The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11

fsySSsys S,SSes fe kSxiSS3 work Or. Thorne
l%gSe2e, N'ssHgssSM has done there. in
l.,-r' 80 = SsssSsS his experiments on
w. T.. Massey. the maintenance
of fertility. il was found that where
steers are fed on cement noors' the
value OF the manure produced is more
than 81 per year greater for eacn an
mai than when FED on earth hoofs.
open barnyard manure IS ABOUT nan
MS valuable as the stall manure. and
whom stall manure is mixed with
floats or with Rcid phosphate the stall
manure is far more effective in rem
d.rine the phosphoric acid available
than the barnyard manure Inc ao-
dition of phosphoric acid. either in the
pulverizcd raw rock or in acid phos-
nhate greatly increased its fertiliz-
ing value and paid handsome re-
turn for tho trouble
Continuous Cropping With Manure.
Tho Ohio station also found that
continuous cropping. that Is the re
peatinE OF the same crop year hi'er
wear on the land, with annual mnnur-
ina with stable manure. Will not main
tain the maximum yield of crop, but
when the manure is used in connection
with a crop rotation. IT increases the
Yield OF all crops grown in the rota-
ton. and when the manure is used In
conjunction with phosphate fertiizer
IL Will give better results than WIN
either alone.
Hence. we can soc that where the
farmer has a sod Of crimson clover on
the land in wintor, and applies to that
all his manure. mixed with noats'
during the winter as fast as made
no not only increases his corn crop,
h,;t greatly increases also the winter
grain that should follow the corn. and
will be saved the necessity for buying
NITROGEN in the fertilizer used on his
winter grain.
Get Your station bulletins and Others.
All the above goes to show that the
stations are doing real practical Work
for the farmer. and the farmer VINO
does not have his name listed for the
bulletins OF his experiment station is
losing n greet deal that he might
learn. In fact, in the very extensive
correspondence with farmers that
comes TO me. / find that there are
hundreds that do not seem 10 realize
that they have an experiment station
in their state. and do not know where
/, is Then. too. any farmer can have
his nene listed at tho DepaT tmcnt or
Agriculture IN Washington, and have
sent 10 him their monthly list OF
farmers bulletins. and can select
from the list such as he wants ana
have them sent 10 him free The de-
partment will not list your name for
All the bulletins. but Will send the
list and you can select those that YOU
need.
Then, II you have disease in plants
or stock consult the station in your
state. They have specialists IN every
line. and are ready at all times TO
help by examining diseased plant
specimens and advising as to the
remedy
Different Forms Of Lime on Alfalfa.
Experiments on alfalfa at the Wash
ington state station showed that an
application of ground limestone re-
suited IN &c tons OF hay an acre. On
plots with no lime. the same amount
was made on plots with sulphatc OF
lime (plastcr) 4.6 tons were made.
Where puivcr.2cd phosphate rock was
used, the crop was 2.5 tons All acre.
Where acid phosphate was used the
crop was i.2 tons an acre, while nj
trate OF soda made 81 tons. 1t does
not seem that any comparison was
made with burnt lime which would
have been interesting.
Corn Suckers Again.
4 farmer writes that he thinks
am altogether wrong IN advising 30
let suckers alone. He thinks that they
must draw too heavily on the roots
and reduce the crop My correspon-
dent entirely rn!sunderstands the func-
tons OF leaves 'ano roots.
Roots the product OF stems, not
stems or roots You can take a piece
OF plant. and. under proper conditions
can put roots on IT, Then, too. few
fully understand that by far the
greater par; OF every plant comes from
the air and not from the soil Chop
up a large corn plant. and dry il com
pietely after weighing 1t. You viii!
then find II lighter by reason Of the
loss Of water. This, of course. got tn
TO the plant from the soil but came
originally from me air. Then burn
The dry plant AS completely as chem
list would till thero is nothing left
but white ashes that you can hold IN
one hand These ashes represent what
the big plant got from the soil cS-
cept the nitrogen. which II got from
the soil. but you have sent 1t back
where II originally came from, into
the air. This little handful OF ashes
bears a very small proportion to the
size OF the nig corn plant
The more leaves wc have on Il plant.
the more and stronger the roots VIII!
be for the leaves are the organs
through which the plant gets carbon.
Every leaf has imbcddod in tho living.
ot heterogeneous, part of the plant. Ger
tain grains that can be seen under
the microscope These grains arc cot
ored green, and give the green color
TO vegetation The cells In the leaf
are fun OF these green grains. and In
every leaf there are microscopic open
iugs, mouths, capable OF opening and
closing When tho sun shines they
are open and the air, with a small
percentage. Of carbon doAide enter!
the leaf The green grains have the
wonderful power OF accomplishing TINS
combination Of carbon aud oxygen, anC
ihcy take the carbon and return IN,
oxygen 10 thc air, taking what j:
poison 60 animal life and returning
what animals need Thon, in the leaf
fl,. gotnbiuat ipu made with tn,