The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-03

Ihe different valuable ingredients
50 common has the practice become
chat the fact is commonly lost sigh
oi, that the term does not refer +,
me actual quantity of plant food con
talhed IN the material in question
Iilat this is the real fact, is doubtles,
news to IL considerable part of the
great mass of consumers of fertiliZ
| rs.
The term per cent" is simply al
EXPRESSION of the fact that the am.
cunt of plant food, of the particular
KIND mentioned, contained in the fer
llllZer IN question is a certain num-
Der OF hundredths Of the whole GUAM
lty, or material. Where but one ma.
terlal is involved, as for instance il
the case of Il simple acid phosphate
| me Term ~ per cent. phOsphoriC
acld means II pounds per hundred
OF the entire phosphate, consists OF
the desired phosphOric acid.
In the case of mixed fertilizer
containing several different kinds OF
plant food, the matter is often con.
Iusing, and leads to many errors in
practice. This results from the com
mon occurrence of fertilizers quite
different in composition, use and
Haltle, but with identical per centage
composition. A moment of reflec-
non VIII demonstrate the inevitable
hess OF this fact, because the pei
cent. Of any single ingredient in "a
combination must vary with the to-
tai amount of material of which ii
forms certain number of hundred
Tbs. An example will easily demon
strate this fact, and show the fire.
qurncy with which it is overlooked
III practice.
Let us compare two complete fer
tllizpr mixtures: Nitrate of soda,
lib; acid phosphate, 200; sulphate OF
potash, 100 lbs; total Alb lbs
:. SulphaUe of ammonia, So; bone
meal, 300 pounds; sulphate OF
PotaSh-magnesia, lo5; total, so lbs
The actual amount of plant food in
these two mixtures is the same
namely: Available lhos. acid, q
IDS; nltrOg' II, II lbs; actual potash
% lbs The per crntagr composition,
however, is radically different in the
Cwo materials, as Follows: ), s; 4, /;
II, 6 per cent. and 4, /; ,. 8; s, PEI
cent. Take the case vi the potash
per cents. as illustration. In each OF
these mixtures there is 80 lbs. of ac-
tual potash Present. In |. there are
10 lbs. in a total of lib lbs, OF III
per cent. In 2. there are 80 lbs. i'll Il
total of so lbs, or SIS per cent.
Many Il purchaser Of Fertilizers,
| hnNInN'tp l1,,ty - tn A., nj
aye composition as stated on the
sack, or given by the agent, and is
miSled into serious error. In the
case cited such purchase, on the
superficial evidence of the analysis,
would have considered the two fer
tiliZers equally strong in potash. al
though one really contains half again
us much as the other, and might
have naturally have led to the pur-
chase of the inferior, or into paying
as much for it as for the one really
worth double the money. OF course
| there is no necessity for mistakes of
this nature, but the factremains that
the majority Of fertilizer consumers
are still unable to interpret the my
Steries of II common fertilizer analy-
sis, which our laws tend to make
more complicated instead of simpli-
flying.
The remedy for the mistake here
pointed out, lies in always STIMULATING
| the actual amount of each of the in
gradients in II mixed fertilizer. II
| farmers would aCCustOm themselves
TO thinking of the plant food cOnsti-
tuents of fertilizers in pounds rather
| than in per cents, the possibility OF
error of the kind this article is in
tended to protect against, would be-
come well nigh impossible.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Is there any connection between
the so called "moon blindness OF
horses, and any phase of the moon?
Answer. This disease is really
periodic opthalnia. Its reoccurence
| has given it the common name by
which it is designated. There is nc
relation between the disease and the
moon. The trouble is due to inflam-
alton of the interior eye. 1t usually
affects but one eye at Il time, but
comes back again with more or less
regularity. There is usually some
fever. There is general appearance
of debility. The cOrnea becomes
gradually opaque. 1t usually lasts
about two weeks. 1t leads to perma'
nent blindness unless overcome. Wet
soils. bad ventilation of stalls anC
conditions leading to general reduc'
ton in vitality are the chief prcdls'
DOsiug causes. a blister behind the
ear. and nuX vOmica in half dram
doses daily are the best remedial
measures.
@. Is there any natural difficulty
in cleaning beggar-weed seed lol
market? ,
Ans. The lack of demand for the
seed, till very recently, is doubtless
fine chief reason why the seed has no
been more generally cleaned for mar
,nt. The cleaners commonly IN use
for grass and clover seeds do not sui
thp beggar-weed, but the trouble il
mainly absence of proper mesh f0l
separating the seed from the chal1
This should be an easily remedlet
IdifIiculty. One or two Florida seeds
men have succeeded in placing prop
arly cleaned seed on the market
with satisfactory results.
O. Is there any difference between
Jersey and "Channel Island cattle
Ans. There are three islands IL
the English Channel, each with
distinct breed of dairy cattle, Jersey
Gnrnsev and Alderney. The forme
md latter have inter-bred till distinc
tion no longer exists. Gurnsey is thu
lone of the breed of that name. dis
tinct from the Jersey. The CATTLE
from the three islands collectivel!
are spoken of as the "channel lslant
breeds"
THAT TIRED FEELING!
If YOU are langnld, depressed and In
cana6le fol work, it indicates that you
liver is out of order. Herbine will aSsls
nature to throw off headaches, rheuma
ism and ailments akin to nervousness