The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
Does Acid Phosphate, KANT OF
Murate Sink in the SoilP

Z. w. Dabbs, Goodwill, S. C.--l. Please
! let me know what is the tendency OF
| kdintt. muriate Of potash, acid phosphate
! and dissolved bone downward or upward,
/ or do they remain in the soil at about
| the same level they are distributed, ard
| only change by the stirring OF the Sol'
! | am under the impression that ammoni1
! is easily leached and evaporated. and that
| potash and phosphoric acid remain about
/ where they are placed, except IN son
| that mas very sandy SuOSOll, WAere TIER
! tendency is downward. OF course | mean
! that part of each that is not assiililated
/ by some plant.
! ?. Working land that has very stiT
! clay subsoil | am inclined 10 open to fur
/ rows as deep as practicable to distribute
! fertilizers in. but | am not careful 70
/ have fertilizers in a narrow drill, prefer
/ ring 10 sow from the land SO that about
I one foot wide along the furroW VIII have
! some fertilizer, the bulk falling 10 the
/ lowest part The idea is that the planes
/ VII root deeply ana thereby nave a more
! sure supply ot DISTURB, the tertliizSi
! falling To the sides Will stimulate, me
/ lateral roots and cause them to grow
/ moie vigorously and seek out the plant
! focd that may be between the rows. Arc
my conclusions along right lines or not?
/ 70 Illustrate | have six acres OF land
/ that was in corn last year. Made twniFe
| bushels Of corn Fcr acre. after cotton th:tt
I was Uauurcd with kainit 2W pounds, DIS
solved hone 100 pounds, yielded not q":te
onc-half bale per acre in 1888. Tie corn
was ItHnurcd at first plOWlnS Wltn tW'iNt
bushels cotton seed Ter acre, snail
handful dropped between each hill. GOV
cred 10y first plowinS; ana young paH-s
cos cred just as they came up with heavy
turn turrows. This corn was planted DC
low the level ana Laid by with six turn
rufrows to siX-foot row. putting il on n
ligh, fiat bed, with deep nludlcS plCWed
out to sub~oil. ! know sou VIII c"nuemn
this kilt of plcwiug, but ] have lound
il a good way to subsoiL Have pTdt,
ticei it Tor i've or six years, ami hnd IL
does better than my old style nat cul-
mre. ana I ann deepening the soll every
year. Tho action Of sun, rain ana colu
on this exposed su. soil. and the deposit
of tWics. leaves and trash on ii, and the
washing of the good soil from top OF ped
3u condUcc To deepen the soil. TO be able
10 do this without injury 10 the growing
i ctIu is a. study with ne from thc begin
I ming. ! thiub \ accomplish IL by ueep
planting and plGWile from the inst. IL
requires more idbDr and horse power, but
not as much as the winter breakinS ana
. SUlsoiiug would Now then, ON lana IN
that condition, / propose 10 run 9-inch
shovel pulled by TWO mules 10 open
deep fuuow in the middle of old rows.
into thl, Iut sixteen bushels cotton seed,
ridge on them with double shovel Owo
. t-Iuch straight ShtNClo1 pulled b5 two
mules. I VIII DO this in February. about
jAt lrth. About March 18th l propose to
sow 200 pounds kainlt ami 30 pounds dis
solved bone per acre on the ridge put
ou tY1 turn shovel IlroWS, open ana
row. giving eighteen square feet TO the
staIk. B H.U cutuyate ,hAt corn by rum
ming around i. with ) t-neh straight
ecoyel break out r'tto IN fo&r tDr-
rin around COR a.s. 9,.l with i-iuci,
strs. .-ut shovel as dteI as 5000 mu'e
can pun, then Dixie tlrrow on each
SiIc. and in "a few days four Dixie tur-
rows ana one shovel furrow To- break out
middle, leaving the land as II as now,
only tEc big beds are reversed
g. VIII the cotton seed and IertiliSer ne
too deep tor best results! This is tweTty-
tyso furroNs t. a siX-f0ot row from lay
ing off to laying by. Ihe corn is la'ei
10y from May 18th 10 June 23th accord
ing 10 size and seasons. The piece l am
writing of is tho poorest OF ioIty-clSht
ceres that averaged fifteen bushels to the
acre last year, and would have mide
eighteen TO twenty bushels if the -tson
h.I rot been SO UnfaVorablc. No manure
was applied except 1n ten acres OF the
poorest. the cotton seed mentioned above.
II WIS all In cotton ~ 1879 ami made
twenty-five bales with -" pounds KANT
and 100 pounds dissolved bone per acre.
ON This land with a double row Of peas
70 each middle. / did not save ths seed
IL took 10 plant except on twelve acres
that had been in cotton three years ana
had 200 pounds kainit and 100 pounds
dried bone each year This part made
good peas ana is now in oats
Twcnty-four acres of this corn land Is
To bc put i'm cotton this year with 100
pounds muriatc potash ana 2u7 pounds
dried bon" per acre. WIth the hope that
lSy9s crop of thirteen bushels Will run up
10 eighteen or twenty bushels. The weed
,,.s tbpr4 fu ISgg for that much buf riISt
~, Lb..L, d.s,ro,-sd ), IN An ,er cent oT
- fr7,it
p,..it,i,, ,,o,, co,, ,o,,, ,,rdars+ard ,,,b,,
,ti,l1 an I'm, f,rn,,,I,s h9ye TOO Ii,tia
I,,t,eh in than 10 not mink baVe
49,, L.stv A., dr., ,,-t,,- nav, concInsiorg
fnr have b4en thirteen Years studvine
this soil and trying 10 wiring a living
out of il. The free use of ammonia in
any form except stable manure mas
caused ur loss every lile- ne IreS us
W. tIi t,,,,,' h.. - - '-'''0' ''''" ''''"S
voti, r.rnorLs abcu+ v,aourinr- corn q,
This weeks Constitution are along the
lines of my experience With land that
viii make twenty bushels of corn per
acre ~i1hout AitIutS y - IaTu 70 Hlike
~ - H., ,,,,r ..,ii
l,or ,yLile eut.ss,r,4s sIeeu and vo, pvfi
b.tva corn 10 scll and To KEEN Heavy
applications on poor land will pay i'm the
Improvement to land by making pea vines
ana leaving more NegetaDie matter on the
Idlu' put llo' ~ 'II9 ~ elaou Siclu tItat
ifaa tbot hv The boavy annIirations "S
fertilizers crops can he doubled and
trehled. in a single season. 1t is the
SLOW growth OF years. each year getting
ll,.c ~ -, -" rili' I I.uS'rd.- a.
~ ~ - s,r.t, 90, tot -. en- @ ms
mine ,.ctn.r down ~ lone,-v-itb tvice tbe
fertilizer on mine that ne used nv crop
would come close 10 his with favorable
seasons hut IN uhiaVorapIG seasons my