Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-10-17

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the avn .t~ "i it" Wl' i'I elements
F aIh'lt' 4l excess ~ 'H'~r CONFIRMED III
SOILS "iu"fNi~" well abaNj'I 10 Tn"
. crops. proper supply nt f""d not
. oI.' rlahl'S the Trees u resist unia-
/ v"Hhie conditions. but improves the
. quality of the irult ana p"oIon%s tn"
hearing period Of the orchards and
vineyards.
/ 1t will he TINS seen that commercial
fertilizers can he used most adVan-
tageouSly either in reinforcing farm
manures III general or IN providing Il
generous supply OF quickly available
plant food in specialized, intensive
farming. 1t should he the aim III APP
/ piYln" such fertilizers to supplement-
rather than to replace entirely the
mahurlal resources OF the farm, for
the best results from their application
may be secured only on soils well
stocked with organic matter thumusL
Il material thAt can be maintained in
the SOIL only hy the systematic appli-
cation OF the bulky barnyard or green
mahtres.
Nitrogen phoSphorlc acid ana potash
are the constituents most likely to be
dehclent III SOILS or most quickly eX-
hausted by the production and removal
or crops. Ihey are known as essen
haI fertllizlhg constituents. ana the
value or commercial FERTILIZER is de-
termined almost exclusively by the
amount and form of the nitrogen.
phosphorlc acid and potash which it
contains. 1t does not Follow. however.
that all SOILS or crops VIII respond
equally TO Applications OF materials
containing these elements. for the
needs or SOILS ana the requirements OF
crops vary.
SOILS dii1er as TO their needs FOR
specihc fertl'ity elements. owing ell
ther 10 their method OF FORMATION or
TO their management ana cropping. "A
sandy SOL Is usually denclent IN all
the essential plant food constituents
nitrogen. phosphorlc acld ana potash
while a clayey SOIL usually contains
the mineral elements In abundance,
particularly potash. On the other
hand. a SOIL very rich in vegetable
matter Is frequently deficient in min
eral matter. while limestone soil Is
likely 70 contain considerable proper
uons OF phosphoric acld.
Ihese are the indications IN gen.
erai way. and they explain why 1t Is
that different kinds OF soil that have
not been cropped differ as to their
need OF the dlHerent fertiliZing con-
stituents-
Methods OF management and crop
ping also exert an influence. For ex-
ample SOILS or equal natural fertility
may NOT respond equally to UNIFORM
methods OF 1ertlilzation' because In
the one case single crop requiring FOR
'ts Rrowth proportlohateiy more or one
VI the essehtlai eiements imam or an
QUIET Is grown year aIter year. ana II
may oe that the element required Is
tue one that exists IN the SOIL IN least
quahtltv.
W Tue otner nahd' crops may De
grown that demand put minimum
amounts OF the element III question.
summarizing the conclusions or sci
ence ana practical experience IN regard
10 the use OF commercial lertlilzers, 1t
may De sara:
flrst commercial fertilizers are
}, mainly vaiuaDie because they furnish
the elements - nitrogen. phosphoric
acld ana potash-whlch serve as food.
not as stlmuiants.
Second.-Ine KIND OF FARMING In the
past ana the demands ror speclal prod
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