.rht ~.
South of any given latitude will be at
its hest ;hp first season. as ii requires 10
hc accllinlZed To new conditions. We
have heretofore mentioned our expert
,nce that corn >hGult ne developed and
tired III in Ike ciimat" and latitude in
Whl' II the crap IS 20 he grown. Tie
mere item of cHrline>S which is usually
l;ut forward Is recommendation by
Seed>m;.n in Il" North !.;tS but little value
here. for We have plenty Of time To ripcn
any sort In the North the matter oI
ear!lne>S is important. a> there are APT
q, times to be caught hy frost. In fact
fer this climate Il would not particularly
seek an early corn. unless | was III
in the elevated lands OF Watauga and
elsewhere west of he Blue Ridge and
even there the ccrn that has been 70;
generations bred for their conditions is
letter fer planning there than any
brought from elsewhere. We have
heretofore given tie plan for the seiec
ton Of Strt. com i'll the field and il l.
net necessary 10 repeat these here. \
friend who had been following our ao
vice wrote recently tlla; his corn this
year showed many stalks that had from
three 10 five ears, and tnat his neign bor>
were after seed frGIn him. And so G..
cry thoughtful and careful man might
maze reputation fer his corn equal t.
tht .t\lohdykc - .Ma<to,i0n or ;.uy otnrj
Narlelt that has been tred IN 10 "A sll.
r~rl"r con,iit:un. Nhat ore man els,
Where has done YOU tau do right her,
JUST az we'll. The same friend wishes /,
know how To prevent sorghum syrl,
from getting Jelly Ike III fhe winter. A.
ccmm,Ely made on an cpcn cvai,rator-
we fear that there is 10 practical mpthu.
for preventing this. In large Sjiya,
making establishments the syrIn !.
taken out D.. warm Mater in i diffuS.u.
battery. and is MOI crashed as we "a
il. I lie liquid is then detected with lin,
milk. and III Il certain stage there is ,
stream Of carbGni;. acid Injected into i
which makes the lime deposit and t.,
clear Liquid is drawn eff and rasSp,
through Il series Of filters and then int,
tte vacuum pains fo: cryStailzatiun Al
this Involves large factory and tXu"ii
>ye mac thIuery, anti i> far beyond tn
reach of III" ordinary maker Of the Sor
;!huin syrup II any of car readers hay.
Il practical ljlan for preventing this ieIly
ing OF Sorghum. We WrUid like 10 know
H. g are glad 70 note that ullr friend
afr taking advantage of our offer to m,
N"ot questions here. ami We only rrcre
ffa' thrr" are many VIC cannot answer
~ ~ \iF-iliId c0int> ~ lnulIirV aDOti
lcf!llHff'> tor the a"Hnui c,.oIt Onr cor
respondent says. II hiss been thc Gu.
ioln here To use a ferji!izqr for these go,
tainInS Il large percentage of nitroce,
believe IN" peanut is closely aki.