The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 04, 1905, Page 7, Image 7
Farm and Fertilizers.
How the Former may be Improved
by a Proper Use of
the Latter?Views of a
Horticulturist of National
Reputation.
W. F. Massey, Horticulturist North
Caroliua Experiment Station, in
Progressive Farmer.
Will our Southern farmers
over get rid of the notion liial
for every crop sown or planted
mer can improve liis land and
hie crops without buying an
ounce of nitrogen. But phospho
run and poiat-sium are essential
to the perefec'ion ot the grain,
and must be placed in the soil if
they are lacking.
While the clay soil may con\
\ tain a large amount ot potash in
the silicate torm, it will not be
safe to assume that a suilicient
amount is available to balance!
the phosphoric acid (the form in
which we use phosphorus), for it
has been found that neither
phosphoric acid nor potash will
have its full effect unless there is
a due percentage of both available
in the soil or applied in a
fertilizer.
There are mi'lions of dollars
thrown away in North Carolina
and adjoining States every year
in the purchase of nitrogen (or
ammonia, as the fertilizer met;
prefer fo put it, since the figures
look larger^ and it is easy, as 1
have said, to improve the fertili
ty of the soil and to get annually
increasing crops without buying
?u ounce of nitrogen, provided
th^sfarmer farms and does not
( rtwely speculate on the chances
with a formula.
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1 am perfectly familiar with
t the finest, wheat growing section
of-Eastern Maryland, and visited
there about ten days ago. While
riding on the train I conversed
with a leading farmer and said
lliat. in the long time since I had
ten there 1 could see a great
provement in the crops, though
good farming had always been
the rule there. uYes," said he,
t4we used to think that 40 buBh"
els of corn was a pretty good
crop, but now we get 75 or more
bushels of corn and 40 bushels ol
wheat per acre/' They lornierly
used Peruvian guano and after*
wards the formula mixtures and
made 10 to 15 bushels per acre.
For the la*t twenty years the
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we must. have a special fertilizer
formula t.i mix, and always with
a large percentage of nitrogen?
Referring to Mr. Petty's arii
cle in ihe Progressive Farmer of
October 3rd, I would sav that he
iB a little ofT in the figures about
wheat. Thirty five bushels ol
Wheat will be '2,100 pounds, and
will contain 49 5 pounds ol nitrogen,
1869 pounds of phosphoric
acid and 1 1 34 pounds ol
potash. The straw will carry off
a larger percentage of potash
than the grain, so that the potash
and phosphoric, acid removed
will not seriously differ.
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Now it will ho sale to assume
that a fiood clay soil suitable lor
wheat will in our older cultivated
lands be more deficient in
phosphorus than anything else
except nitrogen?which we will
Yiot consider, since any good far
best farmers there have not
bought an ounce of nitrogen and
have used notMt g but an application
of ncid phosphate on their
wheat and have practiced a three !
year rotation of corn, wheat and
clover. One ot the best of these
farmers told me that during the
last twenty years he has averaged
40 bushels of wheat per acre,
iu; = i__ i __ i -
'u >iuo i'h niitiimr liinii no Ofiter
than any of our rod clay uplands,
if as good, naturally.
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Tlio grain farmer and the cotton
farmer have 110 need for buy
ing nitrogen. This is especially
true of the cotton farmer, if he
feeds the meal from his cotton
seed and the hay he oan make
from cow peas and the 6tover of
his corn well shredded, and c.>re- '
fully saves the manure to return I
to the land broad cast for the
corn crop. Then if the corn is'
I roperly cultivated and is cnti
and shocked while the fodder isgood,
and peas have been sown
among it before the last working,
he can chop thes* up with the
cut-away harrow till fine and all
the organic matter left on top |
the soil, and can with a disk drill
teed small grain and have the
dead pea vines as a mulch and
top dressing. Then he will need
on the wheat only 300 pounds of
a mixture 6 parts acid phosphate
and 1 part muriate of potash.
Then lollow the wheat with peas,
and the peas will do more for
you iu the way of getting nitrogen
and making forage if you
give them a similar application;
both applications costing no
more than one of the ordinary
complete fertilizer. Then cut
the peas and cure them for hav
and 60w crimson clover and rye
on the stubble, the rye to guard
against the failure of the clover.
Turn these in the spring for cotton
without fertilizer of any sort.
Sow among the cotton at last
wonting more crimson clover and
rye, and during the winter get
out and spread on it all the house
accumulation of manure and turn
all for corn and a now round ot
I
the rotation.
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A number of years ago a young
farmer, not in the cotton district,
but whose main crop is wheat,
commenced corresponding with
me, seeking advice in the improvement
of his lund. I had
not heard from him for a good
.,K;I? ?:ii i >
vyiiiio mi jroBioruay 1 received
from him a photograph of his
twenty-five acre field of cow peas,
all cut and cocked tor hay, and
he wrote that the field made 100
tons of cured hay. He said that
years ago that field was too poor
to make a paying crop of anything,
but that by following my
advice and sticking to thej rotation
with peaB he has made over
thirty bushels ot wheat per acre
and seventy bushels of corn.
Following a similar rotation,
and feeding all the roughage ot
it.. ? t? ^
tuo lami nna an mc- eouon seeU,
it is evideut that the farmer in
the cotton belt could make profit
euough out of these auxiliary
crops of corn anu small grain and
peas to more than pay all the
expenses of his farming and
leave the cotton crop as clear
profit. But it will not be done
by the men who want a fertilizer
tormula for every crop planted,
and who merely use feililizers to
The Taylor-Steele Nuptials.
A Full Account of an Interesting
Event, Briefly Noted in
a Previous issue of The
News.
Reported for The News.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. It.
J. M. Steele, ol the .Jacksonhaiii
section ot this county, whs a place
of beauty Thursday, Oct. 26th,
when Mr. Goodman Taylor claimed
the hand of their beautiful
daughter, Miss Pearl, in holy
wedlock. The home was heuuti
fully decorated with lovely flow
ora. The wedding march was
beantiiutly rendered by Mrs. O.
A Gregojy of Lancaster. The
grooru and bride completed the
picl ore.
The bride was arrayed in white
.'loresre lace and ribbon. The
v. il was looped wiih white daisies.
The bride carried a bunch or cape
jasmines. The groom wore a full
dress suit.
The attendants were: Mr. LI.
I). Fur.derburk, best, man, with
Mrs. H. D. Funderburk, maid of
honor; Mr. .James S'arnes and
Miss Mary Duntap ; Mr. Joseph
Robinson and Miss Ida McMurray;
Ma Thurlow Snipes and Miss
Nettie Hupv! Mr D H
J , W.
and Miss Rebecca Manes.
A Her the ceremony was perlormed,
by Rev. T. A. Dabney,
the briie and groom received the
hearty congratulations of a host
of friends that were present.?
Then the dining room door was
opened by Mrs. Steele, mother ot
the bride, and all were invited tu
partake of a bounteous least.?
The table was decorated with
tl __ i -?'
n iwt iH, irinid anu cancues, ana
everything (hat could be thought
of in tlie way of nice eatables was
there in abundance. Alter the
large crowd had dined the young
people enjoyed good music and
indulge ! in pleasant games.
At 12 o'clock the happy bride
and grcom, amid showers of rice,
thrown by Mr. Frink Nesbit,
wended their way to the home ol
Mr. H. D. Funderburk.
They left Friday morning for
Kershaw, to visit relatives ot the
groom. They returned Monday,
and upon their return were given
a reception at the home of Mr.
II. D. Funderburk.
An Attkndant.
Rock Hil! papers are requested
to copy.
The government of Honduras
has prohibited the importation ol
whiskey, rum and anisado in
barrels, casks or demijohns.
get a little more stuff to sell.
Alter a few rounds of the above
rotation there will be absolutely
no need for purchased fertilizer
except phosphoric acid and
potash for the pea crop, for the
most profitable place for this is
on the crop that feeds the land
and the stock at the same time.
The farmer to whom I have re
ferred sayH that ail ihe great impiyvement
in his laud ha* been
made by the crops raided on it
wliile improving them, and not
by any great outlay of money
which he did not have.
Why not go to (arming syste
malically and stop this everlasting
palaver about fertilizers?
|Cheap Excursion Rates vial
Southern Railway.
Ou account Charleston's Annual
Gala Week and Coast. Fair
Association, November 6 11 1905,
Southern Railway will sell tickets
Iroin all points within State of
South Carolina, including Angus
ta, Ga., at rate One First Class
li* f * i ^"
rare ruis zo cents lor the round
trip, tickets sold November 4th,
to 10th , inclusive and tor trains
arriviving Charleston before noon
November 11th; with final limit
November 13th, 1905.
Southern Railway will provide
extra coaches on all trains into
Charleston November 5th, to
12th., inclusive and all who wish
to take advantage of the exceed
ly low rates can do so and feel
assured that plenty of room will
be provided.
For additional information, call
on ticket agents or address,
R. W. IItint.
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. C.
^ NOW FOl
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? Crackers, Pre!
^ And Fruits of Every Kin
^ Give me your business,
^ and Quality.
^ Don't forget I keep a fu
? China, Crocker]
^ Yours to serve.
^ J. I
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The Trading F
We have the Bit
I Cheapest Stock of
ever had. We boi
cotton was ciien
higher prices, a
such being the c:
more goods than i
Our stock of
DRESS
/ S NEW AND
We pride ourseh
medium priced li
ING in the towi
well-assorted and
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tion?quality con;
When you think of
sue
Think of us. We carry the
styles and quality. We lu
Shoe for men, and Kippendo
pair guaranteed.
Give us a call ; we welc
or not.
Yours, with Honest Goo
ITimHf
Notice.
To the overseers of the Public
Koads of Lancaster County.
1 again ask you all to warn out
your hands and work each of your
sections of the public mads, as many
days as the law requires or until you
get your road in good condition. I
want to find that each section of road
in the county is worked good betweeu
this and the last day of November.
As you all know you can't do much
good working the clay roads during
t Iim wintur
The grand jury held a meeting on
the tlrst Monday in September last
and lequested me to give notice to ail
of the overseers to put four days'
work on each section of road by the
first Monday in Oct and for each of
you to make a report to me that day
And I did so, but many of you failed
to work or to make any report. So I
kindly ask you all to read the report
of the grand jury at the last term of
the court. You will see by that report
that they want to have the roads
worked better than they have ever
been in the pa->t, < r have the law enforced
against anv one who fails to
discharge his duty. Let every one
do ti 1 s duty, and the law will not be
enforced against anyone, but otherwise,
they say it must be done,
'take due notice therefore and govern
yourself accordingly.
KespeetfuMy,
M. C. Gardner
Go., Supr.
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serves, Pickle, f
d. Celery Every Week. 4r
and I will give you Prices ^
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*gest, Best and
Goods we have
ight goods when
.p, anticipating
nd, of course,
ase, we bought
usual.
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ne of CLOTHi.
We carry a
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{NISHINGS.
ii aety competisldered.
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m in an end leas variety of
indie the Forbush Cushion
rf Shoe for women. Every
ome you whether you buy
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