The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-19
AFTER HAY HARVEST, WHAT t?

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and the obscrvant farmer will have to
| consider what is best to do to help on
the second growth. Now is the time
when your home made accumulation
OF manure wastes faster in thc.stablcs
ana bnrnynrd than at any other time
OF the year. II dries up and IircIan%s
worse by far than ut any o;hcr season,
ana no matter whether it. is kept under
shelter or is fully exposed, it will be
losing value if not cared for 'rhc
Soherni recommendation is to ,,sr plas.
'cr i'm an absorbent, and this is all
',S"' u Ihorr IL not too much ,Iryurs,s
"'''""y III inc manure. nho plaster ii
'o' ""'i'S 10 check tho ilirht of ammo.
ma uhieSs IL IL tlumponcu, and can
pr'h% "no"l chemical changes, for dry
plaster Is no better than ,lrv Lu,i of
amy kind. The best plan il to .,ct IN,
manure out on the grass atuhblc ~,
fast ~ made. But in many eases mi,
is not practicable IN the busy aumn,r
time, and the next best thing il To 49,,
that the manure loses no more thuu
can be helped. The best plan we have
ever tried Is to NIX kalnlt and plaster
ami give every part of the manure II
good Sprinklin" as it is thrown out of
the stable. Thru il il is to remain in
the yard amy time put IT in tIal piles
and on each layer, rs put up, sprinkle
more Of the plaster and kalnil. The
salt in the kainit has Il strouy affinity
for moisture and will not only tend to
4 l,, a.
plaster u better chance, but il will be-
adding what the manure lacks most
potash. Then when that manure il
hauled out On The grass stuhhlc, where
it should 90 as soon ~ possible, YOU
have Il dressing that VIII do far more
good than ordinary manure, for the
plaster and kainit will also have tend
ed largely Go the retention of the ann
monia in II non-volatilc form. All the
moving lpnds should have Il dressing
us soon rs possible after hay harvest ,
and no matter how large the accumula-
ton Of homemade manure may be, it
is seldom sufficient to go over the
whole. Then the judiciols use of fer
tiIizrr mixtures come into play, and IT
will pay you to use them.
The best dressing we have ever used
on grass lands is Il mixture Of nitrate
Of soda, raw bone meal and mllrlatc Of
potash. or course, the phOsphoric
acid IN the bones is not rs llnmcdiatcl
available rs that IN Il dissolved super
phosphate, but it comes INTO play much
sooner than other fo.mS of the 50.
called lnso.ublc phosphoric acid, rs The
bnuc meal decays rapidly, and the
plants are fed more continuously and
gradually than with The dissolved i.hos-
phatc. Then, too, the bone meal, if a
good article, contains about I per cent.
Of nitrogen, which Is quickly available
Then if we add to this some of the
immediately available nitrate of soda
we encourage Il rank growth at once.
During the growing season Is the only
time that the nitrate should he used
and nitrogen is one of The most impOr-
tant elements Tor grass, rs it cncOur-
nscs The lcai Growth rather than the
seeding. But we want more than this.
We need the php,phrlc acid to tend to
the rrrtrctium Of tn" plant, and To
make the potash W may use more act
i've aud HV;u,Hblc for the plant. for il
has been found that potash does not
have IL bust effect in the deficiency of
rhospholic aciI. Hence we want to
make Il icTti!il"y t}al will be complete
and that Will as nearly as possible sub
slItulc the lack Of the stable manure.
TO this end we would mix for a ton of
fertilizer to be used rs Il top dressing
for grass meadows and the permanent
pastures will also be nrcatly inn
proved by the same tlrcsSinv)
say: Fine raw bone meal l2OO
lbs, nitrate of soda 400 lbs, aud mu-
riatc of potash 100 lbs. Use of this
mixture not less than 800 lbs. per acre.
1t is best to apply 1t while the grass is
dry and hltlc while before rain
We used a similar mixture ON our col
lcyc lawns this spling, and the result
has been exceedingly fine, and we pro
pose of the nitrate TO keep up the
growth. OF course there is Il greater
reason for tol'-drcssing meadows than
there is for top-drr$sin" lawns
for nothing is removed from
the lawn, the cut grass beng
| allowed to liz and form Il mIlcl
| for the roots, while the crop ia lakrl
| away from the moving field and if it,
| producllvcncss ~ to be kept up aud in
| creased, there is II real need for feed
ing the grass. It the grass is to b,
plowcd next year for corn or poiuiucH
| it is all the more important that tn,
| dressing should be- given now, for you
will net only get Il heavier sccon,
crop Of hay, but you Will be &c.
cumulalinS far more Of vcyctabl,
matter and organic nitrogen for The
corn and potato crop, and then, too
rs the potato and corn crops both mak>
| large quantities of starch, and potasl
is an essential element in the Formation
of starch, it IS important that it shoul,
not be deficient. But frequently
thcaddlllon OF potash in Il caus
tic shape to the immediate crOr
may rclard the termination of the
seed, while if it is applied some time
in advance, it becomes ssimilated tC
| the soil and is in better condition
than if apple! to the crop direct
| You need not be afraid that the phos