The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-07

th3 fertilizer waa epe,!:3.' Ii The burrows
Nth the seeds, While this SIT was not
conteEep;afat, 1T was quishiy exclaimed
~ The fact that the fertilizer that mad
peen in the ground two weeks had under
gone the chemical changes already aIlud-
ed to- and it's plant food was ready for
the immediate wants Of the $"i!EG nIantc.
This result Suggest '!f1t i nay DE ex-
pe3ient. ia any case, to apply small
apa"tij2 say 20 to % pcunds--of nitrate
u soda in the same furr0W with the cot
ton or corn seeds, which may be done
with perfect safety with cotton seeds,
and without danger to corn if not placed
il immediate contact with the seed.
APPLYING FERTILIZER At THE
TIME OF PLANTING
This may be understood TO 1:'.an either
INN diatrir planting the seed; or it may
,et'"., 20 the practice of putting the fer
tiizer in the furroW with the seed. In
the latter case, there is always q mani
rest danger that the coming growing sea-
son may be unusually dry. in which event
the fertilizer being so lightly covered.
may not be dissolved and properly dis
St minated through the soil. 1t may also
follow that the fertilizer being SO Cpp.Cn-
trate1--cn nasse. as II WcsC-urCuud tn,
tender rootleta o. The young plants that
4 hct inconsiderable danger. The plap
is not advisable except when a very
light application is to he LAD" per acre.
This caution ia Especially applicable to
THROWS and btu lightly covered, such as
cotton, and it is generally safer to inter-
peso some soil. or, better, deposit the fer
tilizer in one furrOw and plant the seeds
in q furrOW Immediately beside CT, nee
versa, plant the eaefc first IN the furrow,
and thea ths fertilizer in furrow close
t'"ei'iE it. But the preferred plan is 20
bed on the fertilizer, and then plant the
seeds, after narrowing down the beds
] have often applied 80 TO 100 pounds of
Complete fertilizer per acre in the
fCrrow with the cotton s2cda: but it was
away back in the late sixties and ',erif
seventies when ferts.Ec'C 5uiQ at $40 to $50
ton ana fcI. AGht applications were
supposed - be in the interest Of a wise
ErouOtIIy. We did not know much about
Fertilizers in those days, and were afraid
to put too much suapO on the cotton"
That time has passed and gone and the
up-to-date farmer has found that 500 and
GEO pounds OF fertilizer for cotton,
properly balanced high-grade fertilizer, to
each acre of cotton is not dangerous or
excessive, but simply liberal and judi
cious. Indeed, it Is question of simple
arithmetic. If 1C0 pounds per acre is
profitable, and it costs no more labor IS
cultivate an acre with $50 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
~ balanced Tor the crop he wishes to
Grow. and is sold at fair price. and he
invests literally, just as he would do in
buying anything at such a price that he
may sell at a profit OF from 50 TO 100 per
c7ntUm and upward A high-srade, hon
est fertilizer will meet ti1ia requirement.
Th9re is another justiilo&tIoh Cor the
time of planting-viz, when the farmer
has failed to put in mis- order 1T the prop
or time. He may then. according to the
rToverh-''b better late than rot at alp
put IN the fertilizer With the seed, or at
the time Of planting.