The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14

clay does not clearly appear, but the
necessity for applying more fertilizer
where subsoling has been practiced Is
rather heavy on subsoiling. The extreme
advocates of the practice. as I under.
stand them, do not admit such prac-
tice renders necessary a heavier appica-
ton OF fertilizers but that il simply
makes it safer to do So
COMPOST FOR cANTALoUpE.
Belcher Bros. Bainbridge, Gave
zcr and have It in pens out Of the wealth
er. one ton In each pen. Quality of fer
tilizer good, Now what we want to
know is this We want to compost it
and want to know what chemicals to put
IN same that Will give us the best result
Tor fertilizing cantaloupes. |. e., what to
mix with each ton and how many pounds
to put to each ton after composted. How
many pounds per acre. We have the
stable Fertilizer. and of course, want to
use It. and want to know what chemicals
to use with each pen of ton of 9 lie
| fertilizer to get the best results.
VIII say VIC also have on hand cotton
| seed meal and hulls, acid phosphate ID
| per cent KANT and nitrate OF soda. but
don't know that It would be good, and if
! Il was good. don't know how many
pounds TO mix with each ton OF stahla
| fertilizer to get best results.
Answer have yours of the 3rd n,
| regard 10 composing stable manure with
chemicals for use on cantaloupes. II you
have not received the bulletins Of the
Georgia Experiment Station, especially
No 81. allow me TO exprcss my surprise
that you have not awaited yourself IF
their help. No. 81 covers the subisct Cf
fertilizing mixtures for anything in le-
gard to the use OF stable manure for the
simple reason that most farmers
find it impractlcable to secure
enough stable manure for their
purposes. There is no doubt, how
ever. that q we'll prepared compost.
based upon stable manure, cannot be ex-
celled as a fertilizer of cantaloupes. Then
to page va Of Bulletin 81. and You will
find that recommend a fertilizer which
shall contain 8:7:3 This can be secured
by using the formula described. to-wit:
Acid phosphate "a per cerO......i 600 lbs.
Murtatc of potash. ..,........-.... 2oo
Cotton seed meal. 900
Now you can consider that a ton Of
well prepared stable manure ls equiva-
lent to about 100 lbs. Of cotton seed meal.
containing as ii does. about the same
quantity OF nitrogen. Now then, you
have only to put in as many pounds or
stable manure to the 1000 pounds OF
acid phosphate as mny be convenient,
ana then deduct from the amount &c
cotton seed meal 100 pounds. for every
ton of stable manure. Thus;
Acid phosphate -....'.'.''Ooo IDS
Muiate of potash 2oo
Stable manure -.'f'ooV
Cotton seed meal Sou
But if YOU propose to use nitrate OF
soda (and / would advise you 10 do 500,
rot
400 pounds and substitute $50 pounds Of
nitrate of s0da, to he used partly at
planting time and partly subsequently,
Perhaps even a larger quantity OF nitrate
of soda might be used TO advantage, say
as much as $50 pounds. in which cnse you
would leave off 500 pounds of cotton seed
meal; ! pound or nitrate o. sofia being
about equivalent TO pounds, IN wnjcit
case you would leave off 500 pounds. m
cotton seed meal, ! pound. OF nitrate or
soda being about equivalent to pounds
OF cotton seed meal. So then, good
formula would be as follows:
Acid phosphate GA per cent?, ~ 900 ms
Nitrate Of potash. p. 200
Cotton seed meal. Soo
10 be compostcd month or two before
planting time. ar1 pue IN the hills OK
rows not less thail Two az
weeks before planting time. At the Time
OF planting I would apply ABOUT tea
spoonful or SO OF nitrate Of soda to cacn
hill and subsequently, say 1t intervals OF
two or three weeks, the remainder OF tue
$50 pounds OF nitrate OF soda. II YOU
will bear IN mind that thirty hcapinG
tcaspo0nfuls Of nitrate of soda equals J.
pound ard knowing the number of hills
and vines per acre, you VIII have no dit
nculty in applying the requisite amount
70 each hill.
! world advise that you lay off your
rows five or six feet apart, open out
broad deep furrow, scatter the compost
all along this furrow. mixing IL we'll with
The soil Of the furr0w by one or two small
scooter burrows, and then make n broad
nat bed and plant the cantaioupe seed
not less than a dozen seeds In place
every y feet.
The above formula is based. as YOU
Will see on 900 pounds OF acid phos-
phate and the whole amount is about
sufficient for three or Sour acres Of canta-
mako fresh applications Of nitrate u
pounds In the formula, which allows for
only about go pounds OF nitrate of soda
per acre. the whole amount being d.
Nidcd among the three acres.
Bear in mind also that the formulas
above given assume that the stable ma
nure is all frSt-class quality. The hullS
ara not worth anything 70 the current
crop OF cantaloupcs as they will not de-
compose with sufficient promptness Bet
ter uae them as feed or bedding for your
cattle.
II you are not receiving tho bulletins or
the station. win take pleasure In send
ing them to you on request as per notice
card.