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Show H . I WINTER WHEAT. MW ' Top llrrJDir In llie m.rlnr Mill, Mlralc H I ursolic. H ' In western New York, whom the m. largir purttciu cf tho vluat of thostute B V is grown, probably fuur-tltllu or the H fonuf ra sow uiiilkinl fertilizers on tlu.li H vhcjt In tho rail, at tho Unto of sou tug H tho bel. Tho uunicaof tho ftrtlllzeri H V i many, but tiny ore lOmpouM ihii H ' tlnlly of tho same things, bomo nro a MU i. llttlo Km r than tho nthers Tho Viall H or lliimallirtlsaoheililiospluitf, with i 1 a llttlo nitrogen nml potash adJiil, The HH ' nitrogen aerugei pcrlmim 1 i-r nut, P( I and the ijuntlly of ftrtlllacr sonn oi W ' ' drilled iuMith tho wheat in tho fall it B from 100 tu SCO pounds per ncro. This ( would gtio from ono to two )iuuudsot 1 ultrogrn lr ucro, or about ns much M 9 la contained in from 40 to bO jiouuds ol H cloerha)l H bmall ns is this drcsfciiig of nttiogen, B It Kiuibly gini tho whuat it ltter atari Br and innVu u better fhow in tho fall BBal Otlicmlso wo can luirdlr nccouut foi BBa tho fact that Ihuusunds of ubsining BB1 1 fnnnorn continuo to uno it when they BBS I can buy n plain suptrphoeihate, prc- BBft1 clsolyaa cooit ns tlm otlitr (u cury r B sjicct, at a much lowir price. Wc iff. ally need aonio ran fully urndo eiperi nu lit on this jioiut, Wo also want soino cxp rimenU on top ilresaing whi-at H in the epriiiK For Instance, tuVo n Hi 1.1 BBfl ' of wheat that 1ms Utn )ihophatoii in BBI , Hi" fall and bow on apart of it 100 to H" 150 pemndsuf nltratoof soda per acre H H broadcast aa aoun as tho fioet is out ot HiU ' tho ground, or ubout tho tlmowo usually l aow clover seed on tho w-hout. In Fn. H roiw this is a cimmn u practln i with in f it is almost iiiikuouu. bir John li. H! Lnwca Haul) alwns top drixeis hu l ' whtatwlth nltrato nlonu In tho spring Um' ' "' "l0 r"t0 f about F0 poiiuda pc r ai i c B Tho lata .low ph Harris, tun lonimnnt H . cation to ltgral SiW V.r'..j.tomBu.nt. saaaaaaaaaaaaaVaClLiaaasaaaaaV. kHElfjBBBJBBBL " iUixMtitrwi ing on Iho foregoing. odvl"eii trying In tho spring llio effect nf ftliillo intrugen as n lop ilrewing, wpeclnlly on lard where pliosphntosweroopplleillhe rro- i(iua falf Frofwaor Mnwey of tho Irglnln sla lion rcportod as follows on lnserpr meuts with nllrato of soli an top dn-ji Ingonwheati "I haro inado mvirnlca-icriinrnta mvirnlca-icriinrnta with nllrato of Knla The flrnt was on wheat In Alberniarlo t'mniy, u I usirxl JOO ponnila ir mm on n p irt of n field which hml lieen ferlllliiHl w ith 4" luml of acid i liosj.liiilo in tho full Tho result was nine bushels rvr ai n lnoro Ui.in on Iho rest or tho IWil and a stand of rloaer, wlillo nono or any ai count stood on llw rest of llio lii !il " Jlr. Harris' comment mi Ihls report wasi 'Or rounto 200 jwundsor nltrnlo or wxla, farnhhiiig 83 pounds of riitm-gin riitm-gin In the inost nrallnblo londltlon, Is cajiablo or proiluring n far lurgir In-creniio In-creniio than was ai lually obtalneii Fourthly Fou-rthly 100 pounds jcr atro would liavo duno nearly nsinnrh gool " Tlie ri Ico was also given to farmers wlio ileelreil lo try nltrato lu tho spring tu (elect their cleanest land. If tho wheat Is full or joung wood plantauml hastu contend with I lum for the covitoil nitrate, tho w ceils will prow tho Iwttcr fighters and carry off a largo share of tho nltrnfo and with It other plant food also. It Is not so on grass land. Our grnasea are Iwttcr fighters than tho weeds, ami If they iac plent) or nltrato nnd other rood they w ill crowd out tho weeds. I Inter ! on llaimnril Kutfarr, Many or tho fallurea or clow r soctt on hcay soil are due lo Its becoming com iacteil b) spring ruins brfuro tho seed fa sown. Th jro are two ways to Insure a catch, ono by sowing er) early and allow al-low Ing rains to cover Iho aeoil this often co its It too tlet pi) , and some of Iho mill luay not como at all. Un rolling land Iho seiil I) ing on Iho surflco Is wnsheil into gulllea, on tho sides or which will bo fomid most or tho closer In Iho field, Tho seed Is also carrlnl aw ay when the land Is o crfioweit. Tho other method or insuring n catch Is In lnrrow the surface, thus linproiug Iho winter grain and causing enough soil to I) llghti nl np to mako Just tho shhI bed that grass or clover herds. Auurt can Cultivator sa) that tho lato sow lug will often outgrow that which was sown earliest without tho luirrowlng. Whin rains come after tho recti lietl li fitted, the grain leaven form n touring which protects tho soil from liclng Unten don n, and also helps rhndo tho )uung rioter at ntlmoit is moat Uablo to lu i'T- 1'olnU In Islilisce lullure. It Is reported from tho station of tho Malno agriculturist college tlent disturbing disturb-ing tho roots or euhbugo In truniplant-Ing truniplant-Ing apcars to haru no marked effect on thoslroof tho head, and tint tho best results arooblaiueil rrom fnipient trans plunting Hani heading cabbages when approaching uaturlt) nru liable lohurst oiien or cracl. Heads showing this In cllnatluu ought to Imi pushed or pulled over to ono sldci this loosens uirt of their roots, and fur some reason appears tu countered tho undeslrablo teudenc) Qriiner, who approves this ractlce, re minds growers that cabbage mint not lu grown nfttr cabluigo on tho samo land, club root being tho usual penalty fur a loUllon or this rulo. ' |
