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FERTILIZER TALK 1
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HOW GREEN MANURES ACT
Turned Down Green Crops Do Not j
Add to the Supplies of Plant
Eood, But They Make It Easier
For the Growing Crops To Get
What there Is In the Soil.
When a crop of rye or a sod of
grass is turned down into the
soil and left to decay, there is
added to the soil in addition to
the elements taken from it by the
crop, that part of the crop whioh i
was taken from the air. |
Green plants are usually
about SO per cent, water. The
dry matter is mostly cellulose or
starch, and cellulose and stnrch
are made up of carbon, hydrogen
and oxygen, elements which the
plant obtains from the air aud of
which there are unlimited sup
plies. In other words, when this
grain or grass crop is turned
down, there is added to the soil
no more of the three plant foods
commonly lacking than was al
ready in it. Vet every farmer
knows that most land is greatly
improved by having vegetable
Matter of any kind mixed with it.
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Tie reasons i. r this are largely
! be found in what has been
said of humus and the physical
coiidit; ;n . i' the soil; for these
green crops as they decay supply
the soil witli humus, enable it to
hold more moisture without be
coming t 10 wet for plants to do
well, retain this moisture better
in a dry time, i'urnish food for
the soil bacteria to feed on, and
by putting the soil in better con
dition, enable the roots of the
crop that may be growing on it to
gather larger supplies of food..
That is, while the turned down
green crop does not add to the
supplies of plant food in the soil,
it makes it easier for the growing
crops to get what are there.
It does this, not oaly by keep
ing the soil in better filth and
holding more moisture for the
use of the plants, but also, as has
been said, by furnishing mora
food for the soil bacteria. These
exceedingly minute plants are
what causes the vegetabl matter
in the soil to decay. They draw
!ue food for their growth from it, i
and as they die leave this food in
such sf.ape that il can be dissolv-
ed in tl.> soil water and used by :
the crops planted on the land, i
Their a row tii and death also help '
to make more available s >me of I
t:ie o! 'ier foods, since as lias been I
silted, it is only when this food I
in swh form t i.nt it can be dis- i
iv3il i.v th» soil moisture that it
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LEIiI'MES ADD NITROGEN AS WELL!
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AS HELP BACTERIA.
But while the crop of rye or
grass does not add to the supply
iof nitrogen, phospborio acid or
potash in the soil, there are some
crops that do add largely to its
supply of nitrogen. These crops
are what we call legvmes, and in
clude the clovers, alfalfa, soy
beans, all our garden beans and
peas, the lupines and other crops
less well known. The different
locust trees and the redbuds are
I also legumes.
i These legumes get much of the
nitrogen used in their growth
from the air. so that when they
are returned to the land on which
they grew, or even when only the
roots and stubble are left, there is
a distiuct increase in the soil's
' supply of nitrogen. This uitro
gen is obtained from the airjjby
the aid of certain bacteria which
live upon the roots of the plants
in question. These bncteria have
the power of taking the nitrogen
needed for the growth directly
from the air in the inter-soil
spaces, aud as they die. this nitro
t;en may be used by the plant
upon which they are growing.
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Bv pulling up a healthy c.iwpea
or clover plant, little lumps, or
nodules, may be seen on its roots,
These nodules arc the homes of
millions of tkese nitrogen-gather
incr bacteria, and by their size aud
number one can form an idea of
the work the crop is doing in:
adding to the nitrogen contents
of the soil.
Sometimes none of these nod
ules will be found, for the bac
teria that live on the various
plants do not seem to bo present
in r.ll soils. When these bacteria
are not present, that is, when the
i nodules are not found on the
roots of the crop, it seldom
! thrives, as it should and, of course,
doeß not add to the nitrogen in
the soil.
WHY WE INtKTLATE I.AND.
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Different kinds of bacteria live
on different plants: and one le
gume may be well suppli ed with I
these nodules on land where some'
other crop shows no trace of them, j
Thus the baeteria that live on the
roots of the cowpea seem to be
abundant all over the South,
while those that grow on crimson
clover are not present in many
soils. In such cases, it is neces
sary to "inoculate" the soil —that
is. to supply it with these bacteria
before it can lie of value to the
farmer as a gatherer of nitrogen
from the air. This inoculation
may be done by spreading soil
fr m a field where the bacteria
THE DIANBURY REPORTER
are known to exist over the land
in which they seem to be lacking
or by the use of "cultures" of
these bacteria. These cultures
are simply preparations, usually
of some jelly-like substance, in
which the bacteria have been
grown in great numbers. Ordi
narily the soil method of inocu
lation is the surest and best.
SUMMARY.
Green manures, then, are crops
of any kind returned to the soil
on which they grew. They may,
of course, be applied to other
soils, and they may be allowed to
mature or to die before being
mixed with the eoils, or be used
while still green. They (1) sup
ply humus, (2) improve the
texture of the soil, and (3) in the
case of the legumes, add to it
nitrogen, which is taken from the
air.—Progressive Farmer
A 50-cent bottle of
Scott's Emulsion
given in half-tca'spooin
i. ).cs four times a day,
r.iixed in its bottle, wili
•.•st a year-old baby near
ly a month, and four bot
! tics over three months,
| and will make the baby
! strong and well and will
lay the foundation for a
healthy, robust boy or
girl.
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NOTICE.
, On Saturday, Jan. 22, i
! 1910, I will sell at public
auction at my residence
nearßethesda Cross Roads
at 10 o'clock my entire lot
of personal property as
follows: 3 horses, one
cow and calf, one 2 horse
wagon, one buggy and
harness, farming utensils
and entire lot of house
hold and kitchen funiture. |
Terms of sale cash.
Q. C. NEAL.
THE JOY OF REMEMBRANCES. ,
Homely Hints for Blessing Every
Day Livinf.
Rebecca Harding Davis in Sep
tember St. Nicholas.
There are probably today mil
lions of worthy young folks in
this country who are beginning
I their lives with the honest inten
tion to "get on" in business and
in society, to do the best they can
for themselves and the world.
They are earnest American boys
and girls with the American zeal
for progress, and the honorable
principles which make progress
worth while.
But is this all that is necces
aarv? Is "getting on" to be the
only object in their training for
this life, and the life to come?
A devout old clergyman of New
Gnglaud. in old age, said to his
wife: "Ah, my dear, the times in
our life that 1 like best to remem
ber now are the days when we j
went camping and fishing together j
in the woods. We learned to,
know each other in those dear old |
i frolics."
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Whoever we may be. we cannot j
afford to leave such frolics out of
our lives. An idle day in the !
woods will bring us no money,
but. it may be, will leave with us!
a new thought of happiness.
There are tilings, too, which:
should belong to us, not as broad
winners. but as Minimi beings, j
which we are apt to neglect in
fitting up our homes and design
ing our lives.
One of the mo6t important, per
haps. is music. No house should
be without an instrument of some
kind, if it is only a cheap accor
dion. We never may become
skilled performers; but music is ®
the natural voice of a human -
sou 1. and it does not need a costly ■
grand piano or Stradivarius for J
its expressien. The girls and [I
boys of a family may never be j|
great musicians, but they should
have their piano or violin. How- .
ever tuneless, it will give them
relief from ill humor and wretch
edness, and perhaps sometimes, as
it did to Carlyle, "lead them to
the edge of the lafinite, and bid
them look down into that."
No home, too, should be with
out its animal intimates--cats,
dogs, or birds. The life of every
girl and boy is unconsciously' l
made deeper and broader by cou-1
tact with these mysterious dumb !
brothers of ours. Without it no i
man is as human and tender at J
middle age as he would have been i &
if he had had their love and com-!
panionsliip in his childhood. j«j
Another uplifting factor in the j S
life of a family, though one which f
earns not a penny, is the habit of ;p
keepioß anniversaries. Crowd as
many >n'o the year as it will hoi I. | i
and fill them with significanceijj
and joy. Let the birthday of no j |
great man and no member of the I *
household be forgotten. Nothing I
helps more to lift our lives to I
higher levels than the story of J
(treat men and women. A boy or j 3
girl is made stronger and happier
for life because in one home his
or her birth is celebrated every
year as a gift direct from God;
and ttie old grandmother finds her
la*t vears leas lonely when loving
heart* still thank God that long
ago she was born into the world.
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FOR MEN AND BOYS: WINTER I
OVERCOATS
Our Overcoat stock
is the pride of our
store and every man's
Overcoat is here! > JHfk
We buy Overcoats
for all classes—both
rich and poor—and no MvuimKiiklJm
man should hesitate IMMM
to come here for his
Good Warm Over- lrj^§3
coats at $3.98, $4.98,
$6.50, $7.50 and $lO. yWj/fa
Winston - Salem at
$12.50, $15.00, SIB.OO, fs
$22.50 and $25.00. f k
Every man should VhH
have a good Overcoat m
th bitter weather.
See our Gloves and
Winter Caps. Just the ..
SI.OO, $1.50, cash. •• *
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ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
I Come to Pine Hall
And Examine the Pretty Stock of
CARTER & WILLIAMS
We are prepared to save you money on your
Fall and Winter supplies of Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Ladies' Dress Goods, Hosiery, Etc.
We buy country produce and pay the highest
market prices in cash or trade.
[7T R. BURTON I
| Walnut Cove, N. C. |
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I Also everthing in Heavy and Fancy Groceries,
I Canned Goods and Confectioneries. Come
N to see me when you want some-
L thing nice to eat.
g The Genuine
rjp7ROGEF BROS: I
Spoons, Forks, Knives, etc. jW
II have all the qualities in design, work- 11
W manship and finish of the best ster- ||
•[J M ling silver, at one-fourtli to one-eighth 1
m^uS r * the cost. |"ju! r ' 1 A*
Much of the sterling now on the J *
JKirnSs, market is entirely too thin and light i a
* or practical use, and is far in- If »
ferior in every way to "Silver v
L \ Wears " '
A \ Ask your dealer for "1847 ROGERS
I BROt." Avoid labstitntes. Oar fall | . t
Y I trade-mark it "1847 INEM BROS." 1/) II U I
look for it. Sold by lading dealers \l\ll /J /
I I everywhere. Before baying write for \jl U U
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