The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-18

N16IuS UP 1lS oStAt d itbEIsN -
most field crops require IL.
From 800 TO 700 pounds Of cotta.
seed may be mixed with each tan
Of fertilizer advantageously. the
amount varying according to tho pr
Of nitrogen which it is desired
to secure in the formula. 1t NAV
frequently be employed as the sela
source OF nitrogen which is 10 D..
used under the drill row. and ex-
perience has demonstrated that tbs
is one of Oee most sa~tisfactory WAYS
in WHICH to apply nitrogen u a
growing crop. Of our lands We're
richer in vegetable matter and more
thoroughly prepared, 1t Is possible
that broadcasted fertilizer woa.d
more frequently demonstrate IS
ing a fertilizer has much to do With
the results obtained. In our ex-
p~erience cotton-seed meal should
be put under the drill row Tor cot
ton. and it is better if it can be put
in the soil one week to ten days
where hish-grade fertilizers are
used to mix them we'll With the sub
soil. A bull tongue may be used
for this purpose. The bed for the
cotton ma hen be made For corn
the fertilizer nay be applied al tile
in relatively deep, however. and II
is desirable tina the fertilizer 10
kept from coming in direct contact
with the seed. for occasionally lis
caustic properties may interiors
somewhat with termination. When
a fertilizer containing cotton-seed
meal as its chief source Of nitrogen
is used under the drill row, it may
often be desirable to increase the
amount of this element, which Is
accomplished by top dressing the
crop at an appropriate time with nj
trate of soda and %Sulphate OF am
mOnia.
Fertilizers containing cotton-seed
meal may be used as side applica-
lions with advantage, provided the
application is not made too tate IN
the season. On clay lands one side
application is probably all that is adj
visable. On very sandy soil mark
adly deficient in vegetable matter
and characterized by their tendency
to leachiness possibly two side ap-
plications may sometimes be made
with advantage TO long season crops,
as corn and cotton.
Probably 200 pounds is about the
right amount to use as a side appli-
cation, and it should be made about
six weeks after planting, though sea
son and soil will be determining fac
tors, and must be judged by cach
individual himself.
Cotton-seed meal might occasion
ally be used for top dressing pur-
poses. The conditions which would
warrant it's use in this matter are q
season of abundant rainfall when
there is danger of the more readily
nitrate of soda being wash
ed out Of the land. If used as a. top
dressing it should be distributed
ahead OF the ~cultivator and incor-
porated in the soil to a depth OF
two or three inches. In warm
weather it will readily ferment, and
while NOT c1lnDfNinP nitrogen so
quickly as some Of the other ma
terials mentioned, it will serve The
needs of many crops in a favorable
season if used as Indicated. 1t would
be a mistake to scatter it on top
Of the grOund as this would limit
its transformation into a condition
useful to plants. Mixing q quantity
Of it with nitrate Of sod or other
quick acting plant stimulants for
top dressing can sometimes be fol-
cessive amount Of cOtton-seed meal
should not be used in this way, nor
for that matter any heterogeneous ma
terial.
The combination Of ~cOttop-Seed
meal with phosphates and potash
makes a desirable top dressing for
lawns. The mixture should contain
from two to three per cent OF nitro
gen and should be applied at the
rate Of o loco pounds per acre,
40 NCAiPoiCu Will wv ~ wv podLbS
for general field crops. a quick act
ing source OF nitrogen as a top dress
ing for lawns is not always essential
in the South where the season II
very long. A combination such as
has been suggested will also be
found useful to use around trees
and shrubs. the growth Of which II
ls desired to stimulate. From one
to five. parts may be used for this
purpose, depending on the size OF
the tree and vigor of growing. Many
imagine that only the quick acting
forms Of fertilizer should be used
Tor this but that does not
necessarily follow, since q tree be-
gins growth early in the season and
not shed it's leaves until late in
the fall. During the greater part of
that period it is assimilating food.