Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-10-18
FOR THE TRUCK GROWERS.
Notes On Fertillrers--0n Onion Culture
On Tomato Culture.

From Tho Weekly Eagle:
Prof. X. II. Price gave the Asso-
citation some valuable notes on fer
tilizers. He says for the sandy
lands of this section, phosphorie
acid, potash and nitrogen are
needed. He recommends the "kai.
nit" and the "acid phosphate"
made by the Standard Guano and
Chemical Mfg. Co., of New Or
leans, combined with cotton seed
meal. For sandy land that is
fairly fertile, he recommends
mixture as follows, for one acre:
Kainit ............... 100 lbs.
Acid Phosphate. LOO lbs.
Cotton Seed Meal. .... 200 lbs.
The secretary Of the Brazos
County Truck Growess' Associa-
ton is taking orders for "kainit"
and "acid phosphate. The kai'
nit is sold for $40 25 per ton, New
Orleans, and acid phosphate at
1902 Adding probable freight
and other expenses, and estimat-
ing the cost Of cotton seed meal at
current prices, it will be seen that
this fertilizer can be procured at a
cost OF about $500 to $500 per
acre. Prof. Price recommends
these for all vegetable crops in this
sectcon.
ONION CULTURE.
In his talks on onion culture,
Prof. Price stated that he prefer.
red the Creole and Bermuda vari.
cites. He gave his experience last
year with these, saying that he
planted the 2ist Of September,
where they were to grow in the
field, and for lack Of seasons they
came up about last Of November.
Planted at the rate Of five pounds
per acre, in land well fertilized,
prepared by deep blowing, har-
rowing and smoothing over with a
plank drag.
The Bermuda onions matured a
crop about the Goth day Of May,
and he sold some Of them at 81
cents per pound, nd at this price
and the rate they produced, an
acre would have yielded him about
300. lie sold some Of them later
at q cents per pound. Only the
very earliest bring the highest
prices.
Prof. Price also described the
transplanting method Of onion cul-
ture, which now prevails almost
everywhere among truckers. BY
this, seed should be planted in
October or November, in beds.
Make beds about 4 feet wide, and
in length according to the acreage
TO be planted. 1t should be pre-
pared we'll and MANFRED, but not
with fresh manure. Cross it with
little drills about three inches !
apart, and SOW the seed in these
shallow drills, about a dozen seed |
10 the inch. With fair germina |
ton a pound and a quarter Of seed |
will yield sufficient plants to
transplant an acre. Plants will be I
ready to transplant into rows,
where they are TO grow, in Janu-
Try. Transplant to rows 20 inches
part for horse cultivation, or IA
inches apart for hand cultivation
With hand plows and hoes. Plants
bout three or four inches apart in
he rows. Don't plant your onion
eed too deep in the ground
quarter of an inch at the outside.
TOMATOES AND OTHER CROPS.
Prof. Price recommends the
Dwarf Champion tomato. Acme
3 his second choice. This crop
las to be started I'm hot beds, and
'rof. Price recommended planters
o 60 to College Station or to Nc
)uf simpsons place and study
he hot bed system. Grown prop
rly, it ranks with onions as the
'est paying crops possible TO raise.
Growers last year in Texas realiz-
d as high as $3.50 per acre from