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Saturday, October 28. 1911.3 (15) 911 ill iter A ill mm WHIM ill! !!:i! i"!' l!.!,-ir::;IH: 1 1 1 , 1 to it1 J i0 Downing The Argument For Fertilizers A way ' 'The wastethe utter waste of ferti lizers that leech away and revert to insoluble forms, is stupendous. It should impel you to change to the fertilizer that is wasteless, - It is natural for you to cling to the brand yoirhave been using. We are all apt to be deaf to the ad vantages of the new, because of the. association of the old. Habit holds us stronger than we realize. But, consider for a moment, a ton of ordinary 8-2-2 fertilizer ! Only 12 per cent, has value. is The remaining 87! per cent. worthless. . Then, the rains wish away a portion of the plant foods provided. Some revert to insoluble compounds that the plant cannot use. Thus, the crop receives only a part, and a pitiable part, of the fertilizer. ' This shows the urgent need of a ferti lizer that is available as needed", yet which will not wash away after being applied. There is one that cannot be washed away that will never revert. That fertilizer is genuine Key Tree Brand Thomas Phosphate." The Availability of Key-Tree Brand Thomas Phosphate, The Fertilizer That Cannot Be Washed Away The plants excrete a fluid thru their roots as they require nourishment, taking up in a solution the plant food provided. ' The phosphoric acid in Thomas Phosphate is not all soluble in water but it is all soluble in this secretion of the roots of the plant. It cannot be washed away yet its 16 to 20 Phosphoric Acid is always available as growth unfolds want.' At any time of the year Thomas Phosphate can be applied without waste. The Secret of Successful Farming The secret" of successful farming is not only to put back into the soil the elements that the the crop takes tut, but to sweeten soils and keep them sweet. ' . . " The phosphoric acid in Thomas Phosphate exists in . the alkaline state a four lime Phosphate. - It sweetens instead of sours.. . It actually makes act J lands productive. Increasing The Plant Foods a Not only is Thomas Phosphate proof against waste, but it actually increases the amount of plant foods in your soil. - : This, because of a number of elements,, utterly lacking in any other fertilizer. Thomas Phosphate contains 35 to 50 of lime, which sweetens acid soils restores their former fertility. It binds together light, sandy lands breaks up heavy clays. It assists in the decomposition of humus. , The Magnesia in Thomas Phosphate has often been called a " chemical plow," so powerful is its action in making available the crude plant foods in the soil. , The Iron (13 to 14) in Thomas Phosphate gives greenness to the. foliage evidence of an even, healthy growth. The Manganese acts as a wonderful tonic upon your soil gives vitality to the plant. . These elements that .compose Thomas Phosphate are. the reasons for its unequaled record. Thus Thomas Phosphate complies with the laws of successful farming. . Every pound in a ton has its value ! Genuine Key Tree Brand Thomas Phosphate Contains No Filler. That is why in the past years Thomas Phosphate has given such splendid results in tests at experiment stations why it has produced the biggest crops at least, expense, both to the" land's fertility and to the farmer's pocket book. That is why Thomas Phosphate is largely . supplanting other sources of phosphoric acid. Thomas Phosphate preaches the new gospel of "efficiency in farming." Compared with other fertilizers, Thomas Phosphate is certainty against guess work. Is money so plentiful or crops so sure, as to warrant your throwing away part of the fertili zer you buy? ' If you want to know more about this the fertilizer that' is wasteless endorsed by the ablest agriculturists of the day, write for full particulars. Total Phosphoric Add, - - 17 to 19 Lime, - - - - - - 35 to 50 Mapjeaa. - - - .- 5 to 6 Iron, - - . - - - 13 to 14 ' . Manganese. - - - 7 to 9 The Coe-Mortimer Company Charleston, South Carolina Look for thio tag on the bag the mark of the genuine a I "4 'i 1 i ;l ;J 'I 1 J . Z : 's v!1
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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