The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-24
THE "WHY" AND "HOW"
OF CROP FERTlLIZING

.ny .re.sl extent in any fertilizer
mbination. The source Oh nitrogen
IN made-up lrrfilizer shouii be dried
mood. or nj, hate ii ammonia. i)r
! .oy poriod rops. and ,"n.iale anl
utter ,rcnl,ic ~Garc4s for long period
crops The hest results are obtained
from nitrate If sod. useG as top
dr. sing on the growing crops, b.
c,lIs. il is So readily available | hat
the crop can use it Immediately att
h the application.
Methods of Application
Many aariculturists are apt to ol-
er COX The underlying conditions
Necessary for large crop production,
tn most important of which is the
rool system OF the crop, and the final
results depend greatly on the num-
b. lol roots in given area, and the
healthy condition Of these The APP
r.ication and use OF fertilizer Should
b. directed towards increasing and
multiplying roots in the largest pos
sibe degree in the soil 1'o that end
the fertilizer should be applied
broadcast and mixed well with the
soil a few days befo explaining the
crop Some truckers and farmers
make two or more applications OF
fertilizer when the crop is growing,
siding the crop with small pillow
and applying the fertilizer in the
side iurrow
The exception in this case would
be on land poorly prepared and bro
ken very shallow, and where only a
small amount OF fertilizer can be
proitlbly used. In this ease the APP
ilication OF fertilizer in the furrow
il permissible. because the soil con-
di'iGn would be such that Il heavy
application Woald be wasteful. and
tAo crop yield is 50 low as to render
i 1nprolitablc
Amount per Acre
&r n!" a. ANY fixed amoun III
l'rlinzcr ~ "a applied rcr acre can
10 laid down. rs The physical eon!i
t'un hc soil, tho dcpth Of blowing
81" land h previous crops grown
e. eon, and The crop in contempli-
tion all hagr 10 botakcn into account.
- set profitable 7 suits. Soil that
has l"cll plOWcd deep "hich ,op-
talns considerable amou.t of hum
Us. and is in good mechanical con-
diiion, will take care of more fertil-
ilcr with profit than thin soil plowe |
shallow and deficient in humus con-
tent. II he land has been SUBSIDIZED
when blowing. ii will help materi-
ally in maintaining the soil moisture
necessary for large crop yield. The
days are past among our best agri-
cultur!sts when they depend on the
whimS of the rainfall TO make their
crop The modern practice of deep
and early breaking. blowing under
the aftermath of previous crops, and
subscribing to open up the lower soil
layers. thus promoting the capillary
system of moisture storage and ne.
rating the soil. have made them near
ly Independent of weather conditions
for the growing crops.
The length of season of the pro-
posed crop is point to be considered
as short season crop will require
heavier fertilizer application so as
TO force quicker feeding than a long
growing crop needs. In this case it
is good practice to give a heavier APP
plicatiOn than the crop will really
Use. following Immediately thereaf-
ter with crop of different type to
use up the surplus fertilizer.
For ordinary farm soils. plowed TO
q depth of six inches or over. and
containing a good supply of humus, 4
good rule To observe is to apply 100
pounds per acre for every inch o.
depth the land was broken. using
that fertilizer which contains the
proper proportion of plant food tn
rop calls for. ON elder lands thai
have been SUBSIDIZED AT breaking time,
this IAN hr considerably increased
a, the suhsoiiinc enables the croD 10
have a better supply of moisture. in
that the capillary system of the soil
Il. in better woking condition. AZ
all fertilizers are used by the crop
dissolved in much water. We can
readily see the benefit of subsoilins
and deep blowing. The complete ae-
ration the soil gets from deep plow-
ing and subSoiling has a beneficial
effect on crops of all kinds. II is as
necessary 10 aerate the soil as il is
IN ferfilize il Three eouallv iunor