The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-05-18

! nitrate CT scda On wheat Did notthinl: II paid.
Would buy from responsible parties and have
] guarantee.
Mr.. Harlan had rcvcr T,iNef f-rtiiz re-.
! Thought he had waited mtnay in bone but
! could not 20 away froul i. rs his tenants 10
| not Ike cheap stuff. Has used half bone ami
| half P''snhatc applications. !:olicvGs chrar
:"" ''.' more Gf q t.;r wn;i;l act Wr:l Is. I,'
! j. tn. h."i'""t = iced !.rtiiz.r. +" ":s 80
lis ICr; ~ este! as IL E.:ar.iLt,ed 4Gi =
| and very satisfactory results. III everS 20.
| stance the test ran over The guarantee.
| Mr.. Wys0ng had no experience, but did not
believe it would pay tc mix.
Mr.. Bruins has been mixing two or three
years with good results. Used mixture rock,
kainit md tankagc- 700 or 500 pounds OH
&. I'm. Hu 3ri;!.r with wheat drii!, cent when
| checkcrcd. aud thea dropped. Costs $3.50 10
SIS par tor. EIr uses on corn, tomatocs and
| wheat. iixcs i'll wagon bed as he puts it out
Lime is good f.r clover. Uy.ter She'll is better
than stone lime.
Ar. George &. Silver quoted Commercial
Agricultural Bulletin of 1850, when Maryland
had used S2,S0000G lime that year. Said in
ever $50 receipt from farm over so were
spent il fertilizers. Said the value of fertilizers
consisted in nitrogen, phOsphCr!c acid aud pct
usa. 2-92 goods were very low grade.
Hc -CiNcs bis mwn because he gets mach hri-
ter grade for less money. He has no objection
to manufacturers IL * ng II they ust the right
Things. One CAN always tell what goes into
goods. Also likes to mix because he becomes
familiar with the composition ard to expert
oeat with the GiiTertEt mixtures. After one
knows the chem cal aua!ys sis of The soil, there
is II" way Of telling, except ~ experiments,
jus. what is needed to supply deficiencies, ssit
is impossible 10 tell what is available in tic
soil. RaS experimental with nitrate soda. No
effect IN grass. Uses the following formula
$50 !bg. ioci G0G lbs fish, per cent, lGO lbs.
H., L. -. cent 100 It's. r:,Uriatc rctasl,
IL, Analysis $40 per CENT, per cent, Ter
-. trs @f-ts about goo per ton. Il Is pocr
80. . ... ~ chcar grad, materials. Turn
..... rrE pas !Or VI eat.
~ Er.hr h1L 80 oxi.cria1ae Dcra ROT
- WHY =. Inan cannot Et.X cheaper or better
IT,, manufacturer, I'M would Eot want 10 q ii
.i'i. - Knowing iunre about chcrlistry.
iu)# She" 2!c good i2I5jiiz -.
~. 'i.o.ia III la experience. Iaei bCne
3d.. i srade phosphate applied together for
--.e.:; ...- Z Sa!i cach. HaG averaged so
.u-;, : Il Nhc..t ANA IL to 10 barrels of ccrn
ia. ;cIc Ter lie last 20years or so, but land
do Gn; seem ~ Improve, Or raise IS coed |
{ ops since the Maryland Agricultural College |
>:artid. There are rot as good grasses Does |
not think scientific mer have foGnlout whether |
il necessary or not. They DO not seem !
70 :>aow what we want. "" cannot mix it our
selves Thc manufacturers have the science
md car Ei.x better, ;,s they make this their
hu,iucss.
=. Mccormick has had nc experience. He
thal;,:Ai manufacturers can mix cheaper, but
Ii. shou!d Gcs charge 30 much.
TIE following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mr.. John u. Torthington.
rresi'!e-t; Mr.. +. II. Jacohs. Secret ry uEd
Treasurer. Mr.. +. II. Jacobs and MIR. II. g.
jr,GI.5 were appointed committee to audit ths
'.tiring secretary and trcasurcr's books.