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Saturday, February 24, 1917 50dium or magnesium may be used j some advantage uu ywt .oils and that a decided preference IhouW be given to sodium nitrate as compare!! vith other nitrogenous fertilizer materials. From a theoretical point of view, both land plaster and lime might be expected to liberate some of the .rel atively insoluble forms of potash found in the soil, and considerable experimental, evidence has been se- cured at a numDer 01 swuuus m sup port of this view. These materials would of course be expected to be more effective on the heavier types of soil which have good reserve sup plies and less effective on those soils with a low content of potash. Un fortunate, the soils most in need of available potash belong as a rule to the latter class. On the other hand, many soils which are only slightly deficient in potash can be appreciably helped by this indirect means. In connection with the use of the materials just mentioned, attention may be called to the well established principle that an abundant supply of all the elements of plant food, save one, enables the crop to get along with the minimum supply of the one that is deficient. More liberal appli cations therefore of both acid phos phate and nitrate of soda seem war-, ranted at this time, from the point of. view either of potash conservation or of the high price of crops. How Diversified Farming Helps THE writer wishes to call attention now to what he considers the most important means of securing an ade (niatc potash supply for practical fari)urposeyryiztliversified-farm---ing. Time will not be taken to go into this subject in detail, but. diver sification naturally resuks in the keeping of more livestock. The . pot ash from the crops fed. can, by keep ing the manure under cover, be re turned to the land with little loss. In this connection it is of interest to note that experimental results, such as those recently gotten at the Mississippi Station, show that ma nure can be used instead of kainit to reduce injury" from cotton rust. , Di versified farming should include a judicious rotation of crops at least' some -of which-may be pastured off. Suppose, f6r example", a soy -bean or a cowpea crop be grown-- and hogged off. Nearly all of the potash of the crop would be left on the land. Sup pose that cither a crimson clover "or a bur clover crop follow for green manure purposes, would itot a cotton crop immediately following be-in a fair way to get not only the nitrogen hut also the potash needed? Farmers near towns and cities could probably make much better use of the manure from livery stables and the like than they are doing at the pound for potash, 15 cents for nitro gen and 5 cents for phosphoric acid, these three elements make the plant food value of a ton of average manure $3.70. This means that where potash is much needed a longer haul s justified than in the past. . Ihe practice of comporting may be revived as recently suggested by the director of the New Jersey Station, "i". Lipman, who has been .experi menting with a compost of soil, rock Phosphate, sulphur and a small amount of manure with the prime object of getting available phosphoric ac,y a a moderate cost. Other ma terials could, of course, be added and so increase the manure output. W hercver obtainable along the cast, sea weeds might-be used more xtensively than formerly. The dry weed of the Atlantic coast con 'anis from 1 to 3 per cent of nitro '"j 4 to .8 per cent of phosphoric 'c, and 2 to 5 per cent of potash, least one fertilizer concern, Swift company, has estaMie vwsshssavs I - v ,n the Pacific coast for the utiliza tion of kelp, which is not burned, but' Mien dried and ground is used in 'Utilizer mixtures. i 1 lHLBft m ' (9) 219 The New Deere Gang is the most widely used plow of its type. It is light draft, durable and is equip- Kd with John Deere ttoms, known all over the world for superior work, easy scouring and light pulling qualities. It cuts and turns full width of furrow. A simple, practical foot lift and auxiliary hand lift lever easy to raise bottoms out , of the ground. .John Deere Uuick Detachable Shares great labor and time savers. Share can be taken off easily, only one nut to remove. New Deere Light Draft Gang Plow For twenty years the New Deere Gang has had the good opinion of enough farmers to make it the one best seller And, today,it is the same plow it was twenty years ago, with the, usual minor refinements added. Correct in design, always rep resenting the highest develop ment of the plow-maker's art, the New Deere Gang is a leader, and has been every single year for twenty years. Go to your John Deere deal er's ana look this plow over you will readily' see why it is such a popu lar plow. LWn, -i ,..,,..,, , , , . 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Describes and illustrates Plows for Tractors; Walking and Riding Plows; Disc Plows; Cultivators; Spring Tooth and Spike Tooth Harrows; Disc Harrows; Alfalfa and Beet Tools; Farm and Mountain Wasons: Manure Soreadera: Inside Cup and Portable Grain Elevators; Corn She Hers; Hay Loaders; Stackers; Rakes; Mowers and Side Delivery Rakes; Hay Presses; Kaffir Headers; Grain Drills; Seed ers; Grain and Corn Binders. This book will be sent free to everyone stating what imple ments he is interested in and asking for Package No. X- John Deere, Moune, III. The John Deere General Purpose Plow , is especially adapted for farmers who ro tate their crops or ?ractice diversified arming and have i tame sod as well as stubble or old ground to plow. Mnlrlhrntrd has a long, slow turn which E'ulverizes the soil to est advantage. ' In sod, it does not break up. the turrow slice but laps the fur row sufficiently to bury green vegetation In loose soil, prevent ing further growth and hastening decay. John Ueere flows ar made in stvles to I meet all conditions. f no matter what they re . . ,. Look for the name "John Deere" when you buy John Deere Plows For. seventy-nine years the John Deere organization has spec ialized in making high grade plows. John Deere Plows are noted the world over for their high quality material, workmanship and their ability to-do the best kind of work. The policy of turning out the best has paid the John Deere Company. The John Deere fac tory makes more steel plows than any other organization in the world. The name "John Deere" on a plow is an assurance of highest quality material and satisfactory service. It means real plow value. John Deere Spr The Spreader with the Beater on the Axle Mounting ' the beater on the axle simpli fied the con struction, elimi nated troublesome parts and made possible a successful low- down soreader with bier drive (Wheels. There are no shafts to get 1 out of line, no chains to cause trouble, and no clutches to adjust. The only spreader with beater and beater drive mount ed on axle. eader M ba .vui-jw w ocottiofctif wrtrwr n sTi nt;, oh i i u Low down, with big drive wheels out of the way. Easy to load. Revolving rake, driven by manure moving toward the beater no bunching of manure. Ballbear ing eccentric apron-drive-1 a new and ex clusive driving device. Makes uniform spreading certain. Widespread attachment for spread ing seven feet wide can be furnished for the John Deer e S pre ader. No chains nor gears. Quickly re moved. John "V5sr,-iv Mr I r Cotton seed cannot choke up in the hop per a cotton picKer wheel prevents it. .Tnkn Deere OTS- L1QUE SELECTION, tiVltlZUNTALi UBJL,U DELIVERY SEED I PLATE for corn an ' accurate drop. 1 ' Pnattiva crnr drive with dirt-proof gear case. '.hAol urith reversible points opens furrow and pulverizes - the soil without throw ing it up on the face of the shovel. Soil falls behind and cov ers the seed. Adjustable nress wheel can b'e fur Inished. No lever ueed ion this press wheel. ' nvnl-li . rt nlantiric can be regulated with the foot while planter is in .motion. Deere Combined Cotton and Corn Planters John Deere Cotton and Corn Planters are highly successful. They have been thoroughly tested out through years of satis factory field use. A cotton picker wheel extends thrQUgh the bot tom of the -hopper. This wheel revolves inone direction and the cotton spider in the other separating the seed without dam aging it. Change in quantity is made by turning a thumb nut. on the hopper. - Hoppers are beaded. Seed plates fit perfectly. All the seed in the hopper is planted. Peanut plates or a special hopper can be furnished for planting sneiiea or unshelled peanuts. Your Home Town Dealer There is a big advan tage in buying imple ments of your home- . town dealer. He gladly "backs up"'' the implements he sells, and he is on the ground to see that they make good. He makes his home in your locality the place his goods are sold. , . He handles a line of high-grade implements and you can see before lyou buy. In the busy 1 season, when work is pressing, he can furnish repairs promptly for the goods he sells. If, by chance, he has n't in stock just exactly tje style of implement you want, he can give you quick service in get ting it to you. John Deere factory warehouses with im mense storage rooms have been established in various sections of the country. Every John Deere dealer is conven iently located to one of these houses. This, really, gives you two supplies of imple ments the stock carried by your home-town deal er and that of the. factory warehouse. When wriiinn lo advertisers say: "I am writinfl you as an advertiser in The Progressive Farmer, which guarantees all advertising it carries.
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 24, 1917, edition 1
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