252 7 THE G ARDEN ERS’ CHRONICLE, | __ [Nov EMBER 15, 1919. 
NOTES ON MANURES FOR NOVEMBER Жж for this m: aterial should be addressed to the meadow hay known to respond to potassic 
Е Surplus Gove nt Property Disposal Board, fertilisers. One to 15 cwt. of the chloride would 
Papii cdd d Chemicals Department, Storey's probably suffice for Mono 
т is not generally recognised how largely the Gate, Westminster, London, S. W.1l. Tt is under- Winter is the best season for adding lime or 
Dati tish farmer availed тве of artificial ferti- stood that deliveries are made f.o.r. Swindon, chalk to the land, and it is S be hoped that the 
ү during the war. For the first time for Wilts. for orders in the south of England; and process which has begun so well will continue. 
ally years "the demand exceeded the supply. Saltney, near Chester, for ew in the north: So far as can be seen there has been a distinct 
Sulphate i ammonia, of which formerly we the fertiliser is packed in barrels, which are inerease in the use V lime or chalk during the 
Һа ort a large surplus, was especially supplied free. ast two mp ; the figures available (the years 
ids бо. the consumption by farmers in the A further nitrogenous manure that may soon ending July  are— 
Unit psg rising from 80,000 tons before be expected in quantity Bites сы Like Tons. Tons. Pons 
he war 269.000 tons in 1919. The con nitrate of lime this m y^ a manufactured 1917. 1918. 1919. 
sumption ba Pa acta a rose from Д article and also has only а short sea voyage, so Burnt Lime ... .. 142,000 213,000 183,000 
tons in 1915-16 to 750,000 tons in 1919; while that it can be expected to arrive here, even with (round Lir ... 06,000 54,000 39,000 
that of basic he rose from 321,000 tons in the pre n iu gg on shipping round тапа ТЕ 4,000 7,000 10,000 - 
1915-1 b tons in 1919. Mao figures The , outloc or nitrogenous fertilisers В Сосий Chalk a 2.000 16,000 ке | 
demonstrate more vividly than any words the Tests: уе s an nas been. This There still how rg 
great increase in the use made by Atish farmers fe чу у, Кыр the ae is at least as eden Ë tes ae cap e Ai "i d x E i shins ns d 
of the aids to crop production now at their as it was during the war. mrs is nee i xg die na won) d a le 
disposal. The dus m as regards phosphates is more lu нет x ys d el danas e ї jam 
he notice recently issued by the Board of — hopeful than it was last yet and growers can d dm yess groun n coh жы a pi reed E 
Agriculture in regard to sulphate of ammonia look forward suffici supplies for their ui io aea icti h А E 1 уу MA d 
emphasises the need for early purchases, Price needs. Superphosphate and basic slag are the е ер Е wee TAE her tl ЕРЕ к 
are higher than those ruling las year owing {С chief sources of supply; each has its special el s ER S UI we r2 exse "i If the i 
he withdrawal of the Government enba "and - features, though both are to some extent inter- Gloyer, p N B H зва e . ах: b 35 | 
the substantial increases in wages and іп costs сапер. The root crop is the chief con- ее s are Ii рта ср г lec v E s ge bs і 
of coal and other raw materials. mer of superphosphate, and it needs this зей : ed si 2 © йй Hus, T 
they are receivit eavy dressing of basic slag, | 
in which cas d further may be needed. 
If the Clover is likely tp fail it probably needs 
s lime, particularly if thè failure is in patches — 
rather n general, suchas might arise from — 
faul ed or from the spring drought. G | 
shows its need of lime when it forms dark green — 
patches, when Clover tends to disappear and | 
Sorrel tends to spread. Sorrel alone is not a 
sufficient indication, since it is often found on : 
soils well supplied with lime; it is the absence | 
of and the spreading of Sorrel that afford _ 
Ж. ^ evidence. In many cases, however, the difficulty — 
: is complicated ! ck of drainage. No gi ў 
res an be expected until this is remedied 
: Assuming that the order for artificials has 
рее en ablated ca early, the question of storage arises 
~ deliveries begin. 4 1e manures 
os It i with in the preceding paragraphs will 
zeep y providing. th em dry 
They are unaffect y air or time of storage 
$ (within the limits the farmer’s season), but 
ey suffer considerably fr damp; the she 
in which те kept must, therefore, be quite 
dy e most expensive manure sulphat of 
ammonia will probably receive the most atten 
tior e shed is not well built the -bags 
hould be kept off the floor and stacked on a lov 
platform made by laying some boards on bricks; 
е they sh e kept y from the out- 
side walls. If, however, the shed is weather 
proof, has a perfectly dry floor and an inside 
wall, t gs can stand directly on th fl 
without r Nitrate of ammonia 1s sen 
ou ich should not be opened until 
the fertiliser is required. Superphosphate should 
recely c еши s 
E oa a hi Дас ecce У in stori: rea ота 
: Cu SR Я y 5 ; If any und to beco 
FiG. 116.—RICHARDIA HYBRID WITH COLOURED SPATHE AND UNDULATED FOLIAGE. little ару on mora this ean È reae E- 
А Е ae À ; 5 Р breaking them down = ooden - beater - 
For the first time since#19: 916 there аә gatevial TE Kel: oni: wüd nes immediately before drillin a 
possibility that mie may be obtainable E оик bulk ae jen to increase té feeding ——— 
armers. Sodium nitrate is now appearing, and Throughout the eastern and 
may be expected in = quantities as -the ei superphosphate is the better material; : ` FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 
season advances and Shipping becomes it can be applied in quantities up to си гая 
available. At present дат ie is high, but in рег acre. a the west country and p of d 
any case no grower needs -it til spring. north basic slag is often a. “goo s а scia IMPROVEMENT | or cen tow 
Another nitrate is perhaps more likely to appear where o aga and: toe is opinie ; 4 to ee z "HE wars vicissitudes ve not pe me. 
on the market at an y dat te— —nitrate of lime. would be a sui eue = iil now to see the side on the Richardias 
Unlike nitrate of ч As a manu ufa. actured The potash ge Wow Tundsiesfali published in "Ле Gardener? Chronicle, on 
and not a natural product, but it is made in different from Eu ax us last vend Aleat: У ber 26, 1918, together with. ‘the illustrations 0 
During ome has only a short sea be inci potash is bens Podica с R. E R. Elliottiana, R E and 
u V it was n uni 18 o POSNI 2 Fie ы У > i. e not eads: ^" 
but will now be available for agriculture = aL the potasi may 2 ge oe ке 15. ре i x petis have been recorded, | 
nother very effective nitrogenous fertiliser— vho howe | ht soils will do Walk to ds ws though it it doubtful. с etie i M. 
nitrate mm is ing offer ; the nig year on- their Potatos, Mangolds d garden sports." As I have be vorking 
Ministry of Munitions at a considerably lower laid down for hav. as the dnd pais babl prie a these plants since 1900, 1 can re 
price per unit than that of any other nitrogenous so: ak depleted. Although ares oe ol ed experience on Pihis subject, the more зо 
fertiliser on the market. The Ministry is asking Jess gener causes trouble E k Fi = the work gives very splendid results. id 
. Now nitrate of ammonia contains Ж ВАЕ ла; i id its varieties г 1 
т ph ates or тк it is no less ser when P he genus 
35, per cent. of nitrogen against 20 per cent. in occurs, and this is not unlikely UR 1; igh ted violacea, dh d by some bor to i m 
sulphate of ammonia; further, one-half ут or peaty (but not fen) soi Б chalky Zantedeschia, are very unlike the other species | 
nitrogen is in the ie ‘of nitrate, which is m« ee ax Е but they may éasily be cros with ot- 
active than Me Lond бозад nitrogen. Inquiries Assuming the bulk of the Alsatian potash to tiana. made ihe first cross” between В. 
' : be up Gennes irs ved it would be necessary Rehmannii rosea Q and R. Elliottiana c 
esame Experimental ^ Station, to apply 4 to "6 cer . per acre of the sylvinite or 1900, and the immediate offspring às = 
French kainit to Марев and Ó or 4 суф, to hybrid Mme. Fosca Ragionieri, bises pale cream | 
