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Farm Drain Tile
Write for free pamphlet on Drain
- age Tells -whytile makes . less
work and more money. Makes
earlier planting of truck, land
easier to work. Greatly increases
quality and quantity or crops.
Delivered prices on application.
Address,
Pomona Terra-Colta Co.
Pomona, N. C.
IfanTrf Sewer. Culvert 4 Well Pipe & Tile.
HOW TO USE FERTILIZERS IN THE PIEDMONT SECTION
Phosphoric Acid Generally Needed, and I. Be.t Supplied by Acid.
Phosphate-Nitrogen Should Come From the Air-Potash Seldom
Necessary' for General Field Crop
By C. B. Williams, North Carolina Experiment Station
, ' ,, nr th? Piedmont section of North Carolina, what Professor
While writing PrtJV or JgJ 0f the Piedmont regions of Virginia, South
Williams says will also apply on mosi
Carolina and north Georgia. The Editors.
TF.u. MCf i?-7l4Tearsrwhenthe-same-amount-or-mou-iS
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
cloverspfeasj.beansyetches, etc thai
power is given tQ: reach, up and takl
this nitrogen ;and utilize it in th
own growth, and . later to leave it ;
the soil while the crop or crop resi
dues are allowed to remain and de"
compose in the soil. They, therefore
furnish an economical means of main'
taining and. upbuilding the supply 0f
this most expensive constituent in
. our soils.. j;.. :
D
we nave in rNuim vaiu r
making a systematic study of
4 r ! i A
the plant food aenciencieb iu -quirements
of the soils of the Pied-
mont section oi.uic su. . ; , , Wo w.A C11mpsr that
v.ac pmhraced- (D a survey ana map- rccunuucuucu. yv 00,
has emDrateu. ij j , , nc , rt11jc nf tup mck he
c A ffprpnt tvnes 01 SOUS nuiu j w. ;
in order to aaaeu to eacn iuu ui waw.
expended per acre.
The mixing of the floats or finely
ground rock phosphate, with stable
manure.as the manure is being form
ed in the stables is certainly to be
Potash Not Generally Essential f or
General Crops
IN OUR. examination. of a large num.
her oftvoes of soil of th P;a,. "
pin
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,, :n nrripr TO aaaeu lO eacn iuu ui " "
occurring, in uu 'cs' . ... t, . fimM rWer
ShOW tlie location ana rrtn :c turned
- or bumc uiiici jjav-u vwii "
BE YOUR OWN MERCHANT
Get "Everwear" DOUBLE GALVANIZED Steel
Roofing at wholesale f actory prices. Freight ehargea
all paid "Everwear" Roofing costs you less than
wood or metal shingles. Looks better. Add to the
value of your buildings. Fire can't burn it. Reduces
your insurance. Comes in big sheets. Easy to put
an. No tools but a hammer needed.
PROOF AGAINST DECAY
"Everwear" Double Thick Galvanized Steel Roof,
fng needs no painting or patching, It can't rust,
warp or leak. Impossible for lightning tQ damage it.
Will outlast three ordinary roofs.
GET OUR WHOLESALE FACTORY PRICES
Don't buy rooflnsr from dealers or wholesalers-keep In jrpnr
iket the prone tney woum gez. oena now ior rowing
f. Big free sample and low dJreet from the factory
Dncev. liet oetter roonng ior nu price. u itbikii toj j uu
to par-'the nails and waehera turnmtiea iree-rooang
own pocl
bookpF.
ffiuutuitaad WRITE TO-DAY.
SAVANNAH METAL KOOFING CO., ; ,:
Savunab, Ga. Dept. PF
u V .1 . t'uJ Aarn 'soils "in under, it is recommen
order toX determine the amounts of 600 to 1,000 pounds per acre be ap-
different plant food constituents plied every three . to four years. I
II1C UlllV.li- v . A Unnrnvnr that
they each contain per acre; ana w snouia uc Kepi m ., .7" .,71
h n to conduct on each of the im- for quick returns .acid phosphate
oortant soil types field experiments to ' properly used will generally be found
ascertain for each their fertilizer, re- to be he most economical source of
quirements for the leading crops pnospnonc aciu, 4huu8u
4 . p4- nhnrir arid wi COSt in acid DhOS-
grown in tne secnon, mc wusi - - ,
nomical methods to use in building phate two to three times -as,much per
them uo. and to determine the crops pouna as it woum cosi m ihc pn-
to which thev are best adapted. This phate rock.
work has now progressed far enough Nitrogen Essential
to draw certain rather definite con-.
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elusions with reference to eacn sou
region of this -state, it has been found
that the amount of potash present in
the surface .soil is generally sufficient
were it in' available form, for the
growing of maximum crops for a him.
ded that from dred years or more. It is, therefore,
a pruuiem, wuu most rieamont soils
of rendering the potash available so
that the plants will be able to utilize
it in their growth. It might be stated
that in the growing of clovers or
other .cover crops to be turned into
the soil the use of stable manure or
woods . mold will have a tendency
generally to render more available
the potash in these soils. Not only
has chemical analysis shown these
soils to be generally well supplied
with potash, but with general crops in
TfN TRAVELING through the Pied- most cases very little increases have
1
1 Maamamiimte
FARM DRAIN TILE
Convert that rich low land into the roost use
ful land on the place. Make it yield the best
crops. Read what J. F, Turrentine, Bell
-BucklerTenairsays-f
Value Increased $30.00 an Acre.
"I have never invested in anything
, ( that has given me better returns than
farm drain titajLhasjCflst me from
$5.00 to $10.00 per acre, and has made
twenty dollar land worth sixty."
You can do as well. Our tile is hard burn
ed, glazed and smooth. Sold direct. Prices
very low. Write for f ree; literature and de
livered prices. 1
Chattanooga Sewer Pipe & Fire Brick Co. ,
Manufacturers,
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
type on which the experiments nave Southern states one is very much im- constituent. As a rale, it would cer-
been COlldUCtedt s LcoA -nA U mnct r( flip taJnlv nav tn ciihctitii fp flip innnAimw
. JJltiJVvl VV i 111 LIA, 1UV1 wlliAfk, aaawu v V 1. x j ST J -vwivNs mv munvj VAm
Phosphoric Acid Needed cultivated soils are deficient in organ-, pended for potash for an investment
. . . a i'i. . . . ;i 1. 1 -f.11
THE results which we have secured ic matter, as organic matter .1 in some va,u turm-ot pnospnonc
I during the past 12 years from the chief source of n.trogen m the so.l, 1 ac.d. In the case of such crops as to-
ID tOO Vllllal) ill Ul UVl VV 11( V V HI v WUVVVj a. 4. JVVVVVXij AUCill J Ul
well supplied with this constituent, to the legumes, it is probable that its
keep up the organic matter present
in the soil. Not only this, but with
our Piedmont soils, very subject to
Organic matter will ma-
in their water-holding
power and prevent, when properly
handled, excessive washing.
The other sources of nitrogen are to give but little if any returns above
commercial fertilizers, farm manures, cost of material. However, where
and the free nitrogen of the air. Many cowpeas have been grown on the soil
nitrogenous materials are used for and turned into it for a few years,
fertilizing purposes, but these are all then lime will generally be found to
. ' . . . M ' 1 1 t 1 ' J
expensive; especially is this true tor give gooa returns wnen usea in mou
different experimental fields located
in the Piedmont section ot JNortn
Carolina show phosphoric acid to be
the chief deficiency of these soils ex-
font (rf Via TrpHpll Inam. This latte-r
vviyi. iw mv v-... v " t ' . . 1 1
1 ti 4 . nrjae-vf 1 IIP 1 TT5
irnV crvi'l Aith thk pvrphfion. wher- teriany am
javix ovii. vir 1
4 4 4 4
use on many, sons win prove beneficial.
-LimeNot Generally Essential
ON AVERAGE soils deficient in or
ganic matter, with such crops as
corn "and cotton," lime has been found
LOCKIIART'S BACTERIA
Get all you possibly can otit of every acre you
Elant in Legumes by inoculating ieed with Lock
art's Bacteria. v
Every Experiment Station In America endorses
inoculation, and you will find Lockhart's Bacteria
to give perfect results. It has been tried and
guaranteed.
Lockhart'fl Bacteria
Southern grown by the most approved scientific
methods in such a way as to increase the Nitrogen
hunger and the Nitrogen-gatheripg-power of the '
germs.
Simply pour the liquid over the teed and mix
well. As harmless as yeast. Improves this crop
and the next crop.
A different strain of well-bred bacteria for each
legume, including
C0WPEAS-SOY BEANS,
Velvet Beans, Garden Peas, Peanuts, Lespedeza,
Alfalfa, Clover, etc.
One acre $1.25; 5 acres $5.00, delivered. Fully
guaranteed.
. Order now or write for "FACTS." It's free,
short and worth your time.
LOCKHART LABORATORIES, Dept. 3. Atlanta, Ga.
Acia son lasted ior vi.oo Eacn.
ever this constituent has been applied
the yields have been markedly in
creased. Chemical analyses, too, show
that generally Piedmont soils contain
a very limited quantity of this con
stituentfar too little for the growth
of maximum crops where they are
r T.flii MprVlpnKnrcr Inam the Piedmont region of this and other erate amounts. For the growth of
Clovers, veicnes, etc., il win yruuaui)
prove beneficial in most cases. A
chemical examination of the soils of
this section does not show them to be
strongly acid or lacking in a fair sup
ply of lime. Of the soils thus far ex
amined in the Piedmont section, the
. ;i ... a
rnt,mr,fl c;u lAQtn ad r.nn crare.fi : fine ooutnern states, since most ot the
sandy loam soils. As a general thing, c.roPs adapted to growth in this sec
less than 20 to 25 large crops of corn tlon are heavy feeders of nitrogen.
would entirely remove the amount of In the Coastal Plain region, where
this constituent, contained in the sur- cotton is the chief crop, the exhaus
fa'ce six and two-thirds inches of soil, tion of the nitrogen supply of. the soil
Phosohoric acid mav be obtained in need not be heavy if the seed are not
I SEE that The Progressive Farmer
and the Farmers' Union are advo
cating the reoeal of the crop lien
law. This is the most damnable law
rnospnunc 4uu uiy uc uuincu iu fromhe fdrm and cromTre ken Iredell, Mecklenburg and Congaree
commercial forms from a good many sow irom tne tarm and crops are kept ' tllp containing the
sources. These are acid phosphate, growing on the land throughout the ser es are the ones contain
basic slag, bone meal and finely in to prevent the loss of hlst percentages of lime,
ground phosphate rock or floats. tnis constituent by leaching. Ordi- " " .
F nat the common name that is a uaie oi cotton will not re- ine lime IS KlDe for AUUUii
frequently applied to finely ground fove trom tne soil more than-40 to
phosphate rock. Acid phosphate is 50 cents worth of fertility. With cot-
secured by treating finely ground "". -ciiner in tne rieamont or Loas
ohosohate rock with sulphuric acid. al Plain region, commercial forms of
.. " -.. 4 t . . n 1 f 1-rvnrf tmtr n . . 1 11 ',1 1W.
or oil ot vitriol, .basic slag is , a Dy- - . u generally wun that the farmers of the South ever
nrndurt obtained in the manufacture prpnt. . u..'AA im
OAaI1a AnillAll1nnHiiArA.n.l.J I . 7 . ... WKtorn'-; -..A .... tOlCQ. U 113.8 D1CQ tneill IU UUim;r
lauic dUULUliuauuicl,UUIIU)ltU I ot steel trom iron ores containing V1V- si3S ciuu grains are tne
is the best and most last- considerable phosphorus; and bone lcl'wui'!, is largely true tor the
meal is obtained as a by-product from 1.lcumoui section, other carriers of
slaughter houses. Of all these, acid nitrogen than the commercial forms
phosphate is. the form most common- ..will have to be largely depended upon,
ly used in this state. It contains its " the greatest profits are to be se
phosphoric acid generally in a more cur ' Stable manure is a very suit-
Undsey 4 Son. Depi. 2, 75 Elmlra Place. AUanta.Ca. readily available form than do the aDle source of nitrogen for this nur-
other carriers of phosphoric acid. pose. It also contains large amounts
For certain soils reauirim? lime.- vt " sau mducr ana small amounts
' - . . F kj r
ine fertilizer. Llndsey's
Compost Drill will put it
in the row where it will
ao the most good.
Write a postcard for
our catalogue with
lormuias.
BSANDfE
C BARNYARD MANURE
DISTRIBUTOR
Pulverizes and drills
stable manure evenly
into furrows. A boy can
run it; a mule can puJJ it.
Prices low. Get our off et
before you buy. Write for
booklet and price.
R5 MFG. CO. b TuiTft.ci
basic slag may be a very suitable car
rier of phosphoric acid, if the price
per pound for its content of phos-
others. Go on with your segregation
law ; the time has come for it, and the
time has sure come for the crop Ken
law to be repealed.
Farmers can't afford to stand still
and see their lands robbed, and the
merchants all broke. Mortgaged
crops depress prices. .1 don't think
that the merchants will oppose the
repeal of the law certainly not as
they would have some years ago.
G. T. TYSON,
Greenville, N. C.
Good Sense in This
WfVP Sk2llf 0n easy terms, fine planta
a vi Jaic tion well impr0ved, of a
thousand acres about one mile from city lim
its of Americus, Ga., on two good roads;
$6,000 worth of improvements, place well wa
tered and fine land.
Florida orange and grape fruit grove near Win
ter Haven, Fla.s 20 acres in trees and about ten
acres more can be planted. Abaraalnforiomaone.
I Alabama Chemical Co., Montgomery, Ala.
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of phosphoric acid and potash. As it
is not a well balanced fertilizer for
Piedmont soils it. in order to KP mf
phbric acid is not too' high. Its phos- vc' b"9UJ De tortihed with the
phoric acid, however, is not generally a'tl0n ,?f phosphoric acid. Not
in as available-form as that contained w"nstandmg-the great value of this
in acid phosphate. The least soluble 01 nitrogen and organic mat," JT IS a pleasure for this paper, to
and cheapest form of phosphoric acid 'If , iSOlls ,c.annot generally 1 have items of ..news, about good
If the floats are used on If Z J .uePJna,n? u?n the use yields of any kind of crops that n
large amount of d inof nVhr " the11han" farmers may. have. If; a man ma-
- unity ui .manure tnprp um t.,n t.-,. . . ; r nn t ie
organic matter, or in connection with a great loss of its m roprVn ru V f00a StUtt n ny m-e 'WT t Tt is
the.plowing under of a large amount otLr so farm we are glad to report it It
of vegetable matte, it will probably can be draw
be a very economical source of ohos-v Here we find an inexhan.tihl. 5"e.".as wellas A0 2?" . three-
! phoric acid. When-used in the nroner which can be permanentlvXr i " 1 . SU?n, lrU
Spray Pumps andSpray Material way' fl0 ?itrogen to our Pied- are merely leaks which . everybody
tne yields ana at the same time aid r " 1 auuuia e remembered, has seen and should not be repo-
in building up the- phosphoric acid ""A"! ' "ldVrao" cPs like combat all. Send items which show
is noats.
sous containing a
Tiiat!$l d-lsiroySa? Jose ale and fungus on
" " oesi manuiactured. Write
k m m m mmm ..." J
u. r. wviLUAMWN CO,, galelnh. W. C
Save your papers and get a binder. '
supply of the soil faster than could be are nn.hl. V If the S,maU grairs yu can do, for these we are glad w
done in the case of using the others Z 1 7 of1this.Iitro- et, and they are s,erv.iceable.-n
gen irom tne air. It is only with the roe Journals " . ' 4
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