The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-19
LINE AND FERTILIZER.
Striking Results Of Raw Lime and Fer
tilizer as Obtained by The OhiO
Experiment Station.

every bushel of wheat possible,
and assures them Of a good price,
they are interested as never be-
fore in any information that will
enable them to harvest more
bushels to the acre without ad-
ditional labor. Inasmuch a S
raw limestone is now available in
our own community, we feel we
are doing a good thing by pub
fishing the following article from
the Stockman and Farmer Of the
9Th inst.
"At the Ohio State Fair last
week the Ohio Experiment Sta
ton showed results Of use Of
fertilizer and lime which we re-
questC d DR. C. +. ThOrne to al
low US to give wider publicity
Immediately. His letter and
figures follow:
In response to your request,
| enclose table giving the re-
suits of the experiments in the
use Of lime, fertilizers an d
manure on the Trumbull County
Experiment Farm, as shown in
the wheat crop of this year.
These experiments have been
conducted under the supervision
of Mr. C. w. Montgomery, Chief
in Farm Management. and NJ
o. Bughy, Farm Superintendent
The wheat is grown in a four
year rotation of corn, oats
wheat and clover. The soil is
thin, silly clay, lying flat, ant
deficient in natural drainage. |
was thoroughly drained at the be
ginning of the experiment will
four-inch tiles laid &c feet apar
and 80 inches deep. Expert
ments made elsewhere are ind
eating that drainage alone make
but little difference in the pro
ductiveness of such a soil, bu
that drainage is indispensable t
the effective use of fertilizers
lime and manure.
Lime is applied to the corr
crop only, in the form of tw
tons per acre Of Underground
raw limestone.
Acid phosphate is used at tn
rate of 200 pounds per acre eacI
on corn and wheat and 10
pounds on oats. 1t will be Oh
served that the partnership o
limestone and phosphate h a
greatly increased the effective
ness of both.
Muriate of potash has apparent
ly had very little effect, which
in harmony with the results tha
have been obtained in the 2
years. work on the similar soil {
Strongville, Cuyahoga county.
Nitrogen, in nitrate of sodi
has increased the yield, while
still larger application, made u
of 375 pounds of acid phosphate
80 pounds muriate of potash an
200 pounds nitrate of soda, RI
peated on corn and wheat /
these quantities. brought up tn
Weld of wheat to AZ bushels.
in other words, given a stanC
ing.place for the wheat, wit
: such conditions of drainage an
tillage, as make for the mo-
perfect utilization of air, sui
{ shine and rainfall, it has bee
possible to produce four times
much wheat from limestone ar
chemicals as the unaided soil WI
capable of yielding.
"The phosphated manure WI
made by reinforcing fresh co
3 manure with acid phosphat
used at the rate of DO pounds
the ton of manure. The manu-
t is used at the rate OF 1our 10
e per acre each on corn and whes
This work has been in pr
e gress for four years, duril
t which time have been harvest
8 to date two crops of corn-th
o of 1916 having been put into t
e silo because of premature frost
two crops of oats (the third a
J. largest one that of this yes
has not yet been reported), thr
9 crops of wheat, and two crops
It hay. The average increase 7
& acre in these crops from the co