Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17

preparations 1OE their WnOAe ana 1YO
crops by judiciOusIy purchaslnB b.
tilizers and eating tnfem naked -
the time when needed Dut Il newer
pays to pat on buying tgrtfafzers mnk1l
the last few days before seeding ana
then hl1rrfedly buy any brand the deAl-
OF plant food most needed. The WHa-
ter has been managing large farm Tor
several years and has always made q
practice of buying fertiIizing materials
some time before they are needed and
mixing them in the prOporffon which
has been found to be best suited to the
needs OF the crop that L. to be e0Wn-
Ask your neighbors If they intend to
order fertilizers for this fall, and those
who do should co-operate and buy
their fertilizers to the best advantage
and have all shipped by the fertilizer
company to one place. thus reducing
the cost of handling and freight.
: II you buy fertilizers already mixed.
Investigation shows that you pay the
fertilizer company on An average OF
So a ton for mixing ana bagging. -
party of farmers In any commumi4y
can buy the separate ingredients used
In making Complete fertilizers ana fnfx
them Themselves and save fFDm IS 10
SO per ton depending on the quantity
Of the different Ingredients ordered.
The writer has found that q ton oR Ter
ti1fzer, containing four Inherent In
gradients. can be mixed thoroughly
and sacked by two men In two hours
time without Overexerting thon18efvo1.iI
Counting labor ut 16c per-hour 1t thuhs
costs Soc per tou-k0 mix and bag ton;
Of fertilizer with four Inherent ingR4!
dfentss on the farm. Would IL not pay:
you more per hour than any other
work you may be doing At that tfm0es
But there is more important constd-'
GRAFTON, which Is, that you know the
source from which the plant food In
the Ingredients came from; for there
is great difference In the values OF
plant food from different sources: N-t
To prepare q home-mfxed fef4ilizeIs
all that is needed - q square pointed
shovel and q wood frame. 6x2A fest,
covered with q wire screen OF 3-I6 u
11-inch mesh, and a tight noor. Spread
the different ingredients on the floor
in even layers, speeding one upon the
other. Begin at one end OF the pile
and,a cutting down through the layers
with your shovel. throw 1T through tl4
screen The Particles that are too
large to pass throrsh the screen
should be crushed with q tamper. Re
shovel the materials back through the
screen. two or three times, after which.
1t will have been mixed sufnciontIy to-
begin sacking.
Materials to Use.
As to the materials to use. the 1oI-
lowing are recommended az the most
desirable ones to the market:
Steamed bone-meal containing ~ to
% per cent phOsplaorfc acid and III:
to Der cent ammonias acid phOD-
phate containing II to- Ii Der cent
phosphoric acid nitrate OF soda con
tanning Is per cent ammonia; muriato
of potash containing so per cent rot
ash. Steamed bone-meAI il q vaf1kn-
Bile ingredient on account OF the EO6R
effects from it's use on the cI0Ner crOu
Formulas FOR haI.<ins.
To get best results liberal appl1ca-
tons Of fertilizers should be made
Many farmers, thinking they aesr ooo1S~
omizing. use too small amounts Of NeRI
tilIzers per acre to get the greatest
net returns.
The following mixture Win gtvA 81
cellent results for @Wheat- The 1Inke-
rails are generally put MP m 1zSIb.
125-Ib. sacks they may ba nn1mo& -
Z sacks of II per coM3 a4EA pAnn-
phate, 875 lbs.
s sacks of steamed houg-anosa1g18s Iin-
2 sacks Of nitrafSs - a0dA, ESQ 1ba.
This mixture analyses 3hout 4a54s..
costing $3.50 per I'm R1xod and. sack
ed ready to use- An0tAer good mix
lure can be made up a. tnte fDIIcNine-
materials.
Z sacks Of 16 pep cent acid pf0s-
phate. Loo HIS
IL Sacks Of mnrIate % po1ash, 1851
lbs.
- eeen. Of n1traee on seln. s15ss IL
THIS utEturs AnaIyz1s 2 - 80
eost1 - -1osDer tQne 1l11r1.d sana oasnSl
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