The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
THE FERTILIZER CUES
TON IN GARRETT COUNTY
County Agent Jester Submits
Some Important Suggestions

C,,.,,+,. A o.,,,4 Taa4.. l. ~
oo''.E 1hseii' 'eS'ei mas SUBMITTED
the following article for publication
in the columns Of The Republican to-
day:
ADouc elghJy per cent OF all the
farms IN Maryland at the present
OlIiic are using commercial Ieftlllzers
ana inns NUMBER IS gradually lncres-
ing each year. Experience mas shown
az 81" anu again IilaI Che appHcaJlon
~ I''il' NATURES crop feSldues and
oiiJ generous use OF !eGuhle5 10 pro
Niue VI : ann Ha1Oet ana nitrogen are
PlacI'ceS OF prime importance. On
must "a MS III 1hIa county Jhese pfac-
CiVg9 t.loi.e are HoI Sul!cieht 10 IN
'uie PI"'l-s1plc yield9 ana Jhe farmers
nus IeaoiI 70 I.le use Oh commercial
lei CllI19ia 10 supply one 81 more ell
cIilci'o7 o. piaAI 1000. Inc lack Of
d PROBE UNDERSTANDING Of the needs
% oSl s'lls mas .1te..ue'tJly Iea 70 the
terly failed to give profitable return
for the investment Furthermore, it
has been made hard for the farmer
to understand just what fertilizers
are needed, because Of the bcWilder-
-1& array OF different formulas and
trade names put out by the mauufac-
Uulefs. he list of Fertilizers for
sale lu Aar"land comprises no less
lAa1 four hundred different brands,
many OF Whlch are ot very low grade
tfom tins 1t is plain to see that
FARMER cannot depend en- the trade
name, but must look at what is in
sac me nag. Low grade fertilizers
must oe avoided, Is they contain
small amounts Of plant food and are
more expensive per pound Of plant
lood lhan nigh grade Fertilizers with
-@..&ef amounts. Any complete fer
IlAzef IN winch the sum Of the per-
can,.ages OF plant food do not amount
70 fourteen or over is considered q
Low grade fertilizer. The Maryland
experiment Station has found that
fourteen or fifteen standard high
grade formulas will meet the require
hehC OF any OF the crops in our State.
rrbo E,--..,la
H.. e.. ''' " ll ~
Sult9 HI me 4of-AuIa felef
" wv e'.-:J' ''I VI S''e.-41'o!e nitrogen
'i-os l'--DllG acl4 aAo p0:-
80 "l1''I-s ILaI me IeFIilI-
,,;t,.e,l. 1e'l5'a . pcL en- oi ayaIIaOIe
49,, l', % Pti 1eiII VI 'H9blaDie pIlo9-
~ ny 80 any per cent OIL wafer SOL
80 l3o''''l' / eI.Ii-zet IiaIeilais are
~ u "a ou' Oh d UNI. Odsis' q uhlt be
80 ~ PTI Colio u q Lon oi twenty
o'','l.2 Luz d 90 contains NJ
49,, 80 'i-Leg li---9 OF Sky poGIidS
d., - .! y, : ,'.' eisi'O uilll5' oI one nun
a,,I 800 ,,-,,S ptlii''S VI ii-os piioIIc acla
, -. "a - " SS-isl Po~"oS OF
i pG.''''j- ~ :L'e p..- c!i''se OF READY
; ;,''-eCe' ~ ~ ~ II - necessary 10
. ..lsi2G "ppH Ai-o"l1S INe hlilQ OF ma
,-il'i9 o'l''S Ii"'e oeJH IsGu III Che
- al = oUsI me SelHhS price
u " = lei lil-Asi - mainly deVetmlned
~ liS PEI CeLlCase co"PoSlUloh us ag-
49,. a. 90 - - "eU1i ll!ieu not
az fioitG ~ Us clIeillcl'I composlaoh' put
1''> RI TI,.'i az l5L o. I-ie AiaIeflals
$50, 49,, NO d ill IIi-10i may ge QUICK
. - VI may 'ecoille aNailaOIe more
~ H- y. 49,
l;., ~. I ~ s.iis I4e hignef $fade Ierti-
i 4. =: IoUSti'' me less nIIef IS USED.
W, - NiIc i.11GI we want 10 get ild OF.
l:,.- ,-.,.-1 -
az. y. ia a115 "HLcH >Te can get IN
oul I own m; iietq9 ana lanes I0E nothing
t,Iiu ~ !; VII 40 Just as much good as
I ne 'tLv sl'lpR ,teg IN rom some 1ertl-
ja,,,o ~ ms " mere II IS convenient
nome mixing Is recommended In every
case case leSpeclly when phosphorus and
potash are used In this way we
hIo" JUST what goes INTO the mix
t"L IA ana a. we pay Irleght on Just what
Is is. uS9u oy the plant But If the farm
t ,i 90 hoI hllH thelr own teruhzers
1ney shquiu GET together and buy the
fl"IeIiais ALREADY mixed IN an open
10 ~ iiiluIa WIlere no Iiier IS used. In
oIHer words Ihe Garner OF the differ
en- plant 1000 elements can be bought
% ai.: mixed ana no miller Is used.
ms. l ms Is Is a new ldea put out by some
llaIuI .l,.li WhIch, l am sure, is
wen worth LOOKING lnte;
N l.,lIt' county should adopt for use
i.o1 more IMAM SIX OF elght nigh grade
I I,,l .,.I so that when a farmer
wants certain FERTILIZER for corn he