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American Agriculturist, September 1,1923 
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When Fertilizer Is Good 
Drilling Condition is an Important Factor 
W ITHIN the past By W. 
few years consid¬ 
erable progress has been made by the 
Experiment Stations and fertilizer 
selling agencies in the development of 
the high analysis mixed fertilizer. 
Through this medium it is possible to 
effect considerable saving in the fertil¬ 
izer investment. High analysis makes 
it possible to obtain a greater amount 
of plant food at less cost, through sav¬ 
ings in the amount of freight paid and 
the elimination of “artificial filler” 
which has no plant food value. 
One of the most important consid¬ 
erations from the standpoint of the 
farmer in his purchase and use of fer¬ 
tilizer, is the necessity of proper me¬ 
chanical (drilling) condition. No mat¬ 
ter how high the analysis of his fertil¬ 
izer may be or from what excellent 
raw materials it may be prepared, if 
the mechanical condition is not all that 
it should be, great loss and annoyance 
will be experienced. 
Mechanical condition means: Drill¬ 
ing quality, handling quality, keeping 
quality in storage; efficiency of the mix, 
effect on bag in storage. 
Drilling Quality 
The drilling quality of a fertilizer is 
of the greatest importance as in every 
acre there are 43,560 surface feet. If 
an application of 200 pounds of fer¬ 
tilizer to the acre is made, each acre 
gets 3,200 ounces, and every square 
foot gets less than one-tenth of one 
ounce. Estimates show that an acre 
of soil with a plow depth of six inches 
weighs about two million pounds. 
Thus, where 200 pounds of fertilizer is 
used each pound must supply 10,000 
pounds of soil with plant food. It is 
evident from this that equal distribu¬ 
tion is not easy, even under the most 
favorable condition^, and should the 
goods be in such poor mechanical con¬ 
dition as to make handling and drill¬ 
ing difficult, uniform distribution would 
be quite out of the question. 
Following this a little further, we 
find that if one out of every ten square 
feet is deprived of its share of fertil¬ 
izer, only nine square feet would be 
fertilized out of the ten put into seed. 
But, if the fertilizer is in proper me¬ 
chanical condition so that it will flow 
through the drill and into the soil even¬ 
ly, every square inch will receive its 
share and every plant will have its 
proper proportion of plant food. 
Handling Quality 
When the farmer receives fertilizer 
that is gummy and sticky, or hard as 
a rock, it is enough to try the patience 
of a saint, to say nothing of the loss 
that will be encountered. With sticky 
goods the drill is continually breaking, 
distribution is uneven, and much time 
is lost in planting the crop. When 
fertilizer sets so that it has to be 
emptied from the bags, broken up and 
screened, there is usually loss of sev¬ 
eral pounds of fertilizer from each bag 
as well as loss of time and the labor 
involved in reconditioning the goods. 
Fertilizer should be and can be so 
manufactured that it will arrive and 
remain in a dry, granular condition. 
Fertilizer manufacturers are spending 
much money and effort in their en¬ 
deavor to eliminate all possibilities of 
chemical reactions which give the un¬ 
satisfactory conditions described above. 
Keeping Quality in Storage 
This is a matter extremely impor¬ 
tant to Northern farmers who find it 
desirable to have their fertilizer 
shipped early in the winter, so that 
they can take advantage of good sleigh¬ 
ing to haul the fertilizer home. In 
recent years it has also been possible 
to avoid freight congestions by having 
the fertilizer shipped in the early 
months of the season. Many farmers, 
however, have encountered unsatisfac¬ 
tory experiences by following out this 
plan, owing to the fact that their.fer¬ 
tilizer did not keep well in storage. 
Unsatisfactory keeping quality is 
usually due either to an excess of mois¬ 
ture in the goods when shipped or 
an excess of free phosphoric acid in 
the acid phosphate used in the mix¬ 
ture. Proper chemical control on the 
part of the manufacturer will elimin- 
L. GAY ate much of this diffi¬ 
culty. Of course, it 
is true that in many cases fertilizer is 
accused of having poor keeping quality, 
when in reality the difficulty is due to 
the manner in which the goods were 
stored. When fertilizer is to be kept 
for any length of time before use, it 
should be stored in the best weather¬ 
proof building available with the floor 
well off the ground, and with the first 
tier of bags standing on end. It is 
also desirable to have straw scattered 
in between the bags. The fertilizer 
should not be stored in a place where 
barn doors may be opened and storms 
allowed to blow in, even for a short 
space of time. If possible, the fertil¬ 
izer should not be hauled from the car 
to the storage building during a time 
when there is any appreciable amount 
of moisture in the air. 
Efficiency of the Mix 
Thorough and complete mixing of the 
various raw materials going into the 
make-up of a fertilizer has much to 
do with the crop-growing efficiency of 
that fertilizer. If the goods are not 
thoroughly mixed, each bag will not 
contain its proper amount of plant 
food, and consequently the soil will not 
receive its proper proportion of am¬ 
monia, phosphoric acid and potash, and 
the plant growth will, therefore, be 
uneven. 
Phosphoric acid tends to hasten ma¬ 
turity and an excess of it in one place 
may hasten the ripening of the plant 
to such an extent as to make a small 
and withered grain. On the other 
hand, nitrogen has a tendency to retard 
maturity and an excess of it might 
retard the maturity of the plant to such 
an extent that immatured grain would 
be harvested or the harvest delayed 
considerably. 
A thorough mix in which every pound 
of fertilizer in the bag has its proper 
proportion of each form of plant food, 
will produce a field of uniform growth 
and material. An efficient mix gives 
a balanced ration for the plant. 
Effect on Bag in Storage 
The farmer who picks up a bag of 
fertilizer which comes apart in his 
hands is usually exasperated, and 
rightfully so. This condition ordinar¬ 
ily results from an excess of free phos¬ 
phoric acid in the acid phosphate, 
which upon uniting with muriate of 
potash in the mixed fertilizer forms 
hydrochloric acid fumes, which de¬ 
stroy the texture of the burlap and 
rot the bags. 
This condition is particularly apt to 
occur in very hot, damp weather and 
can be controlled only by careful at¬ 
tention on the part of the chemical 
laboratory at the fertilizer plant, 
The Advantages of a Check 
Book 
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tions that he is not unreasonable. He 
is not, for he has a right to know some 
reasons for your wanting to borrow 
money, money that is not his, but that 
belongs to some one else who has 
trusted it in his hands for safe keep¬ 
ing. Naturally, too, he wants to know 
how and when you expect to pay it 
back. Remember, too, the banker is 
not going to repeat to anyone what you 
tell him about your affairs. His job is 
keep it to himself. Get acquainted 
with your banker, and let him get ac¬ 
quainted with you, and you will find he 
will meet you more than half way, and 
unless your explanation is unsatisfac¬ 
tory, will gladly accommodate you. 
Farmers, as a rule, are careful to 
take care of their obligations, and the 
man that does this, be he farmer or 
merchant, secures the good-will and 
confidence with the banker and good 
bank service. 
I sincerely hope better times are not 
far distant for farmers. The sooner 
the better. No one deserves to have 
good returns for his products and labor 
more than our American farmers, ahd 
I have found out that no class of men 
make good and pay back any better 
than the farmer when he gets his pay. 
