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I The Farmers’ Index. I COMPOSTS vs. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER—,SOIL TESTS OF FERTILIZERS 1880. The season is at hand for preparing I -composts for corn and cotton. If we had I a lingering doubt of the great value of I the compost of cotton seed, stable ma | nure and ecid phosphate, and its super I iority over the high-priced ammoniated t fertilizers sold in market, that doubt I would be removed by reading the Re If ports of soil tests of fertilizer* that are annually competed and published by the Commissioner oi Agriculture. In the Report for 1880, ciioular 14 recently is sued, the several experimenter*, many of whom have been testing fertilizers and composts for the Department for several years past, are almost unanimous in the opinion that a compost, such as we have alluded to, is superior in effect iveness and cheapness. Our attention was at once arrested by an experiment by Mr. Elijah Belleflow er, of Dawson, Ga. He used in competi tion with several brands of fertilizers a -compost made according to “Blacks pat ent formula” to which we have alluded before. The result well illustrates the folly of expecting paying results ftom the use of such nostrums. In thjs case Mr. Belleflowerapplied at the rate of 200 lbs. per acre, each of Blacks patent com pos', Kainet compost (700 lb*. col ton seed, 1000 lbs. sheep lot manure, 100 lb*, -common salt and 100 lbs. Kainet), aud several brands of commercial fertilizers. Without manure, the land made 410 lbs. seed cotton per acre; Kainet compost, 445 lbs. Blacks patent, 647; Sea Island guano, 857; Les'er Bro’s. Standard Bone. 1,750; and Colgate Manure, 1,050. Os this experiment, the Commissioner says: “It is not a little remarkable that far mers will purchase patent formulae for composts when they can get better ones free of charge. The results in Mr, Bell flower’s experiment are not very strong endorsements of the formulae used by him in composting. The purchase of such patents, and of trees from peddlers, illustrates tiie disposition of our people to be humbugged.” We would gladly publish, if space per mitted, several of the tabulated results oi experiments, and comments of the ex perimenters. The circular containing them, may be had on application to the Commissioner of Agriculture. It will well repay any farmer who expects to buy fertilizing materials, to read and study this little pamphlet. It would have been much more interesting and instructive if the prices of the fertilizers used or cost of each application per acre had been given, together with the calcu lated percent, increase and the per cent profit upon the investment. A formal statement of the result of an experiment of this kind is very incomplete without columns showing these features. The experimenters very generally agree in opinion that commercial fertilizers pay, especially when used on land abounding in vegetable mat'er, or on rich land. Several remarked upon the advantage of applying them on stubble land. While we heartily approve of the compostingsystem, we do not condemn the liberal yet judicious application of bought fertilizers. Very few farms will supply material for enough compost ma nure to apply to all the crops planted. But we would caution our readers to be ware of patent secret formulas. As a rule the sole object of the vendors of such re cipes is to moke money for themselves. If the formula is a good one, it will gener ally be found to be an old one. Patent secrets are generally humbugs. •CHECKING COTTON—AN IN- QUIRY. Editor Farmers’ Index: Please let your readers know how far apart -you dropped your cotton seed, when bunch ing the seed at intervals without regard to checks. I wish to make the experi ment this Spring, and I have no doubt many others would profit by your expe rience. The “chopping out of cotton” and “bringing it to a stand” is an item in its culture, and anything that will lessen the labor and expense will be a blessing to onr country. S. H. Beech Grove, Ala. ANSWER. In reply, we would remark that our experience (alluded to) in planting, and cultivating cotton by “bunching the seed at intervals” was confined chiefly to the hill method, laying off both wavs, as we had all level land. But we have frequent ly planted small areas by dropping the seed, six or eight in a place, every two feet, the rows being three feet wide. This is fully as close as the stalks should stand, on fair land—moderately feitil ized, and planted with good, prolific seed. It will be found very convenient for the seed dropper to be guided in dropping seed, by the steps of the plow man who opens the furrows. An aver age man with an average mule will step rather more than two feet, but he may easily regulate his stride so as to furnish a very regular guide of twenty-four inches for the dropper who •follows. Or the dropper may regulate the distance by his own step. In either case there should not be less than two droppers to each opening plow. It is very desirable also, that the furrows should be opened by a V shaped block or wheel, which may be attached to the rear of an ordin ary plow stock. As remarked, in the article on “check ing cotton” in The Index of January 20, the cotton seed should be rolled so as to facilitate planting. We know of no ap pliance for this purpose that is equal to the barrell seed roller, first contrived and described by the writer many years ago, and again described in The Index of April 1, 1880. If the object in rolling is solely to sep arate the seed and facilitate dropping, it is a good plan to use land plaster as a drying material, as it makes the seed white and easily seen when dropped. But a small quantity of a high grade fer tilizer may be used as a dryer, with fine effect on the young plants. We have used the Peruvian (Cnincha) Guano for rolling seed with the very best results. Acid phosphate, however, should not be used for this purpose as it will kill the germs. The foot cf the dropper will cover the seed better than anything else; but it is rather slow for this fast age. If the land is smooth, a thick board or block leaves little to be desired. To avoid having the mule step in the seed furrow, and at the THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1881. same time cover more rapidly, if the ground is smooth, a drag may be used, and two rows covered at one time. The drag is made thus: Take a piece of tim tier f >ur and a half feet long and about four inches square. Ou one side bore a two-inch hole near each end and insert two poles for shafts. On the upper side of the drag bore two hole*, into which two short pieces are inserted to serve as handles. The shaft may be fastened to the hames by a thong or a abort piece of chain. By the way this rough implement (though it may be nicely made if desired) is very useful in striking <ff the cotton beds, two at a time, ahead of the pilot ing. It does the work much better than an ordinary board, and twice as fast. We would advise farmers who may try the p'an of planting in hills or bunch es, to secure the best and most prolific seed. It is evident that the amouut of hoe ing required by this plan must be greatly less than when the cotton is sown con tinuously and chopped out to ten or twelve inche.*. The mere chopping through is not what invo ves the labor, but thinning to a stand and cleaning the grass from such a great number of hill.*. If the bids average one foot apart, in three feet rows, when first put to a stand there will be 14,520 hills to each acre. If two feet apart there will be only one half so many, or 7,260 hill.*. THE OAT CROP—EARLY CORN. Our information is that in the South ern half of Georgia, the fall sown oats were generally destroyed by the freezing weather which attended the exit of the old year. In Middle and North Georgia, fortunately, the earth was covered with a snow blanket v,hich kept the oats from freezing out. There is some little comfort in the fact tbatowing to the exceeding wet weather which began about, the first of Novem ber, and has prevailed thus far into Feb ruary, comparatively little oats were sown in the Southern portion of the Gulf States, and therefore a much larger quantity of seed oats are available for Spring sowing than might have been There has been no weather since No vetnber Ist. when clay soils could have been plowed without injury, and there are many farmers who h«ve l>een up to this writing (Eeb. 3.) waiting for suitable weather. We would suggest to those who have but few seed to s >w, that it i* a good opportunity to test the merits of thorough preparation, and high manur ing for oats. Tlie later the cron is plant ed the greater the care that should be taken to supply, as faraspo.sible, all the conditions of success. Those farmers who foresee their ina bility to supplement a short supply of corn with tlie usual auxiliary of an oat crop, from want of seed oats, should pre pare afew acres by thorough plowing and manuring, for a crop of some quick maturing corn. As a rule, very early va rieties of corn will not beur very early planting in this latitude; but by high ma nuring, especially in the Lili—such kinds as are suitable for field culture, may be put in as early as any. The Pennsylvania yellow(fleld) corn, Dent’s Gohlen, and Newman’s Prolific, are good early verities. Such as Adam’s early are too dwarfish for successful field culture, unless very highly manured, and planted a little later. Seed of each of the above, except Newman's may us ually be bought of our own seedsmen, but certainly of D. Landreth’s Sons, Philadelphia or other extensive dealers. Sed corn for the main crop should be selected in advance of planting time, that there may be no occasion for hur ried or careless selection. Those who have heretofore adapted the practice of planting a seed patch to produce seed corn for the crop, are probably supplied with better seed than usual, and may plant with confidence that their trouble will be tenfold repaid. DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS. The Department of Aricultureis doing an excellent work fortlie farmers of the State in procuring and distributing to every section of the State, pure selected seed of the best varities of corn, cotton, uj land rice, melons, cabbage and to bacco. The Commissioner, as a rule, ships the quota of seeds apportioned to each county, to the Secretaries of the clubs or to tlie Ordinary thereof, for dis tribution to individual's. This plan reduces the heavy expense of sending a large number of small pack ages singly by express or mail. One good result o' this method will be to encour age the formation and continuance of farmers clubs. The Soil Test fertilizersand Seeds for 1881—alluded to elsewhere, contains a good number of brief reports from farm ers who tested seeds sent out last year, and though somewhat contradictory, will serve in the main, as a valuable guide in purchasing seed of improved varities of cotton and corn, especially the first named. We observe that all the varie ties of cotton found more or less favor with experimenters. The Herltmg seem ed to give more general satisfaction, but the Jones Upland Prolific, and Jones im proved were both favorably reported by many. It is a little remarkable that each of these three varities is grown by a different member of the universal Jones family. More People Die from diseased kidneys than of consumption, but not one fatal case in a thousand would occur if Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver C ure was taken in time. By all means try it. 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LANDSm»HOMES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. 1.000.000 acres well-watered Timber and Prairie Lands along the line of the 8L Louis and Sa a Francisco R. R. for sale at from 52.80 to SB.OO per acre on .ecen y.arA time. Excellent for Stock, Fruit, and Farming. The best Tobacco Region in tlie West Short winters, con venient markets, superior schools, low taxes, healthful climate, good society. Free transportation from St. Louis to pur chasers of land. Soto/ormaps and circulars. W. H. COFFIN, Land Commissioner, Temple Building, St. Louis, Mo. janMtt MM -. ADVERTIBEMENTB. SALEM IRON WORKS, sa.r. E Tur, isr. o. O. A. HEGE, Proprietor, MANUFACTURER OP Itnprowxl Oiroiilfir Saw MiU* with verbal Log Hearn, RECHUNEkR, SET WORKS and DOUBLE ECCENTRIC FRICTION FKKD. Th3 simplest, chwpast, best and most acoiirati» warranted tn saw lumber true and even. Took Premiums at North Geinda Fair, 150 tn cash, aud Alabama State Fair, Diploma aud ftM iu cash. Flvetdzes built. Send for descriptive drculan. J. H. ANDERSON, Agent, 69 Broad St.. Atlanta, Ga., DEALER IN SAW MILLS, ENGINES, Era. nov2s if A BOOK FOR THE TIMES! Testimony of the Ages; or. CONFIRMATIONS OF THE BCRIPTUBW By the Eminent Scholar and Popular Writer, Rev. HERBERT W. MORRIS. I). 1).. Author of • Work Davs of God. or Science and the Bible •» A new and inM.iive work, containing nearly &OOOdistiMt confirmat uns of the truth, and historical accuracy of abort) 2500 pasMagcs of Scripture; testimonials gathered front. Monumental Inscriptions. Egyptian Hieroglyphics, CbM* duan Tabletj, Ancient Coins and Sculptures from the ruirtt of Ninovoh. Babylon; Ancient and Modern Literature.Hin** tory. Science, PKilosophv. and Poetry, the whole f mini ng A GRAND AC<TMVL\TI<>N OF EVIDENCEfL_ FACTS, TREASURY OF ILLUSTRATIONS, . a concentration of the light of all ages to illumiae Word. A Very valuable to Sunday^Reboot Teaeherv, WnMtrr* sbmb Biblical Students whose libruriet are linuted.—lllMlQ9 Simpson. Will do good Service.—Ttnv. Jno. 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Our motto Mid will be, “a full house at mod er>ite rates.” which means the best of everything at the LOWEST POSSIBLE FIGURES The iucress! d patronage received by this house tinder its present management, has necessitated the leise < f what whs formerly known rs tbe “Florida House,” aud it has been supp led with elegant furniture, c «rpets, etc., and forms a grand combination under one management, which will oe appreciated by tbe traveling public, JOHN BRESNAN, jan27 ts Manager, MOLLER’S I FOR ' General 1 Debility, Scrofula, 1 U llJL?li?l K iiomnatiHin or Coiißiinipt ion, TATTrtm j is sujierior to any in de- Hlt \ I licacy of tuste and smell, JJIjU 1 • medicinal virtues and purity. ■’t London, European and New I York physicians pronounce it the purest and best Sold by Druinfista. jw.H.ofliieflelin & WewYortj d ecH eo w 4 L CHURCH ORGAN FOB SALE. WE have one large Church Organ, pedal, for sale, which we will sell cheap. It la a large and splendid church organ, and coet originally one thousand dollars, nud was specially manufactured fur us by Mr. Estey. The organ can be seen at Thx Index office. JAS. P. HARRISON A CO. Readings! Recitations! Elocution! 11 MH IO REA DY. J MiX? N- lop.Gaebett $ Co. 703 Chestnut St, Philadelphia. J This number is uniform with the Series, and contains to other KUNDKF.D splendid l>c<*lumntlone ar d Reudlngiu combining Krntlincnt, Oratory, Puthom Humor, Fun, IMO pp. Price. 30 CtS-. mailed free. Sold by lJuoksellcri. Every boy who speaks pieces, every member of a Lvcenua Irho wants Something New tn recite, should <Jvt tha Whole Het. Club raUa, and Full Liat of Content* Free* jail 13 eow2t EVERY CHURCH MEMBER SHOULD GET THE PRAYER-MEETING MANUAI Containing a Theme or Topic (with References, Sug gestions, and an appropriate Hymn.) for each week Iq the year. By ALFREIJ NEVIN, D. D., LU D. 64 Pages; Price, per copy, 10 cents. 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