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PAGE TWO . THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERB0!;.0, S. C. ^FHE KIND'OF FERTILIZERS WHICft OUR FARMERS SHOULD PURCHASE Figures and Intereatincf'acts About Commercial 'Plant Food. An Article That Every Man' - r . : That Plants Should Read. —' Any noil that in to produee prof- itafele crops mu*t. <ontalQ T, three chemical aubntanc^'i. potash, phos phoric arid and nitropeu. They are necenaary to the life and K.rowth. v of plants intfdtlt rtitroKt^h. phosphoric acjd inti Any t*o ufxr*«‘i<-m* makes au ini'otupleto feriijiz«*r. vtijeli under certain conditions may he tHtter for t certain uw* than a ‘ complete.'’ For xariiple. if land.is rich in nitrag* n from th? gro vth of peas, cioref or alfali::, it may require oily. the. F<1- litloji of phosphor'* a> II and pol ed. the proper peneniage-or cid and' pot- bnt CSnaln soils nave theiqjn plenty,* it in a form that cannrffno assiin- ilated by Ujo plant. Other soils kick one or-tnorp. Solve have had them in generous quantities and in avail able fof.R>. but have b?*en impoverish'. ed hr unvflse cropping: Animal und vegetable manures contain them. CoiBinercial fertilizers have them in large quantities and in a supposedly concentrated and readily available form. 4 Many farmer* believe romiuerrinl fertilizer* are only temporary stim ulant* to the soil and actually harm tne land on a hieh they are- used. They do not stimulate the soil in ahy way whatever and they injur- the land only indirectly and because of tholr misuse*. Naturally vegetable and animal fertilizers perform exact ly the same offices commercial forms do. but contain leq* plant food. The fertilisers produced on'the farm, hbwever. have one great advantage .Over commercial form*. Stable ma nure carries with It a large aniount S f organic matter that increases the lumuu content of the soil. Commer rial fertiliser* only furnish available' plant food. If the commpccial forms are persistently used without the ad dition of humus making material, the soil eventually will become sour, run together, dry out quickly and bake hard. That Is what'has hap- ■cned to many of the cotton and po- fat fato lands of the South Fertiliser That 1* Harmful. The so-called injury to land hv the 4ise of commercial fertilizers is cauaed by the farmer who applies a little fertiliser, wlthbut any humus making material, dlretly to the roots of a growing crop. Such. food la quickly consumed and the land, al ready depleted by unwise cropping, loaes still more of what little nat ural plant food it may have left. The consequence la. every year the land, after the use of commercial fer- tillser alone, la likely to be a little poorer in fertility and physlal con dition than it was the year before. Growing plants take enormous quantities of potash, nitrogen and phosphoric add from tne soil. Two hundred bushels of potatoes, for ex- umple. maturing on an acre of land, will take away from the ground In which they grew seveaty-flve pounds of potash, forty-six pounds of nitro gen. twenty-one pounds of phospho ric acid the land will suffer and exhausted v The sensible, cal and scientific way to restoration of food taken means of green manuri Anally eraifbmt- ejm*t the Is by with legu minous crops, such a* clover, cow- peas or alfalfa, which are particular ly useful In supplying nitrogen, and the generous use of o manure from farm anltpAla. Commercial fertilis ers are-expensive, and their one of- Are is to feed the plant. - .V “Don't** In Liming. Lime or plaster is the only sub stance commonlv applied by the far mer that actually ''stimulates" soli, through sa'eetenlng it and promot ing the nitrification of organic mat ter. And lime never should We mix ed direcjly with farm manures or with phosphoric. acid, as in tbe^one case It releases before It reaches the soil valuable fertilizing qualities of the manure, and in the manure, and In the other converts the phosphoric acid Into a less available form. The same applies to wood ashes, which contain a large per cent of lime. The nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash in commercial fertilizers come from various sources and it will be money in the farmers' pockets to learn something of them. Nitrogen i.iay be in the form of nitrate of so- d:t,- sulphate of ammonia. 4 tankage • otton seed meal. etc. Phosphoric acid may be .In the phosphate of lime found in rocks and bonofc; potash In the potash salts and the ashes In the form of potash. In commercial fertilizers there are blen ed In certain proportions, reckoned to be tlm West sn'ted for certain crops The Useless Filler You Buy. Lut do not make the mistake ol bm-owing that comn etcial fertilizers are composed of .these chemicals in a pure state. For example, a ton of fertilizer designated for use witji po tatoes wLI cenisin about 10 per rent of potash, t per cent phosphoric acid and 3 per cent nitrogen- -of two hun- WONJUbtOU not sir up 1 be that the -child on the farm be. ] given at regular intervals, a certain amount of time in which he may en gage in any pastime thaC is genrally Approved* He may fish, read/ visit approved places, or. just do nothing, as the child pleases .for a given time ^•i«i he will have this time and 'may plan in advance for Jt§ enjoyment, snowing that he will have it for his own use, barring unforeseen contin- f.encic*, ancT then let this time be traded (if it does not suit ,be*t to Irontoo* Ohk>. — “ I am enjoying bet-j Kive. it them tor other time or as ter health now than 1 have for twelve , ' ,ne would trade for anything else. When I bu» i mailer of the child’s Ijme Now Does H«r Own Work. Lydia E. Pinlcham’t Vegeta ble Compound Helped Her. APRIL 29.1914 An Aching Itack and Bearing Down Pains ^ferine anmsnh"^ kne*s what It means to strugfls sgsinst the paralyzing uJ of mess symptoms. Thera Is household work that must bo done and on l_ m •eak niirmra disco sra^ed woman to do It. It is slffipsts hooeless crosoect. No wonder these pooe women And life a dreary burden. There is he p at hand, however, lor thooe who will use It DR. SINNONS Squaw Vine "Wine •tab.’ Manufacturers, ron * ''4i the containing sa gc» in their f«»r;Itfzrr Thc figures giving the times indicaf** •k«' th*- niti*>- ( ds amtnont i. ammonia con tent. lo »k larger, ar r.;ui:io.' •brid of nitrogen and is only nitrogen, the Fuhstance th« after. A sack -branded *‘-3 j*cr cent atn- momia” really moans that the* fer tilizer contains 2 47 per cent nitro gen The actual nitrogen in a given ammonia content may be determin ed hv multiplying the ammonia fig ure by <*.*235. In mixing commercial fertilizer** if home, it is better tq procure the potash used* in a sulphate form, as it ts superior to muriate of pofa*b' for the purpose. Of the ready mixed commercial preparations, here are some standard tables of proportions for various crops, and the amount re commended by the dealers for use j»er acre: . v X / Potatoes. Potash . . .. . .. .. 10 per cent Phosphorc acid <5 per cent Nitrogen .. 3 per cent Thd mixture, with Ailed, to be used is 1.300 pounds to the acre. If the potatoes run to foliage rather than tubers, there is a lack of potash. Less fertilizer is required on heavy soils, as the* ground- holds it longer where the plants raaC reach it. Grain Crop*. Potash . 6 per cent Phosphoric acid 8 per cent Nitrogen 2 per cent . 800 pounds, with Ailed, to the acre. Grain Crops, (•enernlly. HPotash 0 per eei Phosphoric acid . . . d Nitrogen .. ... , . .A l,ooo pounds to acre. Frails. Potash Phosphoric acid. // . . 7 Nitrogen ... yyy- • • : 800 pounds Jo an acre. yeaiSi pan totokcLyuk: L. Pinkham’s Vt>gt*ta- bio Cdnipocrul I coulJ not sft up. I bud female troubles ■end was yry ner vous. I u^e-i tfct) aililiinti i can <lrt my 'vor*- and f« r t!u Wst eight m o u t ha I h n v £ wqrkod lor other Ks a Woman’s Medicine^ v-jnf 'Miie * h*ld during th** play-tira"* 1 belonging to. him, I-t a trad* b<- oadc in wbichuthe child has a fair * hai > •* to tri*.<3o as lie pleases about tb** * h ‘d v- anlu liency, arree' women, too. I cannot praise Lydia £. farnier'b- j Pinkham’s VegctaWOCompoundenoaj^t for 1 know 1 never would have been as well if 1 hud not taken it and I.reeom- mend it to sOlTcTing women.’* 'r Dnii|f1it4*r Helped Also. “I gave it to my daughter when she waa thirteen years old., She was in. school und was a nervous wreck, and i could not sleep nights. Now she looks so healthy- that even the doctor speaks of it. You can publish this letter if you like.”—Mrs. Rena Bowman, Itil S. 10th Street, Ironton, Ohio. ♦ • Why will women continue to suffer day in and day out and drag out a sickly, half-hearted .existence, missing three- -fourths ot the joy of living, when they can find healtl in Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vegetable Confound? ^ per ce'ht pe^ cent per cent per cent ;per cent Where tho^soll is inclined to be Mumer* heavy, commercial fertilizers usual!v are-pla«-ed in the hills at planting time, ''in sandy soils it may be ap plied to the surface of the ground t**r planting. Fertilizing attach.-; UI K 1 . I* rfci ii h wants uli ;;*-*r f i>r - glv ' ft t.> him with tii.iC “> i I'.'OI 1 thrown in. ’J* f;iir Wi ; U H;' < htXl i : ti.f* <15'hi is to !>••* fair v. i'l; *;<*• *<-r ot' his ‘itoe. ' A i i6l 'ftj-r things i: . s c «] !•: - :o :M. «. m* i f ■ i itiir; • ! t m; !! f. ;< '• r i v < n him V? r* i;.,I.ir infervals or !;*■ -<iirM'!<! h T oi portuliity to *arr a MiKti! h*nu II ' .regular intervals and h • should he*allowed to spend it as h;* ple;t -IJ* i, haarring dfrtg chew Ing Zsll Ly Crx~gLis ur.J Dealers. Fncc Cl.00 Per Battle.^ €. F. SIGMONS rfEDfCINC CC., ST. LO'JIS, MISSOURI i.*cm s \f,r. i;v v.'ALTimitoiio iki <; ( impanv. gum. cigarettes an*l such habit-1 fofmoing and ttseb-ss arti< ! -s. M. j .1. John, iu Tie* Progre;.-ive 1'arnior. | If you hay-s the alighteat dtMibt gist .Strengthens Weak and Tired Women • ! was under a great stniin nurs ing a relative through thre/> nonths* sickne.-s,” ivrites Mrs. J. C. Van De Sande. of Kirkland 111., and "Elec tric Bitter/ kept me from breaking down. I will never be without it. *1 Do you feel tired and worn out? No appetite -and food won’t digest? It Hn't the shfing weather. You heed Electric Jtmers. Start a month’s 1 treatmpfit today: nothing better for storp«c|)', liver and kidneys. The gr^t spring tonic. Relief or money back. 50c. and $1.00, at your Drug yon ha that Lydia E. Plnkham’aV hie Compound will help to Lydia ELPinkham Ml ▼Ice. read and and held ia ( OTICNSEED MEAL AND HULLS. K»i; lltmSKS AND MULES lie Cottonseed meal as a food for all kinds of < t’' Sheep and Goats, Is already to veil known as to need no c<'W ment. But it is not so well known that COTTONSEED MEAL i equally valuable as a* FEED FOR HORSES AND Ml LEf.- Th- eminent Dr"Tail Butler, formerly of the South Carolina Exp**ri- ment Station, a recognized authority on animal .feeding, says, in speaking of a proper ration for work-horses and mules: * I would rather have two pounds of Cottonseed Meal tha*' four pounds of corn. I would rather have tw'o pouhds of Co'In. seed mea| than four pounds of oats. Corn ia a good horse -feed, but we are.wasting two million dollars per year in South .Caro lina in feeding an all-corn ration.” Let us send you free booklet, full of valuable* information t' every FEEDER OF FARM STOCK. Address, WALTERBORO OIL MILL, Walterboro, S. C. -H- r'fNG WIFE AND A FAIR DEAL? That must be returned, or ment* may be had on practically all planter*. TtiNt Valuable Harayard Manure. When fDu grow tired of Aguring the coat of commercial fertilizers. Mr. Farmer, cheer yourself utf with a consideration of these Agures. shbwing the value of barnyard ma nure produced on your own place. That manure, both liquid and $3.30 a ton and for every thousand nounds live weight produce $26.00 annually. Calves, for each thousand pounds live weight, produce $24.4f> in ma nure annually . the product being, worth $2.18 a ton. Cows daily. produce 74.1 pounds of manure a day for each one thou sand‘pounds live weight, worth $2.02 i ton. or $20.27 a year. Pigs daily produce 83 € pounds for each one thousand pounds liv*> weight, worth $2.21 a ton. or $9.2 t yoar. That manure, borth liquid and solid and mixed with straw, leaves ••od other bedding, not only supplies ♦he soil with plant food, but im proves the physical condition of the soil itself. And the -'ooner the ma nure ts spread over the Aelds after H is produced the more good, if wilt do. Kansas City Star. * < I uote that you place the Youth’s Companion first on your list of pa pers to be taken by farmers. You are eminently correct in this. { , I bold no brief for that paper, but 1 have known Us InAuence in the home In too many cases to have any indifferent opinion about it. I taught school three years after graduation from our state university, and know that those homes where that .paper was takep showed different training and general information in the school room from others. One would be inclined to gay that there was an initial difference In the homes, and I would not deny M; but n another community which I have known since then the teacher adopt ed the Youth’s Companion as a read er for the chlldren^iargely In order •o get the paper taken by the chil dren. and the change in the commu nity during the next few years wgs marked. Keep up your agitation for jus tice for the farm housewife. Dig vs deep ss voo.csn and not drlyd * farmer from you. Keep at' it. until you wli. T$ere is otvmany a farm every convenience for the bus iness of farming, but Httle or none for the business of home-making. The barn door btnge Is Axed today, •the kitchen door hinge "must be Ax ed sometime when we get lime for such thCngs.” / . Oir'phnse that I would urge ^buld Planet Jr The implements that make ^ your money grow. They in crease crop profits by their de cided cut-down in time- and labor-expense. Light, strong. . fully guaranteed. For all rc*- i quiremeuts, $2,to $100. TUs U a practical every day time-, labor-, and mono-saver. * It combine* in a sincle Implement a capital seeder, an admirable tin gle wheel hoe, furrower. wheel cultivator, and a rapid and efficient wheel earden plow. Sowa all garden seeds in drills or in hills. pDC’C* Our new TZ-psce illustrated • ~ riu'.njtuc dercr.be, *>0 im plements incjrtattg eorton and com cultivator*.-^eedtr?. wheel-hors. etc. Write (or ft today. / A WICHM4N AKD SON WSmIHo* ; Cultivator, Rah* BORO S G This implement is a great worker in cotton, corn, tobacco, potatoes and amnlar crops. Does your hoeing, plowing, cultivating, furrowing, dirting, sera; ine. and laying by. Ha* new all-steel wheel. Can be fitted with plow and disc atyichment. Wheal Riding Cultivator, Plow, Furrower, yvzxL td to use by n I guard 1 (rami ol Single Wheel Hoc handy, effective, and .. . — J>y man. woman, or child, i leaf guard for cloee work, and a dura- _j»e. Caa be adjusted to hoc i aides of omall plants at one time. A wonderful implement ia eatensive cul tivation el cotton, tobacco, corn, potatoes, etc. Light in draft, simple and strong in construction and comfortable to ride upon. Work* rbws 2A to 44 inches, and cultivates crop* until S ieet high. Great f<w the grower of garden crops from drilled seeds. The plow opens furrows for manure, seed, etc., and caa be reverted for covering. The cultivating teeth are adapted rkii for deep or shallow work and for marking out. Crop* can be worked both aides at once until 20 inches high. < / r e.l tired pounds potash, one hundred and twenty pounds phosph sixty pounds nitrogen. The remain- one jhorif arid, and •ler of the tc,n Is n "filler.” nothing more. Consequently, when the far mer buys a ton o![ the fertilizer, he gets rlotig with It ,1.620 pounds of dead tss'ight. added to give bnlk. on wbfcL he must pay thi frelgnt. The farmer whojp preparing to use'emitmt trial feMIlizer o^n save moue;- b> buying his ehemirals in a eon cent rated form and mixing them himself, whieh ran be done in a box or on u platform with a hoe and. sand sifter just as well as it is done in the factory The ‘fillers” in commercial fertil izers ;>re of ito value to the-iand, and mp.*- Pc actually harmful. For con venience in distributityg the farmer «an jum as well supplVhis own fill er of any kfnd of soif^if any soil is needed, which is not likely, as there usually isjan abundance of filler nat urally associated with the materials used in making fertilizers. Materi als for home mixing egn be had. of wholesale dealers in seeds and farm supplies. The term "complete fertilizer" sig nifies that the mixed product Is sup posed to 8ontain. for whatever ttse it Fherk Your April f'ough »Thawing frost and Aj*ll rains child you’to the very marrow,' you catch cold—Head and lurgs stuffed —you are feferish 4'ough ccnfinu- ally and feel.tniaerable—You need Dr. King’s Krw Discovery. It soothes Inflamed and Irritated throat and luftgs. stopa cough, your hegd clears np. fever leaves, and feel line. ,.Mr. J.*T. Davis, of EUckney Corner. Me.. "Was cured of a dreadful cough after doctor’s treatment and all other re medies faile<$. Relief or monev bark, Pleasant—children like !t Get a bottle today. 50c and $1.00 at your Druggist. • Bucklen’s Arnica Stave for All Soraa. *> • Are Not Owr Elementary School* Oar Finishing School*. In the May American Magazine a public school teacher speaks his mind about our .public schools. Fol- ' lowing is a part of what he says: “Nirtety-three out of every hun dred do not get beyond the elemen tary schools. From here they leave the .voter#! of tomorrow, upon whose judgment will dpend more and mor-» directly the solution of the natiop’s problems. And- what are these ele mentary schools? Merely stepping stones for the high schools Frank ly./freely. that and nothing more \\ hen are we going to cease try ing to lift ourselves by our boot straps and recognjze the fact that the elementary schools are the fin ishing schools of the nation? “And when’are wo going to break away from thiSTranctfo struggle fot standardisation .and bend our ener gies toward individualization* Wham shall we give to each’child whatever rime fortune may grant* for schoqliog. the opportunity Found! W' > l . A tobacco that ia instantly diatinguished from all others by its fragrance. ^ th* first time you get e whiff of STAG, you’ll go buy some. In the pipe,in the tin,lndoore, out doors, Ks natural lasting fragrance will win you at ones and forever. P* ■X Convenient Packages: The Handy Half. 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