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.-.".-i. .-".'.. . -,, i :. ' i. j. . . ...... t ' t ' Vol. XXX No. 40 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1915. ' $1 aYear.5c. aCoDV i - - - . ' - ' - - - ,1 1 Timely FdmSujggesthns Uy TAIT DUTLER is quite certain that if silage 36 feet because that is not what is meant," ?iPi, i oS 7 ha7e an averae bu Phosphorus pentoxide, a mixture weight of 40.28 pounds per cubic foot, -of &-partsof - phosphorus -and- 80 suage jo feet deep will not average parts of oxygen by weight. "Phos--pounds per cubic foot, other phoric acid' is really something else, " conditions bemg-the same. and sulohuric acid ikpH in matin; TN SOWING fall grains it; is always we suspect our inquirer might find We find that from 10 to 20 per cent acid phosphate . contains no "phos- lsafe to "bet" on a dry reason.; beef cattle more profitable.- He should be deducted from the capac-. phoric - acid", therefore, both should Wheat especially neefc a firm soil.- - . should, however, in either case, plan lties Slven most tables, to aproxi- be ignored in considering the compo- ' v a.syst.emo.f cropping or farming that phosphate, except in; It is plainly eviucuv uuu u1i?j iu , wm give ami at least, one other moiv- iUTauc i S uus" so far as the sulphuric acid lowers farms. i"ls 15 csc - . u'; 11 tl v" vu,luu WUU1U, uc le Dest aaaitional wp. moreover, it is a Acid phosphate does not contain northern third of the Cotton-Belt: In 'money crop, but in any case some mistake to assume that the, average any "phosphoric acid" or sulphuric Uc cpp.tion oats, bur clover,. crimson;; other.. money crop, hav if there be weight per cubic foot of silage will be acid, as such, and W shnnM HUmi clover, red clover, alsike plover white no .better one available, might be as much as 40 pounds ia a silo less any idea of "acids", and our trouble clover, vetch, etc.,; should e' sown -made- a sale crop. Or oats, corn 0r tnan 35 feet deep. A silowith not in understanding the amount of plant not later than September.".; Success soybeans, or some other grain crop, over 25 feet of silage will probably food, phosphorus, it contains, would-' may be obtained sometimes with lat-, might serve. give an average weight of. about 35 disappear at once. Ground phosphate er sowing, but it is always; more 'If beef cattle are selected good pas- Poun(is or even less, per cubic foot; rock does not contain any "phos-. rjsky. ' - ' tures provided, silage and cottonseed of course, the silage at the bottom of phoric acid" as such and we should" " v V ;; '-meal used' for wintering the stock, a sil wil1, weigh mor.e per cubic foot, , forget it again, in considering the : of ground phosphate. Tn breaking land . for. .fait -seeding. ' grade, or native cows and pure-bred probably as muchas 60 pounds, or . composition V.Aiio-h there vberolentV Of moisA "bulls obtained and fairlv o-nnrl mon more per cubic toot and the deeDer. rock. The p-rnnnrl rnrVc dn rnntain. ture in the soil, the .disk, "or smooth- - agement given, fair profits or returns the silage the greater will be tfie in combination - with calcium, the.-ing- harrow,- preferabfy. the former,. from the --land ..ought- to: .be:-, obtained weisht. . ; , plant food phosphorus, and that is all should be run immediately; behind- after, a few years. If dairy cattle are' Those who use the silo capacity ta- we need concern ourselves about. " ' the ol6v. Dry weather may come,. selected. the same conditions must be Dies generally puDiisnea,.tor measur- it is unfortunate that we must still later and injure the -growth; -oj the brought about and more labor and m& ine 7ie10 01 snage crops per acre use "phosphoric acid , when we crop, even though a good stand isob- equipment will be required, but the are ajmost certain to over-estimate really mean phosphorus pentoxide,' to ' . tained. " ' "r" v returns should be- somewhat larger the yields. s This means that ;;they un-; measure the plant food in these mate-; ' . - and they will begin to come in at derestimate the cost of production, rials, especially since we really, care ley win begin We would rather'have -grass, stub-r. once, ble and other -vegetation welt; cut, up , with a disk harrow and Iefti.on top of the soil than plowed under,';, if dry- weather should follow the sowing. 'of . . " n J .. fall crops. With a disk seed drill or a e uo Piiy t uver-e.ti ,Ur. Prl wn-W hand 'and J mated Re$ultmg in Disappoint THE CAPACITY OF SILOS per ton and also that they are going nothing about either! but want "to to be disappointed in the length of know the amount of phosphorus. But " time the silage will feed a given num- if our readers would once get. clearly, ber of cattle. fixed in their minds what is . meant," The stage of maturity of the crops, by phosphorus, "phosphoric acid the lengths into which the material is acid phosphate and ground phas- - cut, the height of the silo and , the phate rock, no confusion need exist disked in considerable "trash" on the men- some Kuies to-bo By in packing are the main factors which Phosphorus is an element, a plant surface does no harm, if the top' soil Makin8 Calculations determine, the weight per cubic foot - food, and, the thing actually of use'to , is well pulverized. -I"r. 'THE following questions have re- of silage in' the silo. .. . . us as a fertilizer. , , ; v - : : w 1 ' cently been raised by our corre- , our Reference Special, March 6, -Phosphoric acid .if - a - tirm used The Oklahoma Extension :DiVision spondents, regarding the capacity of 1915 4 we' gave a table.of silo - when . something-, ejse . phosphorus says: "First aid to injured-soil sup- silos: capacities- which experience- has pentoxide, is meant, which contains ply-humus. Follow. up withVmorehu- . 1. .Those who have built or bought shown much more nearly 'represents . 62-parts -of phosphorus' to 80 .parts mus and an application of lime." . -. silos i and weighed the materials put actual resu ts obtained than the ta-. of oxygen by weight. - Which Will Pay Better, Dairy or their capacities. Beef Cattle?.:;.' ' ' " 2' calculating that a silo of a . . certain supposeu capacuy vyouiu iccu KhAULK who has three tracts of a certain number of cattle for a defin- A SOME FERTILIZER TERMS DEFINED land, in all abot;600 acres, some ite neriod of time, manv have been a-:j pL.nl,.t. PL.nU of which is four miles 'fronvhis resi- " disappointed in having the silage give : -Acitj and Phosphorus Should Mean dence, which is two. aad; one-half, out before the end of the period. to the Man. Who Uses Them miles off the railroadf.- wantvtrt -Irnnw--'- r- "Tefitviof-intv nr mpociiritio thi "which will pay best'r ieef .'dj-. tna o s lageterS pk ed A ADER, in writing.about an ar- aval able -or. soluble for f.ed.ng cattle?" .- M;,riv nf: A:licte - that recently appeared tn , plant, ,lmt, the .mixture contain m . - " V -f ttv.iN- "J' -j. . rn, r ,flotiflP,,,e; .nmr.r nry frPP 9C d or acid aS SUCh. UCC With as larce ah area, a 600 acres and that in three tracts several "miles apart, probably1 beefvcattle could- be Handled better than dairvinjy:' If Jairying is selected, it -will , probably rock-, ground fine, which contains : largely phosphorus and calcium . in combination, from 12 to 16 per cent being phosphorus. . . ' J " Acid phosphate is a mixture of ground phosphate rock and sulphuric acid, mixed" for the purpose of mak ing the phosphorus more . readily available or soluble for feeding the s no Tli a- Profrrpssive -Farmer., comoarincr free acid or acid as such. Because i AW0VWW-.. j -,- --- W -' 4 1 A 1- 1 w . have weighed the material into the silo. . All-this confusion or disappoint necessary to establish' a dairv On tnpnt nr irmrn of it at le;ast. comes each of the two larger tracts v.-If beef;, from the fact that practically all the cattle were handled the necessity fort tables published showing the capaci maintaining two complete plants -and. - ties of silos of "different sizes are er equipment would be less UtgehtV. . roiieous;' They are frequently put out :ef m ( )SS( Ige lire eater attention and. labor,, which over-estimated, especially in the silos Question of wh b - ,r , YJ' Liy 111U9C, uuuuuig w -" x..1y vtLnc, u du uiu utic aii. maae snos, anu v is auvdiiwgcuuj can rA nhosnhate and erround ohos- with an equal weight of sulphuric. phate rock, shows that he does not aciaV which contains no phosphorus,-, understand.what is meant by "phos-. the . mixture, or "acid phosphate phoric acid", and confuses this , with . only contains one-half as much phos sulphuric acid used in making acid phorus as the ground rock from phosphate. 1 " ' ; which it-is made, or from 6 to 8 per It is unfortunate that 'the term' cent of phosphorus. . : "phosphoric acid" was eyer.us'ed, and But the term, or the size otthe still more unfortunate that the measure, need not confuse us., If we chemists, when they found out their must - use "phosphoric acid as the error, aia not nave inc tuuidKct "v""" -." v " v y 1 . ' - . . . ' .7. . . umy De answered vhen'.one is m - r,nt rriACA tah es show as aree a ca- vnu,' r "V. 7 ; -r -.1,-1 :ut. ic Um mMr Possession of mbte-faJuiarid.fi.owt: ;7r tv a 0Ssible for a rivenize of discard. the o,a aw MK of th rnnHi iW-V,U, 'm" 't . ' . t ,u... tM.. before tt-oecame popuir.uu u u. - . rim... . . i .... 3w v ... ... . fnrroct tArm nhosniiorus . as ine tcm. COU1C1 flVP. itfvi o '. iAf f t t ' 1 1 fh ' ...!-!.'. r . fnft nf cilacr 15 vvaavv ; ..'"7 Z . ..s f .. -i 4. f-J.il , ......r. "V: .wcigiu.vyi avuu.v. ry. r snrP n this nant food in tertil- nan more piam iuuu iuau UUc wm- aLIPllTinn Dnrl Hhnf irh,h - i : i ,1 ..n.iii in ttlA C1inS . of the conditipns'Vthan our in-o silo In most of these tables, the cent of phosphoric acid contains a .. taining 16 per cent, and that one con- .U:- . " , u.iaUU ,. w. OWeUlUdlcu, cswa..; ... kv , i-ot- TV. a Tnn trpr wa rntl ?. ""1". re gwen- .ii -wm ieSs than oo- ieet mgn, dim uu . f tK -m;.paa:np term taining iZ per cent contains .twice as "phosphoric acid" and the more peo- much plant food as the one contain- K f -iAt- i. K n Aotifr Of rnnrp thr avail Jy better. Dairying not- only re- . duction is" usually 'made for the por "ires that as much or more intelli- -tj0n which cannot welt be filled at ZTi , Kiven to : the,,breedtngr care- fhe top. pie who become familiar with it, the . ing 16 per cent. Of course, the ayail .a AKruh it will become to make , ability or solubility of the plant food a change. to-thecorrect term, phos- is another and. a most important w : - . -, question; but there is really nothing Ononis.. . . .-.. . . . j;i-a. i jA.mrM.- naieedingof the; caUie,;but aisd in- An error when once given publicity ( uces the additionalproblem ,ob 5 hard to correct. 'At present, any UidI'Utacturin tr nnA UAi: -.- x ..Kllci, o iK1a clinw- durts n - T ta."u"8 i.c piu- one wanting iu puuwa a v ; ""w Din., ;. r --aer contemplates ship-ng the capacities '.bCreamtoacreamervrand th?c will; ,;1MHv t "-sMen ins diffirnU?At-:f vu - ,-;. . . j , ... ,. "' u.ms utaiuci v rpnnvnreDarcu. wimuu. 6v..6 w , K? 'IhaWt: carilpay Dief,ma.ld.? the calculations ftrtanTf "aied th"at lor .he measure used..Wc could.agree lairv . L 4 'r cream ; d . himself, f or mstance, we nnu .u n . q d phosphate . to call it anytmng e.se, w.uc. ' more ol' dfmand 'r.-and recent circular of the ;Agr,cltra Ex- .j H er cJ0f phos. just as we call the plant food "phos- Wy U , ?na,' attWn, and. proba: ! tension" Division of the M.ssour. Un.- with fa poanis 0f this phoric acid", when it .s not ; but that thltl I'-i8,?""1 knowledge. For versity capadties.given wh.ch assume P"' ?ock is mixed 100 pounds of. should not. prevent us frorr i .know- v j will 1 1 J ir r MM:.'"'k'i'i. ' t - h-j.i vbt m da lr Knomeage. ;. ror versity capacities given wua- - . f0ck is mixed m pounds ots, s noma noi, yv 3 , Y jL pay a fair nr it e2 The t,a fnttr,win? weieht of a cubic toot the relative values ot two grades KJr is a more ecoriomical nro.. 'T.l J i sila of differenHepths: W"Lw ZT n5 containing, say 14 and 16 per cent. If 1 UUCP r 4 . v vvuuuhwi nd;on higH of silage in silage ordifferentdepths: Pounds per Cubic Foot 38.74 i 40.08 40.28 phate, then any one wouia unacr- .w""6r nds anH ulTr - . . 6 Depth of Sllae - Pounas per ud. is thP wth4th.e . "gt man.:- ..P25 (eet ............... .... J6.J4 is the, better"proposition.j. .. v so feet JJ-JJ a ' v. ill 1104 iAUa., ." .ah iMfi . a i ri t i ' r the Wm".--.-'.. . 1 doubtful if and no confusion - - v , , 0 tirai Tiniiricj tni in ine nil. umw, . , 0rhVntVhe'bt,ter'Pr'Of,0iitiO-n-' "ids th", ,haH vvith- chMper "'us, the Smit1i il e .4'. . .T"vv'. y "v? . ...k fnnt There is reaiiy no c-ui inu tiie -farm divided weight ot .h pounu "phospho several -miles '; apart, . tinder usual condit.ons, and second, it use ot , f S I t "h "idd ihce couid: we must continue the. use of the term stana inaiuic u.t,i.:A r ft" hAranne t has be- onlv contain one-halt as mucn pnus- ff -- ?r : roim . f ,u,dKe, an tracts. . a 1 1- I. ! A, Alt am llfi LrAkOn tn t -"y...A..ft. Mnma r nn n J 1 1 1 iiirii icl au nhorus oer 1UO pounas, or per ceiu, w.nv v . ,;, pnoru f -.liaf.thU "nhosnhoric acid or COU1U POS31UIV IlaYC . , - ine per uiu ui u a occurrcu. ,.,t,ut, minro( h nlant food There s rea ly no excuse ior mc wu.v r-- , riC aClQ i U ltlllvi ,fc vu" f ( '
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