The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-02-12

the fert:'iz"S VS. applied IN the burrows
with tic s,rds. While this rcs.:lt was not
eontemplni.'l, IL WIS quieily explained
been In the ground two weeks had under
gone the chemical changes already allud-
ed to. Gnu It's riant food was ready for
the immediate wants Of the yuung plants
This result anag-:;tS that 1t may be ex-
pedicnt: l.. any CASE. IL apply a small
CT soda in tie Sam3 fu: VOW with the cot
ton CT corr stCis, wnirh may be done
win perfect safety with c"' Ton seeds.
"i; without danger to coln X not placed
l.. immediate contact with th: seed.
APPLYING FERTILIZER AT THE
TIME OF PLANTING.
This may be understood 20 ,:ean either
nni'iyinE the fertilizer, bct,i!::; on 1T aud
.n!.i .,,!.i 10 TIC practice Of p"t,iEg tn, fer
tilizcr in the furrow with the seed. In
the latter case, there is always a mani
fest danger that the coming growing sea-
sou may be unusually dry. III which event
the fertilizer. being lightly. covered,
may not be dissolved and properly dis
follow that the fertilizer being SO concen-
trated--en n,ns"o. as it werc-around the
tender rootlets Of the young plants that
a not inconsilerable danger. The plan
Is l!ot advisable except when very
!tEht Sts appii,sa,iGn Is {" be made per acre
seeds that are planted In very shallow
burrows and bit lightly. covered. such aa
cot'oll, uHo ~ ~ Echcraily safer 10 inter-
pose some soil, or. better. deposit the fer
ttlizer In one furrow and plant the seeds
In fuTrow Immediately beside; or, vice
versa, plant tho seeds first In the furrow
and then the fertilizer in a furrow close
beside It, But the preferred plan is to
bed on the fertilizer, and then plant the
seeds, after narrowing down the beds.
l have often applied 80 to 100 pounds Of
q "completc' fertilizer ncr acre j, the
furrow with tho cotton seeds; but IL was
away back" In the late sixties and early
seventies when fertilizers sold at $40 to $;n
n ton. and very Light appllca t!ons we're
supposed to be in tho interest Of a wis"
economy. We did rot know muth ahor.
fertiliZers In those days. and were afraid
to put too much guano on tho cotton
That time has passed and gone, ana the
up to-date farmer has found that 900 and
properly balanced high-gradc fertilizer to
each acre Of cotton is not dangerous or
excessive, but simply liberal and judi.
ci9ua Indeed. 1t Is question OF simple
arithmetic. If 100 pounds per acre IS
profitable and it costs no more labor tn
cultivate an acre with 500 pounds Of ap-
piled fertilizer, then why not increase
the amount invested in fertilizers. and.
Il thought advisable, reduce the area and
the labor account?
Now, the well-informed farmer only
wants to know II the fertilizer be proper
~ balanced for tho Drop he wishes to
invests literally. just as he would do in
, buying anything 1t such price that no
may sell Mt q profit Of from so to 100 per
centum and upward. A high grade. hon
est st., fertilizer viii meet this requirement..
There is another justification for, tho
practice Of applying fertilizers az tho
time Of pldnting4-vlz., when the farmer
has failed to put In his order al. the prop
proverb--"better late than not at an
put In the fertilizer with tho seed, or OF
the time Of planting. 'all