The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-11


and the Best Time to Apply Each."-This
was the principal subject discussed at the last
meeting of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club We give below the views of some of
those present:
Mr.. George E. Shelley: Both are good.
value barnyard manure and apply it as soon as
possible from the stables. l also use commercial
fertilizers, from sou to 600 pounds per acre with
for present crop, but pure bone fertilizers are
the most beneficial. The best way is to put
manure on grass land. Coarse manure does not
spread so we'll. have no spreader, but think
favorably of it. A light application of each
(manure and commercial fertilizer) is better
than q. heavy application of one. Ten wagon
to the acre. For grass the manure should be
near the surface. The same with fertilizer. as
have plOwed some down, but saw no good from
it. / used wheat drill to put it on. Ny land
was very poor when bought it, but now It shows
decided improvement by my Ina manner ne Of OF farm @
as it is labor lost, and the manure in hauling out
will not go over as much ground as itdoes when
hauled direct from the stables.
Mr. Granville Matthews: 1 agree with Mr..
Shelley as regards the handling of manure and
its benefits. have never had too much manure
for corn. Best results have been from manure
direct from the stables as it loses its value when
it stays in the barnyard. 1t pays on corn, as
never saw much benefit from com mmercial fertil-
izers on the corn crop. having tried 1t few
times. have seen decided benefit on grass sets
with manure and lime.
MIR. Z. v. Richardson: Manure is very neces-
sary for crops in this locality. The spreaders
are of great advantage, as they do the work
much better than hand spreading A good sys-
tenn is to use manure and commercial fertilizers,
but put the former on lightly. Manure does
good no matter how 1t is put on. Truckers put
manure on heavy and then add other fertilizers.
Manure direct from the stables is far better than
that gathered from the barnyard. do not use
commercial fertilizers on corn, as utilize stable
manure for 1t.
Mr.. Joshua G.. Bosley: think the keystone
in the arch of farming is the grass Set We can
get it If we use ground bone. heterogeneous fer
ttlizers are necessary. The truckers need nitro
gen and apply manures for roots, &c. Com
mercial fertilizers with manure will give the
best seeds. Truckers do not have sod land and
follow intensive farming. 1t is necessary for
best farming to use manure and commercial fer
tiliZer. We cannot grow wheat without bone.
With the roofs we get the humus and nitrogen.
The people of the South have the richest
country, but have neglected much of their land.
They must use commercial fertilizer with ma
pure to get grass. The German element will
make a garden of the South. Give nature a
chance with the help of some element of phos-
phoric acid and good results will be realized.
Farmers must experiment so as to know what
the soil needs.
Mr.. Upton Il. Tarbert: prefer manure to
commercial fertilizers if we are to decide which
should be used. The grass sets are the founda-
tion for farming. l believe the new grass sets
should receive the manure, as they receive the
plant food Immediately; better the grass better
the corn Manure and lime are factors in land
improvement. use bone meal and muriate OF
potash with good results. Bone meal shows
benefit for years to come.
Mr.. Frank G. Scott l would be pleased to
have manure and commercial fertilizers, as the
benefits have been marked where applied 1t
depends much on the season as to whether ma
nure is put out and how it is used. With some
manure plowed under, with drought, corn
does not grow as well. Manure dlreet IRON tine the
crops than that well rotted Manure spreaders
tear the coarse manure to pieces 80 that 1t is not
in the way of work. would prefer Sc worth of
commercial fertilizer to So worth of lime. The
composted manures with South Carolina rock
and kainit did not result as good as where Ter
tilizer alone was applied. | have had good
results on corn from two bags of fertilizer to
the acre. drilled before planting the corn.
Mr.. w..D. Curry: The humus in the soil can
be supplied by grass, which can be grown by the
use OF commercial fertilizers. The stock on an
ordinary farm cannot furnish enough of ma
nure to supply the farm hence commercial fer
tiIizers are used to improve the land If l had
to do without one would do without manure.
The legumes will give humus or vegetable
Mr.. Calvin D. Price If had to do without
either 1 would give up fertilizer, as lime and
manure have given me decidedly favorable
results in corn. There was no grass on north
hill for several years and after an application Of
lime and manure the land gave me this year lO
barrels Of corn to the acre. Manure syet. new sets
put nine loads of manure to the acre. each
load containing 20 bushels.
Mr. Laban Sparks: We do not count the cost
in hauling manure; If we did, we would find it
very expensive and would prefer using fer
tiizer, as so much more could be used when
| compared with the cost of manure. In using
| fertilizers we sometimes apply cheap goods and
get small returns, and are taught to put on bet
| to the acre instead of six. Sometimes the grass
sets are unfavorable.. even with costly fertil,
| izers, such as ground bone, ground hsh and
| muriate of potash. / think of applying ferttl
izer on grass land, and yet the acids are said to
be killing to the grass and manure adds bacteria.
| To put the manure at 81 ton, and nine loads 70
| the acre. would mean a cost of SIS an acre. l
| have not been brave enough to spend that much
| in fertilizers to the acre.
Mr. H. Amos Matthews: ! thought of using
| phosphoric acid in South Carolina rock with
| manure about the stable and yard, so as to get
| it distributed with the manure over the land.
| It ia question with me whether to apply lime
| and manure together or at the same time.
! Messrs H. Arthur Matthews and others ex-
| pressed similar views to those who spoke.