FARMER
, This -.month-is -the-'time to-putrout
! stable-inatture fojbaccar :andas
tfast'ist thel weatfier permits,-itVshould
tb--'pit-lrthe?dnl
jfc' jfemr letter ; Leid :tabi?cu
ton.of the fertilizer Problem Val-
Later b'h Wheii: "the; tp5io;iajid s,tQ;
? e .of Ahe Hen - Manure Stable. ibVottenrei
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In&ana,hai usafcivsrvNpf
4 0 Plow every year f orjhe past;.
; 3 5 years to ' sandy loam. ; He-
most.perfect condition. - y v
Mt, Johnson's eperience-iis
'like 4hatQf many other:swhc-
?have, used. 01ivr-PioFS. 'from
z One: oulHiataraHyrJt5
plowrust awarefotethat
;Th6'ilhistratid atHlie:tbp
. "a piece of ; Oliver Chilled Metal
exposed tp the weather- f oiat
least 20; yeafs.-;. The rust ton;. :
;th,e surface .was scraped off,' re-
.vealfng: the little tell-tale Oliver
chilled "" check - marks plainly
visible to the eye. - - , -An
Oliver Chilled Plow can
.hot deteriorate while standing
idle - because the removal of ;
rust restores the . polished
mouldboard in as good condi
tion as when the plow was
taken out of the ground after,
last .being ,used. : v . - -Any
plow in the Oliver No.
40 series wears from two to
three times as long as you ex-
pect the average plow to wear,
Sold in ; all sizes i rom Goobers, ;
'small l-hprseto large : 3horsev
; write ior circulars:
II- otr.'an:na, wat togiv
: I trior a.t 30-k"cr t farm: and . baidv for? L-iaull-i -u-r trr-sstt itrLt; iirvi; i laape.
i'ofarming:
grelsive Farmerls interestuigEd aflyingr therrmanw
'fords a text for :my. March suggestLmixingjtith4heoil;itill;be avail
10nS 10 tQDaCCU , .auic Wlicu -iiic uuug ftuw .uwu
i.i 14R. MOSS
i growers; This cor- and consequently you will 'lessen the
respondent writes cKartce ; of; -secorids growth v tobacco.
Fiieitobacco has; tabout ihe.:time' it should ripen; - --
been Vproduceid "qtt ': t On some land peas. can. be; grown f or '
fresli land by the- :ayear or tworwithout any ihad' 'effect
:'-We?bf-little sta- (on the tbbacco xrbpbut they 'gather
;blermanure. If you , a large amount of ;riitrbgenvand'.un'
. .will turn ab ou tHless ithis isbaiancedup uby ,the addt-
diiickly you cncah jtion; of;:phosphoxicadd ;anidr potask I i
iiow clean ; ott 'Xtn? ;tne.cnancesr axetnaB coarse,, pony rxo
acre or two in due b'ccowiirbe grown. ' Ej G. JiOSS;
Oxford, N. C, : ,
oine(i-ultivato
- Recommended lot use anywhere H
balancing lever and two depth levers- ha!
handles and seat; and can be used aH
walker or rider.' Pivot -Tongue Attach.
ment furnished when wanted. , . . "
t -It's, the, Way r
!We Build Thenr
4Jfime;:as:thereis'inoreip in ffeshv
land than in old. ine Dest tobacco
we made last year was where we
hurnt 'o 1
knew-one man to make -100 pounds
of fine-tobacco per acre and used only
a mixture of wood ashes : and chicken
OTahurer;'AnQther' man ina& good to-
hacco' on-old-Jand by: the application'
EASTERN FRUIT GROWERS'1'
... ASSOCIATION . . ;
Better Marketing Pear-Blight, Apple,
, Storage and British Embargo Live,
' - Topic' of --Piscussibn-j : '-
vrt.tliesfstyefea jSb5
same:;.lan4-to:-ryerarid doubled hp ton D. G.,; under the leadership: of -wide
uiuu.cjr Mic iicAi ,u ujr :.umi President S. LLuoton. ' '
;tinued winter coyer IcrOp -his landv rT
;k&ps; improving and; his prices ad- ':ln'ul:a,i kt Cr T?cf;notAc
vancing. I have known; peas planted d bare , the . work and methods of
een looacco nius on tnin iana c . r T MAm-o nfflM 'nf
Ailes telescooe In steel tube.fiivintf adinatm
for wide or narrow track. Saw-toothed ratchen
ilvk inlntit debth adfViBtment. and afford
ftioii in" raiainitfanfs; ' Counter-balahcini tnrinlti .n
aaiVcan bp-reulated iqf ll4bt..or heavy
way wacawolkintf. Lqw hitch with j&ih clear-.
Goo piyot iantjcowpunia permit takinfc. uo,.
all wear VGani can be s'et up or down to level for
"! r different depths.' Gangs can be et for dose or
coldvatioa, ' 42-inch wheel! with concave
tires, removable dust-proof wheel boxings, hard oil
crew caps, with collar and linch pins inside the
screw caps. Furnished wtfh any standard type of
P & O tfanjts. with spreader.
to be very .valuable in the production
of. fine tobacco. Though I would not
advise the sowing of peas on fresh or.
fertile land."
This article, coming Lorn a practi-
TheP&O Victor U strong without excessive
eight, has all needed adjustments, is easy to ride
Markets, pointed OUt the importance nd use, will do work of the highest efficiency, and
of the proper grading of fruit and leatweariniquaUdea. , -
gave many instances, where simple Ask Yow Dealer or Write to Nearest P & OHotw.
precautions meant bigger dollars for
the growers; he wanted better stand-
SOUTH BEND, IND. '
Mr. C. S.'
: Joktsoa or.
' lis 3S year
-U "Oliver
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cal.toljacco farmer, is Tery timely. It ards and better living uo to oresent
is true there is more potash in new standards. Hon. Carter Glassr of
land than in the corresponding piece Lynchburg, dealt with 'rural credits
of old ;land adjoining, because the and the relation of easier credit to
newly cleared land has not been crop- the Eastern and Southern fruit grow-
ped for a number of years with noth- er. VK---:
ing added, an4 every crop grown on The prospects for the disposal of
it will take out more or less potash, apples now in storage was discussed
and -unless: an -equivalent: amount- of. by J. M. Rothwell, of aftihsburg,
potash' is":added ih commercial fertil- West Virginia; There are now in
izers; there' will be less , every year, t storage 4,114,354-barrels of apples or
-Vtlltafci per cent ,-mbf-thVn-1thereF werc''.a;
Lbekept min-attfi" thai:is : there is- year ago'. On ;fhe-bthert: hand the
enough potashin, most of the soils of holdings are only 73 per tient of what
uik ouuin pu uui perhaps several uun- tney were on DecemDer l. iyio. -
vucu , years it is icnucrcu avduduic ine rresiaenr asKea tne pointea
as it is needed But in order to ren- Question as to whether the time was
def jt available humus must be added, rine for a comnulsorv nackirur and
; When npw land is cleared. up there branding law. There was a difference
is a large amount of humus and de- 0f opinion as to the desirability of.
Parlla& Orendorff Co., Canton, Ills.
Branch Houses: Dallas. Tex- Kansas Gty. Mo.,
Minneapolis, hntu, Omaha, Neb., St. Louis, Mo.,
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Denver, Col., Oklahoma Gty,
OUfci Portland, Ore., Spokane. Wash.
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gb-graaecertui
Signal
SIGNAL the new collar
that y oung men prefer. Ask for
COLLARS
The brand with the' patented Tie
Protecting Shield and Graduated
Tie-Space. Ask your dealer. ;
HALL, HARTWELL CO. CO., Troy, NX
caying. vegetable , matter in the soil
and Jt makes the potash available.,
-His - statement that ; he made his
best tobacco last year on old land
where he burnt some" brush cannot be
doubted, as all tobacco farmers who
zers
Are Bestalues
The average cost of
Nitrogen in 600 samples
of "comiplete" fertilizers
was 66 higher than
the cost of Nitrogen in
I Mteatbf
dda
such a law; just now, but there was" nj
difference as to the need of some
such law as now operates fairly well
in New York- state; A compulsory
law was eventually endorsed. '
The pear : blight came in for "much
have had much experience in clearing consideration, the generally accept
Woodland for tobacco have" probably ed average' of loss '"'from this "disease
observed that where. at brush pile' was being around 40 per cent but the yar
burned grows thVjjest-tobcco in the ious methods by which the percent-
field. This is caused by the extra age was arrived met not unanimous
amount : of . potash '.and phosphoric approval. The most authoritive state-
acid obtained from the wood ashes, in ment was made by Dr. M. B. Waite,
addition perhaps to some change in Bureau of Plant Industry, who said
the physical condition of the soil, that dampness, the activity of birds,
Hardwood ashes that have not been bees, and insects in " pollenization
leached will analyze about 5 per cent caused a more rapid spread of the
potash and 2 oer cent phosphoric acid, , disease. He emphasized the need or. 'trff A IT Q RIYFRS Diredoi1
in addition to the lime which iisiiallv more - tree sureerv rather -than tirn- VILL1Ah1 $ MI-U
2d Madison Avenue, New YorkUtf
Announcement that American fruit
was( likely -to be shut out from British
markets caused much excitement, and
some strpng.,-:v resojutions, including
Are you one of many
paying high prices for
low-grade goods?
S$nd Po Card for Attract!
Mony-iaving Book
in addition to the lime which usually more tree surgery; rather than pro-
. . ' nr .- (in , Tf ' ' ' . V - ' - ' - : -. t
runs a pout ou to per cent, now- miscuous spraying.
ever, if much lime is-added it has a
tendency to darken the tobacco.
Hen manure and wood ashes if ad
ded in the right proportion make' an
excellent mixture ;. for tobacco. Hen some of retaliation, were 'presented.
manure will average about 125 per Eventually a petition was drawn up
cent nitrogen; 1 per cent phosphoric earnestly requesting the President of
acid and .4 per cent potash. For thin the United States Ito protest against
land the following mixture will be such action by the British' Govern-
good: 1,500. pounds hen manure and ment, and if necessary, institute pro-
500 pounds dry hardwood ashes Tper ceedings of reprisal to prevent such
acre, i ne oniy opjection to tnis is exclusion. .,
that the phosphoric acid is too low, Officers Jfor ' 1916 : S. L. Lupton,
which can be easily remedied by the Winchester, Va., President: F. G.
addition of 100 pounds of 16 per cent Adams, Charlottesville, - Va., Secre-
acid phosphate to the manure and ap- ;tary: E. I. Oswald, Ghewsville. Mary-
plied on an acre basis. , Add 200 land, Treasurer. Vice-Presidents
rrvn That'swhat itmeanstopump
ENEW ALL TOUB 8UBSCKIPTIONS
rt-s- THBOUGII US
Our clubs ave you money. Wo. will eladly j. ac.-'lL'-la .t-t:.:.. t .. . r: V . v 1
mak a apodal club on any papers you may I pwuwus iu pcr cciu atiu puuspiiaic ior isaac mors, Maryiana; U. A. Arnoia,
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STOVEnRlFG-CO.
Ml Samson Aw. JjS
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ware Soedaltie. ! wmo iui v..
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, One letter, one money order and It's all
eatestcr
the Piedmont section. Ashes should , West Virginia; Leonard SoperDela-
not be mixed with manure, unless an. 'ware? and S W, PlpfrPr Rlaptrsi I $1.50. Get a neighbor not now s tfyoU
. cttszied' to,
plied at once and covered up; ; :burg,Va.T - ' -H . '. SMT. 5 :on. .
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