Thursday, October 24, 1907.-
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
j& Plowliandle Talfts .
HOME-MIXED FERTILIZERS.
Mr. Caudle's Inquiry Brings Out
Another interesting Letter on the
Subject.
Messrs. Editors : Your last Issue
contains an inquiry from Mr. J. A.
Caudle in regard to mixing fertil
izers. I think that I can help him;
at least I will give him my way of
mixing. -
It Js impossible in mixing fer
tilizers at home to secure uniformity
of weight or bulk, on account of
the different sources- from which we
obtain the phosphoric acid, ammonia,
and potash. For instance, it will re
quires a larger amount of a low
than of a high grade of-acid phos
phate, to furnish a given quantity of
phosphoric acid. It will, take about
four times as much kainit as mu
riate of potash to furnish a certain
amount of potash. And so, also, of
the ammonia, according to the
source from which it is derived.
Though we cannot regulate the bulk,
T it.j1. it . J- -w-wt n sn-ti rrrtt nrnf ani1flf1
1 LlllUi'L LllclU we get auj ucoucu
acid, ammonia, and potash.
Suppose we wish to mix a ton as
Mr. Caudle wishes it 8-4-5. Eight
per cent of 2,000 pounds is 160
pounds of phosphoric acid, to supply
which we; need exactly 1,000 pounds
of acid phospahate, 16 per cent.
Four per cent is 80 pounds of am
monia, which would require exactly
1,000 pounds of cottonseed meal an
alyzing 8 per cent. Five per cent
is 100 pounds of potash which re
quires about 800' pounds of kainit.
We have then 1,000 pounds acid
phosphate, 1,000 pounds cottonseed
meal, and 800 pounds kainit, making
a total bulk of 2,800 pounds.
It is true that we have an excess
of 800 pounds ; in weight, yet we
have practically the amount of phos
phoric acid, ammonia, and potash
that we desired.
Now in applying this mixturewe
are simply to treat the 2,800 pounds
as if it were a ton,, or 2,000 pounds.
A ton makes ten bags of 200 pounds
each. Our mixture makes ten bags
of 280 pounds each. Now just treat
one of these bags asif it were a 200
pound bag. Where you would put
a 200-pound regulation bag; put a
2 80-pound bag of this mixture. This
I think practically gives Mr. Caudle
what he wants.
I have been mixing my fertilizers
for many year. I not only make
a considerable saving, but I think it
likely that I get a better article, as
it does not pass through' so many
hands. Not .many farmers can be
prevailed upon to, mix for them
selves. They think that it is hard
to understand, when in fact it can
be easily learned by any man of or
dinary intelligence, by just giving
the matter a little thought. When
vou talk to DeoDle about mixing
their fertilizers, they at once asso
ciate it with compost heaps, much
work, and difficulty of drilling, when
in fact, the bulk is not greater on
the average than that of the ready
mixed goods, and can be mixed be
fore breakfast and worked through
any good drill
J. R. NEWTIN.
Alamance Co N. C.
Referred to Our, Readers.
Messrs. Editors: How is it possi
ble to Drevent the white sediment
that settles and adheres sov tightly
to the bottom of an evaporator while
cooking sorghum? If not possible
to prevent it, what is the best method
of removing it?
THOS. L. HINSON.
Union Co., N. C. -
Too Much Expected of Lands in Or
chards. Messrs.-. Editors: It was on the
subject of the orchard that I entered
the Plow Handle Talks In the Pro
gressive ' Farmer, hoping that ; some
one might be helped thereby,
i I almost wish that apple trees were
not harder on land than locust and
walnut trees are. If they were not
jwe could get better returns from
our Jands that are in orchards than
we can hope for as it is. I am afraid
that we expect too much from the
lands that are in orchards.
A man said to me a day or two
ago, referring to a piece of fresh
land of northwestern exposure : "I
am going to plant, apple trees on
that boundary." To this I had no
objection, but I did object when the
same , man said "I will get the best
of that land before the apple trees
are big enough to shade the land'
Under suhc a state of "cultivation as
the above pruning is apt to be neg
lected, and if this and the worms to
gether don't destroy the trees be
fore they are big enough to shade
the land, I shall be surprised. And
if we get any fruit at all it is apt
to be morev like the wild crab apple
than the Bellflower.
E. J. FAULKNER. .
McDowell Co., W. Va.
Do Not Gin Frost-Killed Cotton at
Once.
Messrs. Editors: I see a writer in
the Times-Democrat, of Charlotte,
N. C, advising farmers to hold
green cotton in the seed to ripen.
That is all right. - He also advises
when it is killed by frost to have it
ginned immediately. I beg to differ
with him here; for when the frost
kills the cotton, the water in the
lint dries out immediately, and the
lint is at its lightest stage. No, do
not gin it, but store it away in the
seed, and the oil will come out of
the seed and add weight and vitality
to the lint. There is one kind of
cotton I cannot say anything for,
that is what we call dog-tail, or the
last picking, cotton that did not ma
ture. The seed are rotten and have
no oil in them. Neither lint nor seed
is fit for anything but manure.
J. A. W.
Mecklenburg Co., N. C.
Franklin County Alliance.
Messrs. Editors: The Franklin
County Farmers Alliance held its
session with Pope's Chapel Sub-Alliance
on October 10th. Pope's Chap
el is situated in the Western part of
the county, near the Granville line.
The soil is susceptible of very high
improvement and is ideal land for
cotton, corn, wheat and oats. But
we don't remember seeing a single
oat or wheat field. We Inquired to
know how many read The Progres
sive Farmer and were surprised to
find so few, but we got up a good
sized club to the paper.
We had fifty intelligent, clever
farmers in the meeting and spent a
very pleasant day. The next Coun
ty Alliance will be held in Louisburg
on the second Thursday Jn January,
1908.. W. H. STALL.INGS,
Secretary.
Had to Get 'Em Away From Homo.
Messrs. Editors: I had to get
these trial subscribers away from my
own postoffice, as nearly all in our
midst take it now.
Hay good and nearly all saved
(October 1 4th) ; cotton opening rap
idly; quite a short crop, but -much
better than last year. - "
DANIEL LANE.
Craven Co., N. C.
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