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Show &ALT A3 FERTILIZER. TThAt jAi-ph llnfM lift trt Kr Ahntil 11 In Th Atniftlran Allrnlliirtl. According to tu. modtni notion of "A com j. k to manure " nIii r inlt, plaatcr norllmolaa manure at all. A "com plrte mannre," wo aro told, 1c anything that contain nltrotcen, phoiborlo ad I and potash. Hut atlt, plutcr and llmo contain neither nltroif n, phosphoric acid nor putnah And therefore they at not manure, either complete or lncum plctc If accept thU notion then ! nut hi riff mora to bo alt Int ivhlla tittnn, phuvpliurio acid and itutuli are utiquntloiiably the three lnffirtli entaofphnt food int ictnerally defi dent in our noHt. it ii very curtain tint they nre not tho only aulwtancea that will tin reaotbo (growth of our rmp. Lime rendera tho nitrogen and iotaihof our fAU mure aratlAbh . platrr make clover and corn (trow more luxnrlautly, und I lia enft decided btncllt from an application of rait on mangel wurxl, barley and i,hrat John Johuaton. "tho fithtr of nnder drnInltig,H an 1 ona of lhomott iuccvm-ful iuccvm-ful fa nu r of bit lime, nn-d alt un hi winter wheat for mmy yean IIiowfrl about four buidiela irr ocro bro.idcnt on tho Ian J at tho thnoof aowingthowhmt in tho fall lie once, showed mo n laro fiellof wheat lint wa al nown with Kilt at above, except a narrow trlp run-nlnrf run-nlnrf acriMi the held Tlio (flitt wa iuot marked an 1 lxiif fldal Tho wheat on roth ldo this unwiltctl trip was taller, the ktruw brighter and atllTer, an Mho head bcttir Idled 'Whrdll tho mH do ao much gwir Frankly, t do not know Thererireliun.lmliof lu ktancr where mH hai ha-l a decl 1el effect) ef-fect) thero aro more intancei where I ta application tiaa done no good ''Agri cnitural aalt I111 Ik-cii offered our farmer farm-er nt very low price, and miny have tried itt but for toma reason or other Ita turn doe not extend "Do I uo It? No. 'Do my neighbor 110 itr iSo, ccr talnly not. oa a rule. Where one fanner ttae tnlt a hun I red contltiue to um. j tar after ynr. iup r; honpluile. Hundred of experimtntt might Ito cllod whrro aalt haa proved Ui.eflt.lnl, Why It ia aometimes valuable and often time not wo do not know. We do nut uudentand Ita action. We aro nrly ai iiiorant In regard to the action of platter. plat-ter. For oome ) ear w 0 havo auj y that aalt and platter checked tho evaporation evapo-ration of water through tho have of tho 1 lanta, and thm lewcne.1 the f.ijnrl-ou f.ijnrl-ou effect of drought. Homo recent ox ptrimenta would Indlcnto that jdatter watfatorublo to tho growth of tho ba cllluA or "nitrate )oat tint ctinart organic ultrogiii and auimonhi tuto id Irate and. tlm rendered tho iiltngui Immetllatf ly arnilable for the grow th of our cnltivatod crop, FoaAlbly aalt acta In tho Mine way Alt that wo know ut pnwetit U thit wilt la fnuntly very In 11. flclal on aomu aolla and for amuo crutx. One of 1 ly neighbor who grow a cabbage, utiloiu, carrot, etc , on low, mucky land d t-uuU olmot entirely on alt m a ft rtlllzer Ho freimntly rata a a flno crop of late cabbago with aalt atone. On nlinilar land of my own la thoaamo awatup 1 find uivrp'"pl'lt and n Uttlrt ultra to of wla highly boue-Ikiab boue-Ikiab Bo that it would ihhiii probublo thatialt do vi lop lant food from the aoil. And It i n fjutttion for coiudJcn tlon and cxperlmcut whether ft la chtap cr to fnmUli tho phophorio acid an 1 nltrataln tho form of manure orfcr tilixen. or whether we ahonld ne aalt, llmo or JaiU r to develop them from tho oil If a given amount of money in Buporphovphato and nitrate of odi will produco aa Itrgo crop aa the aamo amount of monoy expciidM In aalt. llmo I or planter, then of coucmi tho fcrtilixers are to bo prefcrrtl Kcano they furnlah j tho plant food rather than develop It 1 from thuatoroof organic matter lu tho I aolL Cr of tlorte't te, Should mow aih tho mud oil n horau'a ' leva or Ut It dry on and then brnah It uirr (Jood horaemeu differ on thl I tolnt Tlii I the answer given In ltaral Kew Yorkir "If the mu 1 could lo quickly drltxl off, tho beat way w onld bo to let it dry and then bruAh it cleanly off Ilat If tliat I not 1-oMlble, it H cvl- I dent that, k long at It rtmalui there uudriod, it keepa tho akiu of tho hock Wit the very thiuf to ho H.ollod. Hence ai'pnriutly tlio beat thing to do i to get nd of it lu tho qulcko.t iouible manner TliU U atUined by anhlng and fponglng Hut If thl ti dme It must Iw fotloweil up by a thorough dry ln.j If thl Ii not done the aecon I itato willlioworM than tho first. To ovoid graaao, hao dry liocka In tho stable, free from tho lodgment of dirt. .Ntlfi U Il-rki ln(. Tlio following query wa aikcU and anawcro.1 In TlwAmerlcan Ikikeejivr Journals "Whkti la tho more desirable forhlvaa aihitcoeror a gabloroof-Theie gabloroof-Theie wvreolghtccnreidieatotliUqnery Flftetnof theaouuawtred a ftatcovor Tho editor w a Included among tho a l vocatt. of a tlat cover, aud a..td tint "if the hire dope a littlo to the front all tho adrantagct of tho gable roof nro obtained, without uny of it dWad.au-tage.,, dWad.au-tage.,, J. V II Hroni replied, "Flat, If to bo covered with tin, but if no metal covering 1 prefer n gublo" M Alupln exproamnl Aprifireuco foragible roof O M Doollttlo wrote that ho ued a flat cover ovbriald w 1th tin, which la patntid will to, Alwaya havo a littlo portico to the 10 hive with a roof extending over, an t an Inch or lu 0 be ond It, adt lie the I'hll 1-ddlphla 1-ddlphla Farm Jounial Tho bee do not w ant to hlaj ludoora during all the rainy weather any mora tluin ou da. They may nuh to thehlte to eeiaiKin shower, but if they ha e a ermda they do not need to all crow d In tho hive, butlouugo vutsldn, atretchlng their lega, combing their wtngu, perhap clono idiuo of Hair mmy tyvatnadoze In fair wiulhcr tho ouug boca llko U phy 011 it as tuu-.ii iu j on do on u broad prch, while thou tho come homo from n long Might Uden with honey like to alight an 1 rtt on ftu moment before craw ling Into tho hive. |
