THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
iSTION OF BUYING FERTILIZER.
QUESTION OF BUYING FERTILIZER
-Kilter" Offer# the Farmers Son*
Timely Suggestions on This
Important Question.
4
Mr. Editor :
As the time is now about hen
for the farmers to get in theii
fertilizers for the next orop of to
baooo, I wish to make a few re
marks about tbe matter.
While I know that the Tobaccc
Trust is making it hard for us tc
sell oar tobacco at rmeunerativc
prices, it is nevertheless true, thai
many farmers are making tobaooc
at prioes below cost of produotion
aqd all because of a thoughtless
careless and indiscriminate use ol
fertilisers. No more can we grow
a good plant of tobacco without
tbe fertilizer or plant-food adapted
to its growth, than we can build e
■good house without the propei
materials with which to build.
Some of tbe Experiment Sta
tions of the country claim that
enongb of to baooo to make 1,000
pounds of leaf will take out of the
soil 80 pounds of potash, while it
takee out only 8 pounds of phos
phoric acid. Here, then, we see
that the tobeoco plant requires ten
times as muoh potash as it does
phosphoric acid. But when the
farmer uses tbe common 8 2 2 to
baooo fertilizers as a great many
of them do, he supplies his tobao
oo with four times as muoh phos
phdric acid as he does potash, and
the truth is, tbe tobaooo needs ten
times as much potash as it does
/ phosphoric acid. Now brother
farmer, you, who are following
this practice, let me ask you a
question : Suppose you were go
ing to build a chimney, orpieoeof
tnasonry and it would require
' twenty thousand pounds of brick,
and two thousand pounds of mor
tar to make a good job of it, and
ydto were to reverse the order and
use twenty thousand pounds oi
mortar and only two thousand
pounds of brick what kind of
ehimney do you think you would
have ? You know that it would be
a thoughtless and foolish piece of
work. And yet this is about tbs
way you act when you use 82 2
goods as fertilizer for tobacco.
And tbis is not we buy
8 2 2 goods we generally pay
freights on several hundred
pounds of wort! less dirt in every
ton of the mixture we use. Let ua
figure ■ litttA that we may learn
the facts just as they are in the
natter. Suppose the fertilizer
manufacturer wishes to make up h
ten of 82 2 goods. He will have
to have 160 pounds of phosphoric
aoid to supply 8 pounds of the
acid to every 100 pounds of the
mixture. He will have to use 40
pounds of potash to supply every
100 pounds of the mixture with 2
pounds of potash. And he will
have to use 40 pounds of nitrogen
to give every 100 pounds of tbe
mixture 2 pounds of nitrogen. So,
m already stated, we have 160
pounds of phosphoric aoid, 40
pounds of potash, and 40 pounds
of nitrogen as the quantities of
plant-food elements in a ton of 8
2 2 goods. Now, to supply the ton
with the 160 pounds of phos
phorio aoid, the manufacturer can
bse 100 pounds of 16 per cent.
Aoid Phosphate. To supply tbe
40 pounds of potash he uses 80
pounds «t 60 per oent. of Sulphate
of Potash ; and to supply the 4G
pounds of nitrogen be can uso 256
pounds of 16.7 per oent. Nitrate of
Soda. , Now adding all these to
gether—the 1,000 pounds of Aoid
Phosphite, the 80 pounds of Sul
phate of Potash, and the 256
pounds of Nitrate of Soda, we
hkve only 1,835 pounds, whioh is
665 pounds short of the ton, and
yet they'coqtain the elements for
a ton of 8.23 goods. So the man
ufacturer has only to mix in 666
pounds of worthless dirt in ordei
to inake out his ton of 8.22 goods;
and the farmer has to pay for the
. sacking and the freight on the 785
pounds of dirt. Now, if the farm
s ers just will use 8.22 mixtures (or
any other mixtures for that mat
ter) would it not be mueh better
for a number of them to go in to
gether and order their chemicals
in oar-load lots, and then supply
their dirt or filling themselves ?
In this way they would save the
freight on the filling ; and not
only so, but they oould use rich
soil for their filling wbioh would
add to the value of their mixtures
' by just that muoh. Another point
I wish to impress is this : .If it is
1 true that 1,000 pounds of leaf to
' baooo makesonly 8 pounds of phos
-1 phorio acid out of the soil, then
when 8.22 goods sre used, phos
phoric aoid is used in excess of
the requirement of the orop. For
it will require not less than an
aore of land to prodnoe the 1,000
pounds of leaf; and nearly all
farmers apply not less than three
bags or 600 pounds of the mixture
to the aore. Here, then, is an ap
plication of 48 pounds of phos
phorio aoid to the aore of land.
This is 40 pounds in exoess of the
requirements of the 1,000 pounds
of tobaooo we have supposed the
acre will produce, or just five
times more than what is needed ;
and it has has a tendenoy to Bour
our lands and take on unavailable
forms, states or conditions, and be
of little or no benefit to succeed
ing orops. So it is important that
we mix oor fertilizers so as to
meet the requirements of the par
ticular crops we wish to grow.
And in doing this due regard
should be given to the various
sources from which the plant-food
elements are derived or the forms
in which they are used, as two
different brands or mixtures may
contain the same per cent, of pot
ash, but in the one the potash may
be supplied by the usees Moriate
of Potash wbioh is not well sdapted
to the growth of tobacco and
should be kept out of all tobacco
fertizers, while in tbe other brand
the potash may be supplied by the
use of Sulphate of Potash whioh
is well adapted to the growth of
tobacco. Again, two different
brands may oontain the same per
cent, of nitrogen, but in the one
the nitrogen may be supplied by
using Leather Meal whioh would
be so slow to act as to make it al
most worthless to any kind of crop.
On the other hand, the other mix
ture or brand may oontain its ni
trogen in the form or state of a
Nitrate, which is very soluble in
water is likely to leak out of the
soil unless taken up at once by the
roots of growing plants. Mixtures
containing their nitrogen in this
form act quickly, and are well
adapted to plants of quick growth
and to plants already well rooted
in the soil. As the tobacoo plant
extends its growth over several
months, and it is desirable to give
it a very quiok start when planted,
the fertilizer used should oontain
its nitrogen in two forma—in the
form of a Nitrate as Nitrate of
Soda or Nitrate of Potash, and al
so in some one of the more slowly
acting forms as Dried Blood or
Cotton Seed Meal. In this way
the nitrate in the mixture will
start the young plants and pnsh
them on till the nitrogen in tbe
blood or ootton seed meal is con
verted into a nitrate and ready to
be taken np by tbe roots of the
growing plants. So you see, reader,
that it is very important thst we
study the nature of the various
fertilizer materials, and mix them
in such proportions as will meet
the demands of the different crops
for whioh we use tbem.
Last year I sent to the Coe-
Mortimer Co., Charleston, S. C.,
and bought my chemicals in con
oeutrated form and made my to
baooo mixture (supplying the fill
ing myself) so as to oontain 12$
per oent. potash. The tobacoo on
some of the land where this mix-
DANBURY, N. C M APRIL 11, 1907.
ture was used sold for $187.22 per
aore.
Now it has not been my purpose
in writing this letter to attack the
fertilizer dealers. For they are
net to be blamed for selling the
farmer what he wants, and until
the farmer begins to think more
about this line, he will oontinue to
buy just suoh fertilizers as he
wants whether they are such as he
needs or not; and the dealer is not
to be blamed for selling them to
i him.
D. K.
MEADOWS ROUTE 1.
Meadows Route 1, April I.—As
I haven't seen anything from here
in some time, I will write a few
items.
Wheat is looking fine in this
section. The nice Easter rains
have helped everything except the
people who had planned a trip.
There was an apron party given
at Mr. Thos. Martin's Saturday
night. All reported a jolly time.
Mr. John Williams visits down
at the County Home pretty often.
Guess he will move down soon. '
Miss Ethel Sands is visiting her
uncle in the northern part of the '
county.
Mr. G. C. Davis, of Winston, ,
visited his friends and relatives
near here Sunday.
Mr. R. W. Hill was seen cross
ing the river the fourth Sunday.
Something has caught his eye in
the Twin-City. Guess its Miss
Carrie.
Messrs. J. T. Covington and C.
E. Davis went over to Mr. More
field's Sunday.
The private school at Meadows 1
is progressing nicely with Miss
Minnie Glidewell as teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Morefield
visited at Mrs. Covington's last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Young visit
ed relatives in this section recent
ly-
But very little corn has been
planted here yet. People are afraid
there will be another frost in May
this year.
Miss Frances looks quite sad as
it rained and her best fellow didn't
oome Sunday.
It is learned that Mr. Matt
Covington, of High Point, has
been very siok with measles. Hope
he will soon be well.
With best wishes to the Report
er.
PAT AND MIKE.
MOORE'S SPRINGS.
Moore's Springs, April 6.—The
peach and cherry trees are in
bloom. It looks strange to see
them in bloom and the mountains
white with snow.
The protracted meeting at Lau
rel Hill Church, near Vade Me
cum, closed Tuesday with good
suooess. There were eight con
versions and one addition to the
ohnroh. On Saturday night there
were 35 or 40 came forward and
asked an interest in the prayers of
the Christians. The meeting was
conducted by Revs. D. A. Binkley
and J. E. Simmons.
Mrs. Jane Hall is spending some
time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Green Watkins.
Mr. Zaok Bennett and wife spent
Ssturday night and Sunday with
Mrs. Bennett's parents.
Mr. B. H. Boyles expects to
move to Vade Mecum soon.
Misses Mary and Alpha Sim
mons, of Vade Mecum, visited
Miss Lula Martin, of Moore's
Springs, Monday evening.
TILBERT.
BITTEN BY A SPIDER.
Through blood poisoning caus
ed by a spider bite, John Wash
ington, of Bosqueuille, Texas,
would have lost his leg, whioh be
came a mass of running sores, bad
he not been persuaded to try
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He writes:
"The first application relieved,
and four boxes healed all the
sores." Heals every sore. 25c. at
|all druggists.
KING FAIR TALK.
People Becoming Enthused On the
Question—Prospect Good For
a Nice Fair.
King, April I.—King is much
enthused over the Fair and the
people are getting in a notion to
have a Fair right. I saw in the
last issue of the Reporter that
they were going to hold a meeting
at King April 6th for the purpose
of getting ready for the various
plans. I trust the people will come
out and help to get started right.
A fair run right would be a help to
all. For instance, the farmers all
get together, see what their broth
er farmer is doing, also ex
obange ideas, and in more than
one way are benefitted—it helps
them to get better seed, keep bet
ter stock and farm on a higher
scale. You know ladies like to ex-j
change ideas and many new things
are wrought by meeting in a fair.!
It is nature of people to like to i
meet together occasionally. Stokes 1
has been behind in affording them
a fair. Our people have been go
ing to Winston and Greensboro
and other places spending their
money out of the county and it
never returns to Stokes. I think
Stokes can have a fair at home
and keep her own money and give
her people just as good a time.
We see a man after he returns
from the Winston Fair and ask
him how it was. He is carried away
and says it is good and the farm- '
ers of Forsyth are doing well.
I have not a word against going
abroad sometimes, but if we had a
good fair in Stokes then we
would not be so interested and
drawn away to other counties but
would be planning aud getting
ready far our fair in Stokes, there
by many dollars that are spent at
other places might remain in our
county. And soon we would have
a better county and could soon
give a nice fair.
I would be glad to hear from
others through the Reporter in
regard to the fair. We will have
to work and talk for a few seasons
if we want a success. Now this is
not confined to a few but it be
longs to the county. So let all do
what they can in various ways.
Wishing them a success, I remain
Yours respectfully,
X. Y. Z.
Mr. Alvin Blair Offers Some Advice
to Reporter Correspondents.
Danbury, March 21.
Mr. Editor :
Please allow me space in the
Reporter to tell you a few things,
whioh if stopped, will be a great
benefit to all true readers of the
Reporter.
Some of your correspondents
seem to know nothing else to write
but that old time, lest expression,
broad smiles, Mr. called on Miss
last Sunday, eto. We readers
of the Reporter don't care to know
who wears a broad smile, or who
is drawing their attraction.
I think it would be a great ben
efit to all readers of the Reporter
if your correspondents would think
of something that would interest
the majority of the people. I
noticed in several issues back of
the Reporter that some reader was
speaking on tbis same subject.,
Would be glad to hear from him 1
again.
Respectfully,
A. BLAIR.
Dr. Wakefield Coming To Danbury.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char
lotte, N. C., will be in Danbury r«t
the McCanless Hotel on Monday,
April 15th, for the purpose of
treating diseases of Eye, Ear Nose
and Throat, and fitting Glasses.
(,)n this visit the doctor's fees for
testing eyes for glasses will be re
duced one-half.
Mr. R. W. Hill, of Meadows,
was here Monday.
STOKES BOY AT JAMESTOWN
STOKES BOY AT JAMESTOWN.
Writes Interestingly Of the Things
Going On At the Great
Fair Grounds.
Exposition Station,
* Norfolk, Va., March 28th.
Mr. Editor :
Having accepted a position with
' t the Jamestown Exposition Co., I
| will give you and your readers a
( few points in regard to the Expo
( sition.
The Exposition grounds contain
400 acres, and are located H miles
| from Norfolk on Hampton Roads,
I one of the most magnificent places
that could have been picked had
they looked the wholo country
over. There are between 3,000 and
15,000 men at work inside of the
; Exposition grounds, saying noth
: ing of the vast amount of men eni
! ployed just outside the grounds,
j These men are paid all the way
from $1.50 to $5.00 per day, and if
| they work Sundays they are allow
ed time and a half. Great efforts
are being made to have sufficient
places for the vast crowds who will
attend the Exposition to find
board and lodging, There is one
hotel inside the grounds that
covers four acres and will accom
modate 300 people. This is called
the "'lnside Inn." This is just one
among many. The Electric Ter
minal Co., between Norfolk and
the Exposition grounds, will run
cars on a two minute schedule.
The Tide Water Railroad Co. will
operate trains every thirty min
utes between Norfolk and the Ex
position grounds. lam sure that
there will be no trouble in hauling
the people with safety and ease.
An English fleet of war vessels are
on their way to this place and are
expected to arrive in time to take
part in the great Naval Manoeuvres
on the opening day of the Expo
sition whioh is April 26th. The
whole North Atlantic fleet with
Admiral Evans in command is al
so ordered here. The Naval Man
oeuvres will be the greatest in the
history of the world. You can't
afford to miss this if you know
yourself. It is a chance of a life
time. I wouldn't take several
dollars for what I have already
seen. The work on all the build
ings is not yet completed.
All will have a chance to take
in this Exposition. Those who
haven't the price can secure em
ployment with the Exposition Co.,
as they will employ several
hundred men all through the Ex
position to prune and look after
the trees, flowers and shrubbery,
etc.
The North Carolina state build
ing, which is to be one among the
nicest in the grounds, is nearing
completion. The 23rd Regiment
of United States Infantry and 12th
Troop of Cavalry, together with
several outfits of state troops, will
be stationed here. These outfits
will perform many stunts on the
(50 acre parade grounds, which will
be interesting and amusing to all.
It is estimated that it will take
a month to go from building to
building and take in everything
that will be on exhibition. Al
though a man can go through and
| simply take a birds eye view in a
j great deal shorter time.
I The guard or polioe force on
duty inside the grounds are com
posed of ex-soldiers, a great many
of them having seen actual service
in Cuba and the Philippines.
Quite a number of them being
from North Carolina. It is quite
a pleasure to them as they are
daily meeting comrades and friends
that they haven't seen in years.
There is about 100 men «n the
force at present, and the number
is expected to exoeed 300 by the
opening date. Mr. Oscar Kallam,
of Pilot Mt., N. C., is on the force.
The uniforms worn by the guard
is a gray with red trimmings and
is very attractive. The routine of
!. duty is as follows : 8 boars on and
16 hours off duty. The guard is
I under direction of Capt. Carpen
ter of the U. S. M. Core with
Capt. Currey as adjutant.
Well I'll ring off lest I should
tire you. If this piece meets with
your approval you will hear, from
me again. If you will send me 25
i cents in stamps I will purchase
I and mail you a bunoh of souvenir
» cards of the Exposition grounds
- and buildings or if you will send
me 31 cents I will mail you a large
a map 1(5x20 inches giving Exposi
s tion grounds and surroundings,
i, I will do this simply as an accom«
3 modation and not to make money.
I I'll answer any question you may
' ask by letter if you will inclose a
couple of stamps to show you're
1 not a dead-head. Hoping to see
you during the Exposition, I am
yours truly,
E. P. NEWHUM.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Mr. Sterling James, of Walnut
Cove Route 3, waß here Saturday.
Mr. W. G, Slate, of Mizpah, was
a welcome visitor to our town
Monday.
Mr. N. Ray Martin, of Winston,
came up Sunday to visit his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Martin.
The expected game of baseball
between Danbury and Meadows
failed to be called Saturday on ac
count of the inclement weather.
Mrs. Dr. C. W. Joyce, of Okla
homa City, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. N. O, Petree, is ex
pected to visit her parents this
month.
Mr. W. P, Wilson, who taught
the public school here the past
winter, opened a private school
Monday. The school has quite a
nice attendance.
Rev. J. T. Ratledge loft Friday
for his home at Clemmons, For
syth county, after assisting Pastor
D. A. Binkley in a series of meet
ings at the M. E. Church here.
The meeting closed Friday night,
and the ministers hope that much
good was done.
It is learned that Mr. Braxton
Lankford, of Campbell Route 2,
fell and hurt himself a few days
since and is seriously ill from the
effects of the fall and from other
complications. Mr. Lankford is
oue of the oldest citizens of the
county.
The Jamestown Exposition op.
ens April 26. Some of the rail,
roads are already offering reduced
rates over their lines. Return tick,
ets, with a ten-day limit, will coit
Stokes people who attend about
$lO. Coach excursion tickets,
which can only be bought on Tues.
days of each week, will be some
thing like a third cheaper.
Death Of Mr». H. W. Newman.
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman was
was born December 13, 1847, and
died March 27, 1907, aged 60 yearp,
3 months and 14 dayß. She was
married te H. W. Newman March
29, 1871. She made a profession
of faiih in Christ and joined the
Baptist Church at Oak Ridge Aug.
ust, 1890, and has lived a faithful
Christian life. She leaves seven
ohildren, a husband and a host of
friends to mourn their loss. The
i remains were laid to rest in the
Oak Ridge graveyard March 28th
; to wait the resurrection in the
i presence of a large congregation,
i The funeral services were conduct
' ed by Rev. C. W. Glidewell and
. the writer. A seat is vacant in the
i home, and in the churoh ; a mother
has gone to that home—a home
> above where parting is no more.
, The family have our deepest
sympathy. May we ail bow in
I submission to the will of Hin who
1 doeth all things well.
l [ JA.JOYOE.
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