The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-04

In threeyear rotation Of corn, oats
eud clover, let us assume yields OF
100 bushels per acre Of corn and oats
four tons Of clover and four bushels Of
clover seed. We may SOW cowpeas id
the corn, the last cultivation, and pos
slbly produce catch crop Of one-half
ton to the acre.
we will plan to husk the ear corn
and leave the stalks on the land to be
disked down for seeding oats and
clover. The oats should be cut as
high as possible and the threshed oat
straw should be spread over the land
sither before or after rotting, as may
be found best. The third year the
clover may be clipped two weeks be-
sore haying and left lying on the
land, the second crop being harvested
later for seed, using a buncher at
tached to the mower 80 as to avoid
raking The threshed clover straw
should be spread over the land, and II
rock phosphate is used it may be ap-
piled and plowed under with all Of the
accumulated organic matter in prep
aration for the following corn crop
which would begin the second rota-
ton.
These three crops remove about 173
pounds OF nitrogen, while the clover
and cowpeas return about 1S2 pounds
Of nitrogen, and together with the
corn stalks and cats straw furnish
large supply of humus, This is sys.
tenn of grain farming planned to main.
tain the supply Of humus and nitro.
gen. II the Yields are cut In two the
basis Of the system remains the same.
Many other rotations for grain farm
Ing might be followed, but in all
cases liberal use must be made of
legune crops, catch crops, other green
manure crops, and crop residues in
order to supply humus and nitrogen.
In live stock farming take a FIVE
year rotation. including corn two
years, oats with clover and timothy
seeding the third year, and two years
OF clover and timothy using one year
for hay and the other for pasture. as
suming the same yields as before.
Shock one-half OF the corn or put II
In the silo: husk the other half and
use the oats straw for feed and bed
ding.
The four crops will remove from the
soil about 1863 pounds Of nitrogen. and
the clover hay will contain about 120
pounds, which we assume was Sc
cured from the air, making 4S9 pounas
OF nitrogen In the total feed and bed
ding. II onehalf Of this Is recovered
Ia the manure and returned to the
land, there would be a deficiency Of
l24 pounds. But two-thirds Of the nj
trogen can be recovered by feeding
upon cement floors and liberal use OF
straw and shredded fodder for bed
ding, thus reducing the deficiency to
aS pounds.
The pasturing may gain l2 pounds |
of nitrogen. BY feeding more or less
upon the fields and by leaving consid- |
erable clover In the pasture TO serve
as green manure. this small deficiency !
can be replaced. but 20 maintain or
Increase the supply Of humus and nj
irogen 10 the soil is BY nc means an
easy problem. even with live stock |
Keep IN mind these two words /
and humus. II these are
increased In soil the farm win be
growing richer and more productive
Qua whoever ram07es the phosphorus
'r destroys the humus more rapldly
han they are replaced. win have
'oorer land year by year With poverty
IS The only future fer the children
Who continue the same ruinous ass.
EN-.
A l0o-bushei crop Of corn requires
3 pounds Of phosphorus. a 5o-bushel
mop Of wheat, IS pounds: a four-ton
'rop OF clover, 20 pounds And 10
produce such crops for a lifetime. 70
rears, would require as much nhos
,horus as the total supply In the arsi
seven inches Of most common Illinois
'Fairie son
Phosphorus is sold from the iarm
arEeiy In grain. in the bone Of ami.
mails, and hay The phosphorus re-
moved frem the soil Ia TIE average
sorn crop q Illinois lsraiu onlyl i
.Qual 10 the total phosphorus con
aimed In 5a.0se acres Of oar oofn Salt
aud 10 a depth Of seven inches. and
] large amount Is remOved in the az.
.rcgsse e the oiAer crops Because +
he esiecs IS oais slAtaAi AAs g.3c
pread, nAns people ignore L.
The NEST practical and economical !
nethot q maintaining the supply q
lhes saleas 81 tie soii IS s. tke aps
iaaoa * .oea poands q TIE acre of
natural rock phosphate
nee every iauF Ia six wears. In oon-
Ieeiion With hherai supplies cf aec8y.
e orkza!c matter zs f4rm mznsye.
aFame croHs. 81 eihcs green naanres. +
But repeated experiments have
hevn that sasngal rock nAaHaAAie
Sves practically na immediate resarns
used in the 6hsance e aeczgiae a.
'anic matter