The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
Nitrogen, Phosphor5c Acid and Potash.

The proper proportion of these three eizng ingredients any
SOIL assures good crops says Prof James DO in Massachusetts,
F0"G" Nature does not always place them the right places for
all pant but occasionally find nook where the ferng
ingredients properly distributed plants need of potash
than Others and again others nitrogen
1t has taken to anae the plants that tell about the
needs OF each class and will many years before their needs
will be popularity known that every of the soil will his
1erng ingredients just right for the economic plants In
general however the needs of the plants understood that
one can mtegenty apply scientific knowledge about potash
PhOsphOrc acid and nitrogen.
Potash forms the sarchy part plants toward
the growth OF the woody part Of the and fhy portions the
fruit Plants woody stems and plenty of starch either the
fruit leaves require plenty potash them their
best Those that naturally deficient these particulars get along
without much potash There quite
the place of potash for performing these functions
Phohorc acid enters less into the vital constituents of the plants
than either of other ingredients 1t might be said to supply the
salts and pian-e iron to the system 1t tonic
in its action and when applied stimulates plants quicker maturity
the plants to asmae the food proper PhOsphoc applied
the soil enables the plants take plant food that might otherwise
remain unassmilable for considerable time.
Nitrogen has been said prime constituent of all plant
growth and without nothing grow to the
foliage vitality to the stalk and stem and food to Re bo ant It
enters actively into the very life of all plants and very few fail
respond its quicenng and benent action It is the nitrogen
the baryard manure that makes the plants respond quickly it.
found IN the air. soil and dyng plants 1t is best applied the
soil the shape Of such clover peas beans
can be added to in artificial by applying nitrate of soda ind
suplhate Of ammonia.
SOILS NATURALLY RICH
1t absurd to talk of manung soils naturally yet
soils have low productive The low average yields per
Of wheat and rich prairie soils often quoted kind of
natural reroac There to be doubt Of the fact that
soils are rch there certainly denying that they give very low
yield.
yields is practically invariably due to nqua
tiles IN the supply Of fertilizers soil rich
matter likely to be rich in fertilizer nitrogen may be relatively
deficient in fertilizer potash and phophorc acid In natural
the potash and phohates have again in making
Of grasses less of which belong egnme family
Thus there has been constant increase the supply of fertilizer
trogn but corresponding increase the supply potash
phate The result that the soil becomes charged with vegetable matter
moderately rich nitrogen but low in mineral fertilizers
Under these conditions fair crops stalks of may result but
the grain will be low quantity Potash phosphate the de-
teminng fertilizer ingredients in producing the seeds of plants
there's present in the soil relatively available nitrogen than
of grain seed controlled by the deficient fertilizer The
Of straw and stalks go beyond limit with deficient
supply Of potash and phosphate though nitrogen abundant
Though such soils called h they chiefly regards nj
trOgn only and too much nitrogen only tfe harmful than
too little especially grain farming These amply repay
manurng with mineral fertilizers They require heavy nanurng
ferng rather the exhausted Atlantic
ne but the small quantity needed important larger ap
pcatons found necessary hundred pounds of acid
phOpae and so pounds of potash per Will great showing
though doubtless twice much would still show handsome margin
profit.
Any kind of chemical fertilizer supplying potash and phosphor
may used Finely ground bone meal very useful of
supply of the latter while of potash would cheaper per actual
pound potash than kaini account of the high freight
combination would show up wells. Cox, in Exchange.