The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-09

NOTES OF THE FARM +:
ByW, F. MASSEY, OF A. & M. College


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ABOUT 1 per cent Of nitrogen associated |
with 1t, which is about all that has an |
immediate influence on the crop. =,
the phcsphoric acit in the bones is in
soluble and needs to pass through de-
cay before the phosphoric acid is avail
able. Bone meal applied to the wheat
crop Will probable have Il good effect.
put you can get as good an effect
and quicker one ani! a cheaper ar
ucle by using acid phosphate. phos-
phOrlc ac:d from bones is not a bit
better than phosphoric acid from the
rock, and You have to Pay y higher
price for it. The phOsphoric acid phos-
phate IS better than the phosphoric
acid in the bones because it has been
made soluble and the plants get it
at once. Following that pea crop YOU
do not need to buy nitrogen for the
wheat, and the land has had enough
potash to carry the wheat, SO would
use nothing On the wheat except acid
phosphate al rate of 500 to 400 pounds
per acre. IN fact after what yCu did
for the peas, ] feet sure that the lane;
should be in fair condition fer wheat
without further fertilization provided
you pet II INTO the fine ada we'll com
pacted condition wheat requires. |
cannot too often impress 5he fact that
the thorough preparation OF the land
for wheat is of more value than the
kind or amount of fertilizer used Your
land was pioWeG for the pea sowing
in the summer, and we do not thinh
a replowing after the peas are cut
Will be an advantages. We would
rather Ike the surface as fine as
possible with the disk harrow and roll
er and leave The trash on top as
sort Of mulch for the wheat. Get
the surface completely tined and the
soil compact and YOU VIII have better
wheat han by plowing at this time, "a
Anofher friend sends Il sample OF
mt grass and asks il it will sprcast
from seed. as he wants TO cut q heavy
growth of it fer hay and does rot
want to spread the seed in the manure.
Hut grass, s0-caIleG. is rot i grass at
all. bat 4 true scdge, while our
broomsedge IS 4 true grass. Nut grass
increases mere from seed than III any
other way. 1t gets thick because
| farmers lay BY Their crops and let il
90 20 seed. and there arc thousands
OF plants that come from tn" seed to
! every one from the tuhers Tie only
| way to destroy nut grass is to allow
| it to live II it's leaves are peraistentiy
! kept cut eff the plant viii die. rid
ny garden Of ii by constantly keeping
| it at work growing useful things. /
! have now taken z large garden which
! is completely set III nut grass, and |
! have no doubt that ! shall get rid
Of il here too. have today three men
/ grubbing II out for start, and nay
orders are that as soon as y plant
shows hereafter it must be h2cd Of
4 10. t,s,
will subduc il. If the nut grass has
seed heads on Il you viii spread il all
over yolr farm by cutting it foi hay.
and it is doubtful If the hay viii be
worth the saving.
| \ Wilkes county correspondent
wants to know if he can grow winter
oats. He says the old farmers tell
him they vilI freeze out in winter.
| Wen. thew did rot freeze oat for EC
al the foot Of the Blue Ridge il VT
,:nia, and or we'll drained land II
wilkes they VIII not freeze out II
Is1wn early 50 that they get well filtered
before cold weather. Oats freeze out
! hgcai,se they are CT badly drained land
which heaves with the frost, and be
cause the lan:! is SO poor that they
get little root development IN the tail.
IT is rather tate for the crop, as th@
middle Of September is the bes, tlne
to sow. But if the fall IS favorable
thcr may do well scWn in early ocfo-
]cr The VIRGINIA Gray WintGr I'll.
oa4s. are the best kind 70 SOW
Another man wants 10 know how
Iaroc > garden Il viii take to supply a
hotel with AZ average OF twenty
o.aes4s. This is question no one can
f.,Ilv answer Il viii depend o. The
| e4;l;.. IF tho land and the skill OF