The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-31
Uses and Abuses OF Fertilizers
2. INTELLIGENT USE OF FERTILIZERS IN GERMANY.
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The Second Of a Series Of Six Articles.
All state institutions have fostered the fertilizer trade since its origin
in the early hfdes. State organizations of all kinds w taken a lively
Ri fr IN g ans ea' eas qp Of tr al t5 rs n:o tn in late, tat farmers! yssFs tns s @scb nsts tshsn
and have therefore framed laws to regulate it manufacture and sale: In
passed exacung certain requirements # thu manufacturer. as to analyses.
the consumer and offer fr sne Inferior material a't under 81 the s' name of fer e
states themselves are largely responsible fol thu rise and volume of the
1t has long been recognized that Germany leads the world in many
en, o ye sonsne Germany nars Is di neensps true that tn mineral psssra So sa the s ae ef ft to trovtn n
crops increased the yields Immensely; CAV tin n study to h under
spis lessons on her f hIrss '" M Li s%. thra 81 his s studies s1 and 'E 1o:
IN h Early history Of h us nss o aI Commercial asr % ssrsr Sas s 1%s 81 sass sa,
in tn years 1915 and 1s4s. and found that on na a heetare csH aer re- he he gath,
did lot ue the salammoniac. He secured this result by using abou 200
In commenting POI this Won LeDts has the following to say: cit is,
quite lutte eeer tain, that Ina d in the action action Of the suano, which produced the crop mex
ammonia AMIN sa,, contained ned e in it, On the other hand; however: the experiments
Or pr nitrogen dtros aaa equivalent mt to THAT, that in 2 20 pounds 81 suan0 and employed under
Fertilizer Experiments In Germany.
comp a tas fo of ss s so1 son ns ssy ts . ,o on % ,s',6 5sseGs observation; ssr,a s'%, on IN, he
knowledge W e possess of their mode of nourishment an of the part which
salts of Of ammonia m sn sn Of ehlop Sae'e of so sans and It Of nitrate 1s " Of sods. towards Ss rs
some light o shsHr action ~ n 'es OF Of th @r' .aa Sns . N @ tne growth os In of th psnts:
salt vas added to certain mineral manures. greater yield was obtained tain
s sns s ADDED a' natsr fsn to to the The sp seasssie on s ss, this ia "a, s sSs so the relation of
IS beds ~er ,D discovered oows ia and syS ra Haadd lss 1@ snd ' eo esds's this !. m.t ssfma x.p pesi
in n favor o, with planters ,a u as well as as eapsamsntess The necessity fof find;
and thorough satisfaction vas found in he use Of the nitrate Of soda and
claim: however. that Tssossie phosphate Of lime .t er re II into tn he f aSsuS oss
covered es,s by, BY . sossM s. study 20, Of ts u.s. . + nitrate Of soda and potash
Of dissolvns pnosphoric acid in tn. form Of earthly n' paospna asa t n sb "
n turn added greatly to the yield of farm crops.
eermanys Crop Yields Greater Than Other Nations.
" e have here many hints Of what afterwards really developed to be
applied to the soil for good GRO Yields r phosphonc acid. ammonia o%I' and nd
elements Of plant food in a fertilizer formui.. A-' '"n '' ssSen'"l
an, T o9ssy es'man y. applies sSs so more N mineral erals. salts. p. acre. to her crop. than
n sro fae aa a aae s. ef e1ose1 han ,es, = 9 9TH r., nation nation It is significant that these
has learned TIE lesson Of good ulas.-deep piowins. the proper ae eaea1 ct
s s ss;:s VIII IL !: 9, '' s.:., r. s q, |; s. a: :, i , . s: n:ss :;s e: 1T !: ss q: s:ss:
~ the land. .h.. win give re.test proats With iarlsGa