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THE FERTILIZES OU '% Figures and Facts Abou An Article Thai Plants SI Any soil that is to produce profit V able crops must contain three chemi cal substances, potash, phosphori acid and nitrogen. They are necessar; to the life and growth Of plants. Cer ^ tain soils have them in plenty, but ii a form that cannot be assimilated b; r the plant. Other soils lack one o more. Some have had them in gen ' erous quantities and in availabh form, Dut nave ueeu nnpu \ CI lOllC^ by unwise cropping. Animal an< vegetable manures contain them Commercial fertilizers have them i] large quantities and in a supposedl; concentrated and readily available form. v Many farmers believe commercia fertilizers are only temporary stimu lants to the soil and actually ham the land on which they are used They do not stimulate the soil in an; , way whatever and they injure tlv land only indirectly and because o their misuse. Naturally vegetabl and animal fertilizers perform exact it V ly the same offices commercial form do, but contain less plant food. Th fertilizers produced on the farm however, have one great advantag over commercial forms. Stabl manure carries with it a larg amount of organic matter that in ' V creases the humus content of th' r?,vmm?>Tvnni fprtilizers only fur KUU. VWUlUIViv.v.. #** v nish available plant food. If the com mercial forms are persistently use< without the addition of humus mak ing material, the soil eventually wil become sour, run together, dry ou quickly and bake hard. That is wha has happened to many of the cottoi and potato lands of the south. Fertilizing That is Harmful. The so-called injury to land by thi use of commercial fertilizers is caus ed by the farmer who applies a littl ? fertilizer, without any humus-makin: material, directly to the roots of i growing crop. Such food is quickl; consumed and the Jand, already de pleted by unwise cropping, loses stil more of what little natural plant foo< it may have left. The consequence is every year the land, after the use o commercial fertilizer alone, is likel; i to be a little poorer in fertility am 1 physical condition than it was th i year before. Growing plants take enormou quantities of potash, nitrogen am phosphoric acid from the soil. Tw< hundred bushels of potatoes, for example, maturing on an acre of land will take away from the ground ii v 1 o-rnn: CflVOntV.fivP DHJlTld WHICH U1CJ gitn . r of potash, forty-six pounds of nitro ^ gen, twenty-one pounds of phosphori acid. That must be returned, or th 1 land will suffer and finally be exhausted. The sensible, economica and scientific way to effect the re storation of food taken away is b; i ' means of green manuring, wit! leguminous crops, such as clovei eowpeas or^alfalfa, which are particu . c larly useful in supplying nitroger and the generous use of manure fror mf farm animals. Commercial fertili . zers are expensive, and ' their on , . office is to feed the plant. A "Don't" in Liming. .- Lime or plaster is the only sub stance commonly applied by th farmer that actually "stimulates soil, through sweetening it and pro moting the nitrification of organi matter. And lime never should b mixed directly with farm manure or with phosphoric acid, as in th one case it releases before it reache the soil valuable fertilizing qualitie of the manure, and m tne manure . ^ and in the other converts the phos phoric acid into a less available forir The same applies to wood ashes > which contain a large per cent o lime. The nitrogen, phosphoric acid an potash in commercial fertilizers com > from various sources and it will b i v money in the farmers' ..pocket t learn something of them. Xitroge may be in the form of nitrate of sods sulphate of ammonia, tankage, col ton seed meal. etc. t Phosphoric acid may be in th phosphate of lime found in rocks an bones: potash in the potash salts an 1 the ashes in the form of potash. I commercial fertilizers there ar blended in certain proportions, reels c oned to be the best suited for certai crops. The Useless Filler You Buy. But do not make the mistake of as suming that commercial fertilizer are composed of these chemicals in pure state. For example, a ton of fej tilizer designated for use with pots toes will contain about 10 per cer 1 of potash, 6 per cent phosphoric aci and 3 per cent nitrogen?or two hur dred pounds potash, one hundred an twenty pounds phosphoric acid, an sixty pounds nitrogen. The remair der of the ton is a "filler," nothin r ft i t WHICH R FARMERS BUY t Commercial Plant Food t Every Man That houl Read. -" more. Consequently, when the far mer buys a ton of the fertilizer. he c gets along with it 1,620 pounds ol y dead weight, added to give bulk, or - which he must pay the freight. i The farmer who is preparing to use y ! commercial fertilizer can save mone> r by buying his chemicals in a concern - trated form and mixing them hime self, which can be done in a box 01 :1 on a platform with a hoe and sand 31 sifter just as well as it is done in i. j the factory. The "fillers" in com2; mercial fertilizers are of no value tc y j the land, and may be actually harmei ful. For convenience in distributing the farmer can just as well supplj .1 i his own filler of any kind of soil il i -i any soil is needed, which is not likea i ly, as there usually is an abundance i.! of filler naturally associated witf y the materials used in making fertilie | zers. Materials for home mixing can f j be had of wholesale dealers in seedj e 1 and farm supplies. -j The term "complete fertilizer" sig 4 ? - .1. 2- ? X. ll? a ?? J a4- i r? oiirv. sj nines uicti me iijiacu piuuuv/i 10 ou^e posed to contain, for whatever use il l, 1 is intended, the proper percentage ol e j nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash e i Any two ingredients makes an ine I complete fertilizer, which under cer-1 tain conditions may be better for i e| certain use than a "complete." Foi - ; example, if land is rich in nitroger - j from the growth of peas, clover or al3 falfa, it may require only the addi-! tion of phosphoric acid and potash 1 j Manufacturers sometimes indicate or t the containing sacks the nitrogen ir t: their fertilizers as ammonia. The figi i ures giving the ammonia content look larger, as ammonia is a hybrid of nitrogen and is only part nitrogen, the e substance the farmer is after. A sack branded "3 per cent ammonia" realh e means that the fertilizer contains ? 2.47 per cent nitrogen.' The actua a nitrogen in a given ammonia conteni y' may be determined by multiplying J the ammonia figure by 0.8235. 1 i In mixing commercial fertilizers 3 at home, it is better to procure the potash used in a sulphate form, as il fi is superior to muriate of potash foi y, the purpose. Of the ready mixec 3 commercial preparations, here an e: some standard tables of proportions j for various crops, and the amount res commended by the dealers for use 3 per acre: o' POTATOES. Potash.... 10 per ceni Phosphoric acid 6 per ceni a j Nitrogen 3 per cem s! The mixture, with filler, to be usee is 1,300 pounds to the acre. If the po c | tatoes run to foliage ratner man tuu e ers, there is a lack of potash. Lesj ' fertilizer is required on heavy soils 1! as the ground holds it longer when tlie plants can reach it. *1 GRAIN CROPS. h ! Potash 6 per ceni 'j Phosphoric acid 8 per ceni ~; Nitrogen 2 per ceni l' | 800 pounds, with filler, to th( Q i acre. GARDEN CROPS. GENERALLY. e i Potash 9 per ceni j Phosphoric acid 6 per cen ; Nitrogen 5 per ceni '"j 1,000 pounds to acre. ? FRUITS. Potash 10 per cen Phosphoric acid,. 7 per cen c Nitrogen 2 per cen 800 pounds to an acre. S TITTi/vvrv tn h< VV ilCI C LUC iSVXl iO IUV.1IIIVU fcvr -J > e heavy, commercial fertilizers usually s|are placed in the hills at planting s j time. In sandy soils it may be ap '' plied to tjj^ surface of the ground af '"iter planting. Fertilizing attachment! '* may be had on practically all plant *' ers. That Valuable Barnyard Manure. [ When you grow tired of figuring ^ the cost of commercial fertilizers e Mr. Farmer, cheer yourself up with i e consideration of these figures, show 0 ing the value of barnyard manure 11 produced on your own place. ' Sheep produce manure worth $3.3( "" a ton and for every thousand pound! live weight produce $26 annually. Calves, for each one thousanc ^ipounds live weight, produce $24.4; ^ in manure annually, the product be n [ ing worth $2.18 a ton. Cows daily produce 74.1 pounds o i manure a day for each one thousanc n pounds live weight, worth $2.02 t ton, or $20.27 a year. Pigs daily produce 83.6 pounds fo: 5- each one thousand pounds live s weight, worth 52.21 a ton, or 5 2M.2 a a year. That manure, both liquid and solic i- and mixed with straw, leaves an< it other bedding, not only supplies tin d soil with plant food, but improves tin i- physical condition of the soil itself d And the sooner the manure is sprea< d over the fields after it is produced tin i- j more good it will do.?Kansas Cit; g: Star. 1 NOT GOOD EXCUSE. Deficient Memory Owing to Bad Health Xo Excuse. Columbia, April 16.?"A trained man of business may not with im- \ punity do an act which he ought to ] have known was wrong and which \ was wrong, and then say that he did < not know," says Associate Justice ( Gage, in affirming the lower court, ( in refusing a motion of the defendant t . to set aside judgment in the case of ( i the Farmers bank of McCormick, re- ^ - ' - ^ ' ? r [ sponueni, against juna idiucu, ^ i appellant-defendant. I "The appeal involves practically c ; only one issue," the opinion states. ( r "though there are seven exceptions. c - The plaintiff got by default a judg- t . ment against the defendant for $2,- f 120.40. Within thirty days thereaf- c [ ter the defendant moved under Sec- f L tion 225 of the Code of Procedure \ - to set the judgment aside and for t > leave to answer. The motion was re- r . fused and the defendant appeals. j Plain to Court. r Continuing, the opinion reads as I follows: "It is plain the court below - did not abuse its discretion to refuse ? > the motion and that is sufficient now s i to sustain the order which was 1 . made." 1 t The opinion states that the de- c 5 fendant admitted service of summons c and complaint but failed to answer, ? - alleging that deficient memory con- 1 - sequent upon bad health was the * t cause of his failure to answer. The ' f opinion held that the clear prepon- 1 . derance of testimony is against the * - defendant on the issue of bad' health 1 - ,and memory. The defendant tender- J * i ed only one witness outside of his ' * family, while the plaintiff introduc- ' i ed eight. ? It seems from the wording of the 1 - opinion that he had dealings regard- ' ; ~1 ~ + n-iHi nno Ooli. Ilig Llie atlic Ul tunuu nuu uuc, utin i as at Augusta and one Frost at * i Charleston and drew doubly upon the 1 - purchaser for the price of seven bales 1 : of cotton. It seems that the defend- 1 - ant drew on Salinas with bill of lad- 1 i ing attached for the value of the cot- i : ton, and on the same day also drew ) ;r on Salinas another draft which cov- 1 ; ered other purchases of that day, 1 1 that he overlooked the fact that he 1 t had drawn for the seven bales al- J ; ready and included those seven bales < in the second draft only by J j mistake, according to the reply of the 1 > defendant. 1 t "And the defendant seeks further < r to save himself from the badge of < I fraud by saying that he drew on the ' i plaintiff checks in favor of the ven- 1 ? dors of the seven bales," says the J - opinion. i f Once Too Often. I ! i When Josephus Daniels, secretary r t of the navy, was attending school * ^ down at Wilson, N. C., it was cust tomary every Friday afternoon for 1 one section of the school to give de clamations from the platform. One ] Friday a dozen of the boys, compris- ( 5 ing all that were to speak that day, ] got their heads together and. con- ] i ceived the merry prank of all giving t the same speech, one after another. The speech they were to give was t the one that starts: "On Linden when t the sun was low, all bloodless lay the t untrodden snow," etc. i By the time eight or nine of the ! jocular youngsters had given those ] imperishable lines, the schoolmaster t was aroused to a considerable state t of ire and dignity, t He sat through one or two more and then when the twelfth boy was ] about to speak, he promulgated these i t tidings: 1 t "If another one of you dares give t that same piece, he will remain after school and I shall give him something ? * | that will set him thinking." < Josephus Daniels was the next boy. < r He and his companions had entered ^ _ into a solemn compact all to give that < . same little piece, come what might. 4 5 As he ascended the platform and gaz- 1 _ ed at the eager young faces of his ac- j complices, Josephus greatly disliked 4 to be untrue to his pledge. And yet a * r glance at the grim countenance of | the schoolmaster suggested to him t that pledges were made to be broken . when unforeseen circumstances war1 ranted. It was a trying situation. For some ) moments he stood there wavering, 5 discretion yanking at the anchor of duty. j And lo, duty held! ; Manfully the brave little chap be gan: "On Linden when the sun was?" f But he got no further. The teacher 1 laid hands on him. 1 Josephus had been brave but foolish.?Washington Star. r . >< Large. ] I <* Montague Glass was lunching with two of his cloak and suit meri chant friends recently. The subject 1 had turned to real estate, and one of ? the cloak and suit merchants was 3 telling of a house he had recently bought. ^ "And the dining room," he ex? plained, helping himself to more 7 salad, "is so big it shall seat twenty peoples?heaven forbid!" $20,000 DAMAGES AWARDED. Widow of John Fitzgerald is Given a Heavy Verdict. Charleston, April 18.?Damages in the sum of $20,000 in favor of Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald in her suit against :he J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company were awarded by the jury charged with the case in the court of common pleas yesterday. The plain;iff filed suit for $25,000 for the leath of her husband, John Fitzgerald, about two years ago. which vas the result of his being run over )y an automobile driven by an agent >f the Case company. The complaint )f the plaintiff claimed that the ac:ident was due to the negligence of he driver of the automobile. The deence maintained that the deceased :ame to his death through his own ? ault, alleging that he jumped directy in front of the automobile from I he rear of a wagon on which he was 1 iding at the time of the occurrence. Luminous Road Beds. At a recent conference of European specialists upon road paving, it was suggested that one of the most material problems to be solved by those n charge of developing modern thormghfares was the devising of more ;ertain means for the avoidance of street collisions at night between velicles and pedestrians. The ques,ion was raised as to how ;he road bed& might be made nore luminous, or their surfaces best prepared for the greatest >ossible reflection of light, so that ipproaching objects might be dis;inctly visible at considerable dis:ances. The increase in swift, silent mtomobile traffic, it was suggested, nade the study of this phase of road luilding an urgent matter. Dark road surfaces reflect but lit:le of the light which falls upon :hem. On such roadways, the horse ind wagon, and the pedestrian first necome visible to the motor driver, rearing along in his machine many niles the hour, when he comes fairly upon them in his path. Where the surface of the roadway is light the dark objects upon it loom up plainly while yet long distances iway. The surfaces of many of the driveways laid out in this country reflect as low ^s 1 0 per cent of the light falling on them, or less, and rheir effectual concealment of dark colored objects largely promotes chances for collisions. . No. 666 This it a prescription prepared especially or MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. "ive or six dotes will break any case, and f taken then as a tonic the Fever will not eturn. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Dolic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in:ernally and externally. Price 25c. Real Estate Bargains 200 acre farm with dwelling worth $2,500 and other out buildings, all .'or $5,000. Situate near the Kearse neighborhood. This is a bargain. Several good farms in Buford's Bridge township for $15.00 per acre, aood bargains and terms to suit purchasers. A good piece of Main street property for sale. Rents for $32.50 per nonth or $390 per annum. Will sell 'or cash for $4,000. . 1 tl ** PDAUAlVd o. m. uivfinAm HAMBURG, S. C. f RILEY COPE LAND* I i Successors to W. P. Riley. 4 I Fire, Life f Accident f INSURANCE | Office in J. D. CopelancTs Store BAMBERG, S. C. 6. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT Will Write Anything Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. My Motto: "Buy What I Need in Bamberg, and From Those Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at Oil Mill BAMBERG, S. C. LIFE,FIRE, LIVESTOCK HEALTH and ACCIDENT INSURANCE Agent for Superior Monument Co. : Can Save you Money on Tombstones. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDT, S. C. [prosperous Are these. Now is the fittin wage earner to lay aside a ft a time of need. He ma; us the custodian this fund. Four percent. Paid on Savings D Peoples Bank, Ban ?The Tel and Goo< The telephone goes hand in roads. The telephone overcomes ms cles of bad roads and makes it farmer and other rural residents t ness in the city and% with neig] roads are impassable* Progressive farmers are insis roads and telephones. These ' modern civilization are doing mo toward eliminating the isolation You can have a telephone in you small cost. Send a postal for t giving complete information. FARMERS' LINE DEPAR' SOUTHERN BELL TELEPH AND TELEGRAPH COMP, S. PRYOR STREET ATLANT mSSSSESSSSESSbSSSE International Hi Farm Wage The IH C Line QEE the Internation; ^ en* appiied for) o SfefelS lumbus wagons. Th makes these two wagoi ^oJin&CHINES f the M Piuten, Picker. farmer to buy. The n B>4er>, CaJtintor. the pitching ana pulling up o sSn'6 skrSeia it does away with broken ki: tillage irons. It doubles the bearinj on the sand board; it increase C^rmtor. rewl distributes strains more evenl general line the work of hauling easier ox 2iT,*J?*E"ria<* With all these points to re maw* Sprerfer. national fifth wheel is worth Ckeaa Separater. Call on the 1 H C local deale: FamWaftm Columbus wagons and ask *p. l.~ International fifth wheel. Y " ' * miff/Mi If vnu Hn r I una utwm i uuiu naguui ** ? ? fci(ri?tL drop us a ^ce w? S^1 B^derTwbe* I nearest dealer. ^ International Harvester Compan; (Incorporated) (j a | w) Columbia J. R^!R| Bicycles, Guns and Automobiles Repaired. _ - 1 CHILLS ANO FEVER a n k >g %* %/ c* n 20 years of st OR ANY FEVER in curing foi > DAYS g time for the ind against ymake |jj;| deposits - iberg, S. C. ephone j vm i Roads j hand with good my of the obsta 11 e _ , possiDie ior me , -hm o transact busibbors when the ring upon good two agencies of re than all others of country life. ir home at very |j >ur free booklet 1 rMENT irvester | 111 X.2 Je a JuL BH| 5iJ il fifth wheel (pat- I n Weber and Co- | lis one feature III ns stand out above I and cheapest for a || fth wheel prevents H t the front bolster, and M ng pins and bent circle B g surface of the bolster II s the life of the wagon; N y, and therefore makes, B , * fK? hrtrcpc |H * MAV UV* wvwv commend it, the Intera trip to town to see. p r who handles Weber or . f- T/ him to show you the &|i9B ou cannot see it on any ot know where to go, ' ?;11 vo you the name of the oken Wheel | eyond repair, i Send it id let us see what we with it. Wheels that inly fit fpr the scrap ve been brought here ? ^52 e gone back to their is good as, or even betnew. So don't decide ir good old "bike" is r until you see if we :kle i?hif john son's ATONIC jj -ll V