Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-16

same treatment, then go back to hrst
middle as soon as possible. and SOW
half OF nitrate OF soda in scrape fur
rows next corn, and cover as fast as
sown with one round of turn plow--
shallow. Then SOW peas broadcast IN
this middle at rate of a bushel per
acre, unless very scarce, when they
may be dropped, and cover by break
ing out middle shallow.
A few days later treat other middle
same way, which lays by corn on
slight bed with dirt around the feed
roots, before hardly punching for tas-
sell Lay by early, for more corn is
ruined by late blowing than by lack
of blowing. No hoeing should be
necessary, and thinning is easier with
one stalk In hill. Rub corn with coal
tar II birds or chickens are bad.
On sandy soils would use for a
25-4O bushel yield, 100 pounds acid
phosphate. 100 pounds cotton seed
meal and 200 pounds kainit per acre,
mixed, and rs pounds nitrate of soda
at last blowing, leaving corn 1920
inches in drill, rows six feet apart.
For 1890 bushel yield l would double
amount of mixed fertilizer, and also
use 1875 pounds nitrate Of soda, leav-
ing corn 1916 inches in drill, rows
six feet apart. Clay land is said to
require-more phosphoric acid and less
potash; the fertilizing not so late nor
the planting so early; but this I do
not know Of my own experience.
Mix your own fertilizer--you will
then know what you have, save money
and learn what your land really
needs.
II you cannot grow peas, then try
velvet beans or iron peas, or some nit
rogen-gathering crop which will save
your buying more Of this expensive
element next year than is absolutely
necessary.
The land in these wide rows is not
wasted, for II gives better room to
cultivate, enables the plant to get
more sunshine and light, besides rails
ing the vegetable matter, which is
the very life OF the soll--without 1t
land can never be made rich, no mat
ter how much commercial fertilizer
is used, nor can this fertilizer be
made to pay on land lacking in vege-
table matter, however well cultivated.
Never burn vines or stalks or grass,
unless IL be nut grass; and turn under
all dead vegetable matter possible,
gradually deeper and deeper until
your soil viii have enough fertility
and hold enough moisture to make
good crops at small cost, almost re.
gardless OF seasons.
Get the best seed corn in your neigh
borhood-that which does well in
other sections may utterly fail when
changed to yours. Select heavy, solid.
regular ears of medium size, and
slightly raperlng toward silk ends, well
filled out between the rows and at
both ends with grains long, full thick
and nee from weevils. Next fall Sc
lect this from small. well.shaped stalks
in field.
DO not pull fodder or cut tops II
you can possibly help, for either will
lessen the yield
An acre Of strong, stiff land well
prepared and fortified. after oats,
and planted in sorghum OF sorghum
and peas, will make forage more than
many acres Of fodder at much less
cost.
We learn nothing by doing nothing
new; If you are not satisfied with
your present corn yield, try an acre
by this method, and follow II closely
and, even II II does not suit you. II
may teach you what will.
+, M1vER WILLIAMSON.
Mount Claire. 8. c.