The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-03
HOME MIXING FERTILIZERS.


f. production is now Of special interest
and importance.
| Farmers are becoming more and
more convinced that it is possible
to mix fertilizing materials so as to
/ produce "A compound of any desired
I composition at "A cost materially less
than the usual market price of the
/ standard brands of commercial fer
| tiliZers Of similar composition and
analysis. Many are led to try the
/ experiment of home mixing. Some
are so successful as TO follow the
/ practice as regular procedure.
/ Others are so extremely unsuccessful
with the experience AS to avoid its
/ repetition. There are reasons for
/ both these results. A better under
standing Of the principles and condi-
! ti0ns involved would lead to more
rational and successful practice.
Before considering the methods
/ and facts as to the mixing Of chemical
! fertilizers, a few suggestions CON
corning the more economical use OF
/ home materials may be useful. Two
| very valuable fcrtiliZing materials
accumulate on every farm. Manure
and wood ashes. Aware Of the value
of these materials, and knowing that
| their chief manurial ingredients,
I potash and nitrogen, exist in all
standard mixed fertilizers, many IA
/ farmer is led to the superstition that
/ by combining these two home prod
ucts very strong and valuable
| complete fertilizer must be the result.
| The fact is, that useful as is each
| of these materials by itself, aud es-
~cntial rs are their constituents to
/ the growth OF all crops, the bringing
Of the two substances into contact
mixing them or even using them at
! the same time, results in chemical
action which practically destroys
| the value of the manure, and leaves
only the potash Of the ashes availa-
| bic to the crop. Unleached ashes
are strongly alkaline; they contain
caustic lime. soda and potash. BY
| teaching them caustic I've is pro-
duced. All caustic alkales possess
the power Of setting ammonia free
from its compounds. When ashes
and manure are brought together
therefore, the ammonia of the latter
is set free and escapes into the air
| 1t becomes nearly total waste so
far as use to the crop is concerned.
The practical deduction from this
TACT is that these two materials,
which should be saved aud used, are
to be used only separately, never
mixed or used us parts of the same
rasted and TN. other nsad in the biIl
or their application should be made
to different crops or at different
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