The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
US1S~af1d Abuses of Fertilizers
Leach, Director eli Geor
sTILizERs AND THE HOME GARDEN.
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.&ssk - s<GesyeR ~ aastof +senes of SIX Araeles.
q sack q geso and three or u loads of stable n other kinds of barn
yard manure His garden covered about onehfth of an acre and q good
land to hegan With In tact, he had selected a good. rich spo OF ground for
his garden. The fertilizer he applied amounted to a thousand pounds pr
card was o much better than othe ARTS If h1s farm He vas a o.
n made plenty Of everything and to spare. He knew hat ne mad
liberal applications of fertilizers and manures o his garden, but was eve
quite willing to acknowledge that these mad Ill the Inference in the yields.
Our gardens are usually the richest spots IN the farm. and are % only be-
cause cause re en- make @ them n so b fertilization e1 on, and cultivation" Every acre in the
not consider sufficiently the factors which make fertile land. We do not
will allow. When W wish to make a additional bale Of cotton, Or bushel of
corn we take in more land instead of ennchng what is already under cultiva.
d.. L. H Bailey has given in his book, THE Principles of Vegetable Garden
hi @ nome % sman ua0 of 1 fa4mnapn N n nMs ue , Df Gom mn dsharm Gn.a1z er sv IL
obtained; CD the intensity of the operations ito which, tn ia is committed:
60 the character of the land as regards filth and texture; cp the character
of the land a regards richness in plant food; 90 the kind or species of crops
truckgrowing business an be met in no other va tina by literally fertliz,
fertilizers must be applied ii excess OF the actual needs OF the plants: 1t is
Vegetables re such rapid growing plants that n need not fear that
it is applied close % or in h drill row, al of it should b e saved. The
ed consists Of a complete fertilizer, though the acid phosphate n nitrogen
should should t 4om from T1n n inherent f sources nsrasaS vel sho IN m ee same anmn ,ezn11 eel al p msn at s ans
of ingredients as possible. carrying the three fundamental elements of plant
voorhees, recommends heavy applications Of sue mixtures to the com
of such mixture should be applied to asparagus, and IS much to beets and
turni ps; less, less than 9ann ma nro to pea n "a Dea al som win n cs amGu 1T an 1, anf a appnes
ton ~ which hi is a mot generally s1sasants a Complete 1ons r. fertilizer Fsna,s . but is composed of fdrq If zd,ro gen
be composed of ammonia and acid, OF other formula to suit the immediate
Garden vegetables need large applications of fertilizer because n check in
Bailey that any delay in the growth Of lettuce or raashes will
generally cause q pungent aavor or sharp taste that IL 1nde aMs
is to fsruize well and properly and then cultivate. The turnip is made very
ed seem to revert to the original type ron which they were derived. especial
to to T fsral nssas fa and s1 eani Y esnes r satna 1s s eaes1dD b 'e applied a' to the s sess'
to be saturated with rich plant food before the plants begin to grow very
n 1s%e. Then The s tssg T appn CO mu shou %dr be ra msas about b n te t ina I tse y segs
plants are half grown. This is a definite $ a statement regarding this
made, and With telling enects No n a deny that he vegetable garden
merdal fertilizers