Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28
HOW MUCH FERTILIZER TO
APPLY.

Tho question. 'How much fertilizer
should be used per acrc7' cannot be an
:, i sSm.m 1s G put IN hi. ss fcrm
what In the most profitable amount that
may be applied per acrey' Neither can
the question In the amended form b
exactly and accurately answered The
coll. Its character. condition. preparation.
etc, may be well known. or centrolabio
factors. but we know not what the sea-
rons may be. says Hon. II. J: Redding.
partmsnt OF Agriculture. In the virginiass
Carolina fertillEer Almanac.
We know that some crops will bear
larger amounts OF fertilizers with reason
may be expected OF other soIH. A crop
that occupies tho soil from the fall season
until spring. or early summer. will bear
heavier fertilizing than will q crop that
harvest IN midsummer. The frrt case IL
illustrated by oats. wheat. or other small
Grain. or frass. especially. when sown In
the fall OF the year. Such n crop occu-
Ter. and early spriRg-durlng which Pc
RODS the rains are usually abundant
fipening for harvest In late spring. or
very early summer. before the burning
summer heat and possible drouths OF
June and July. Oats and wheat therefore
arc ideal crops for liberal fertilixing.
Corn IN rather an uncertain crop on the
ordinary dry uplands OF the South. IL
mas Out n tHurt lffiou IN winch 10 ucNel-
op its fiowers-tassels and sllks-cover-
ing but n few days. IL very dry weather
shall prevail when this critical period n
approaching. and for some timo after Il
r. passed. the crops may prove greater
or less failure. There can be no second
effort. no second period OF blooming.
IL II different In the ca-o OF cotton.
which commences 20 bloom and make
fruit In June Cor even earlier) and con-
tinues throughout the summer until
checked by n severe frost IN November.
II has number OF "chanccs."
Cotton n therefore another ideal crop
for liberal fertilizing. A small amount
OF fertilizers applied per acre viii no
doubt Yield a larger percentage profit
on its cost than will n larger amount.
To Illustrate: An application OF s. worth
or fertilizer per acre may cause an In
creased yield OF cotton. CAT 10 cents per
pound OF the value OF IS 10 s. or a profit
OF 200 10 coo per cent on its cost. l have
frequently had such results But Il does
not follow that twice as heavy an appll-
cation viii produce twice as large re-
suits. or that three times MS much would
cause three times rs great an Increase
In tho yield. In other words. tho rats
or Increase In the yield OF cotton will
not be In proportion Co the Increase I'm
dollars worth OF fertilizer per acre may
yield an Increase In the crop OF 80: but
ss worth would not therefore bring an
increase OF SIS
But careful observation has shown that
an application OF s. 10 Sc worth Of fertil-
izers (properly balanced) IN a safe amount
TO apply per acre on cotton. Many farm
ers In Georgia have secured satisfactory
returns from an application OF 10 much
as 500 pounds per acre.
I think coo pounds perfectly safe limit
on upland In fairly good condition, we'll
prepared and properly cultivated IN cot
ton. For corn. / would limit the amount
90 900 70 800 pounds per acre on old up
lands.