The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

| crop that will cover the ground In winter.
| Wheat, rye and crimson clover are beneilclai
| to the soil to the extent to which they serve
| to cover the surface. and 1t is even better TO
leave the stubble the fields than to pioW
| the land in the fail without seeding DOWN
| TO crop This Is tho month when crimson
clover should be sown. Whether II proves
| Of value IN the spring or not 1T will be usefoi
| on the land, and especially II lime is applied
| Later rye may be seeded II wheat Is not
! desired. The object should be TO cover the
! land AS n protection from loss. as the roots
| OF tho plants serve to arrest the waste OF
plant food. Instances are known % COW
! peas being sown broa beast late as August,
they making rapid growth until the appear
nnce OF frost, being then rolled down with
a land roller. to remain until spring. when
they can be piowed under az preparatory
! crop for corn. One OF the best winter COW
! erings is heavy crop o! turnIps, the seed
! broadcast and the crop plowed under IN the
/ spring.
| There is also loss Of fertility In the barn
! yard there IS wide range OF values IN
manure and estimate Of loss can be
made by Judging from the bulk of the mate
rails There is an intrinsic value even to
manure and any authorizations Will become
apparent when the manure IS applied TO the
| land Nutritious FOOD not only promotes
greater production the part OF the AMI
mails. but increases the value Of the manure
correspondipgiy. y ton Of cotton seed meal
contains IS pounds If nitrogen. 80 pounds
Of phosphoric acid and ST pounds Of potash
| II is used by farmers as fertilizer,
| being applied to tho soil direct. but there are
! some substances in the cotton seed meal which
are worthless the land but valuable when
/ fed 70 animals. such starch and fat. II is
| profitable. therefore. 10 iced che cotton eeed
! meal and fa.ve the manure. AZ the food Is
| changed while passing through the body CT
| the animal It enters the nanue heap III "A
condition which renders It more liable TO
loss, and the oss always occurs unless she
farmer uses means for preventing such. The
most important duty when has manure
I IS TO preserve tie value and derive f1%m Il
| the most benefit to he obtained.
| There are periods when It pays the farmer
TO buy concentrated foods, when he
/ has a sutficiency Of grain, RS he will Increase
the fertility Of his soil by an exchange. This
may be demonstrated by selling corn and
buying bran or cotton seed meal. Apparently
it may DO useless FOR the farmer to buy
bran when he has an abundance OF grain.
but az bran contains four times much
minera! matter az corn <7hosphates. potash,
/ etc.). the farmer gains By the transaction,
as he enriches his soil but little from the
corn. compared with inc bran, and for
| that all foods used should be estimated
/ partly for their value after passing through
tho animals A farm may he productive, but
win surely fail IN mineral matter al some
time unless the owuer brings upon Il sub
! stances which can replace that which "a sold
in the milk, eggs. hay grain and other pro
duets shipped 10 market Such substances
as wool take from the farm IN concentrated
form more value in the shape OF plant food
than large bulk OF straw. and the sales OF
concentrated substances from the Farm mar
be said to be constant Il is necessary,
f, therefore. to have the materials of the ma
nuro heap CONFESSED O the most valuable
fertilizing elements. and to protect tho ma
nure from exposure in winter IT will also
prove profitable TO purchase certain guam
tlty 81 fert.ilzes evsg- .oar. matter how
lauci 0arnyard manure may have been &C
curnuiated.