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PROGRESIVE FARMER AND COTTON PLANT. Thursday, February, 14; 1907. The Early Potato Crop, -I; ' 1 Fertilization of Preceding Pea Crop Formula Suggested for a Potato Fey- tilizer. - - - ' There is no market garden crop of greater importance or one that occu pies so large an area in the ' South Atlantic States as "the Irish, potato crop. : It is a crop in which a large supply of organic matter, or humus resulting from the decay of organic matter, is of the greatest importance. This condition in the soil can he best promoted by' the growth of the le gumes.' In the trucking regions of the South Atlantic States the cow pea is one of the best preparations for the crop There the potatoes are planted too 1 early for a fall-sown crop to amount to much, unless a good stand of crimson clover could be had very early in the fall, and phoric acid and ; potash that he may apply to the peas will be retained by the soil and when the peas are turned, under the potato crop will benefit by the application that has increased the growth of peas. This becomes of great er importance in the present interest in the pulverized rock as a cheap source of phosphoric acid, for if this is ap plied abundantly to the pea crop, it may not affect that crop very great ly, but with the turning under of the peas, it will come .into availability for the potato crop better than an imme diate application of acid phosphate. Then, if kainit is abundantly sup plied to the peas it will have lost any injurious effect it might have had on - y id, 4 I t70LOi SAVE voir- dopey The yield of your'-corn, cotton.- tobacco and all crops erown ic rows depends upon the thoroughness of the. cultivation you give them, me new uonnston isook aescrioes just tne cul tivator f you need-The Johnston Continental Ilsk Culti- vator-rtne crysiaiiz- . . ed result pt fitty-six fififunnnmAmOnl vUviyuu uuuuvuu ilgib Tears devoted exchis iveiv to- Duuainjr men class machinery for the farmer. We want you to know now and why it will help you to pet bigger and Detter crops. The disks of the cultivator can be regulated to throw soil to or .from i the plants, at the nam time it tnoroneni y tmiYenzes the whole row cultivates shallow near the plants, deep between the rows. - Culti vator is always uuuer iwripvt uuu- croi oi tne operator, is easy m handle and does thorough worr. Saves labor, easy on man and team. The all-steel seonstruction makes a lisrht. durable machine that's not crat of rftnafr when the weeds are erowiner fast and time is pre- clous.' A splendid stalk-cutter attachment adds value and usefulness to the machine. The Johnston Book describes our full line. It's free; write today. The JOHNSTON HARVESTER CO., Box 7, BaUvia,N.T. CULTIVATOR Ftet All RSamnhe -SjjidlPay Courtesy Bateman Mfg. Co. THE POTATO DIGGER IS A LABOR SAVER IN POTATO MAKING. this is usually hard to get on account the potato crop while the potash will nf the usual dry weather in Septem-, still be there. ber and October. Hence, the next best thing is an abundant and late crop of cowpeas to be left oh the land entire to be plowed under when the land is prepared for planting in Feb ruary or earlier. . Nitrogen and Moisture are Needed. The early potato crop in the South, being grown during the cool part of the year, needs more nitrogen than the main crop grown in the North. The peas, will give a considerable portion of this in the form of organ ic nitrogen which the crop has large ly gathered from the a.iv, and a small er amount-of artificial nitrogen needs to be applied than if no peas had been grown. But the decaying organic matter has a further effect in its power of retaining the moisture es sential to the solution of the fertili zers applied, and 'the acids formed in the decay tend to prevent the growth of the scab fungus and will also en able the grower to use the pulverized phosphate rock or floats to a great extent in place of the more costly acid phosphate. . ... Phosphoric Acid and Potash Applied to Preceding Crops of Peas. The fact that a soil abounding in organic decay retains moisture well has an important bearing on the fer tilization of the crop, since without a due amount, of moisture in the soil the fertilizer that is needed in abund ance by the potato crop would not be properly dissolved, and unless dis solved in the soil-water the plants cannot get the use of it. '- The- wise trucker will always take time by the fore-lock and prepare the best condi tions for his crop. If he has sown a crop of peas in preparation for the potatoes, which can be easily done after, some early crop of the previous - season has been, shipped, he will un der stand that, any amount of phos Formula for potato Fertilizer. Not that I assume that kainit is the cheapest form in which to get potash. but that when applied a good while ahead the dissolving salt may have some effect in the solution of other matters in the soil. But in any event, the truckers of the South have learn ed that an abundant fertilization is mportant to the success and profit of the Irish potato crop, and I have found" that 1,000 pounds per acre of he following mixture will always pay, even- when tne best previous treatment of the soil, has been made. Acid phosphate, 900 . pounds; nitrate of soda, 100 pounds; fish scrap, 600 pounds, and muriate of potash; 400 pounds, to make a ton. 'If the previ ous treatment has not been as sug gested, I would increase the applica tion. - . , W. F. MASSE Y. Editor of "Practical Farmer." Would you mind sending me a few sample copies of your paper? I stum bled on a copy, by accident and I like it. E. W. Barnes, Parksley. Va. - Are you helping in the 30,000 cam: paign? The Idea of spreading manure properly i$ such a good one and the benefits derived are so: great you are apt to think any spreader will giv.you , these benefits that a spreader is a spreader. ; There is where you may make a mistake, for some spreaders are only trouble makers and the second season they are not taken out of the shed. To make them work takes too much time and costs too much money. If you get that kind of spreader you're apt to conclude that spreaders are made to sell and not to spread manure. J SUi:i ESS SHHEalJEKa ! 1.W have 23 years' experience back of them Etemp & thousands of them are spreading manure on the best farms in the country and are giving no trouble. Twenty-eight years has eliminated the trouble making features out of .. a hundred new de vices and schemes that we have tried perhaps ninety have proved more harmful than helpful. They make good talking points but they don't help spread manure. SUCCESS Spreaders are made to spread manure. x : v When you getready to buy a manure spreader, (and every farmer should have one; first write for our spreader book, it will help you ; next go to your local dealer and see a Success Spreader but don't buy one until you have asked a man . who has used one. He knows. . GO r1fg. Go.v Syracuse, N. Y. SEABOARD 1 AIR LINE RAILWAY. The Seaboard announces change; of schedule, effective Sunday, I January 6th. Trains will leave and arrive; at Raleigh as follows: -Trains how known as Nos. 81 and 84 will be sep arated between Hamlet and Norlina and' operated as Nos. 31 and 34 be tween Richmond and Jacksonville, and 32 and 33 between f Norfolk- Portsmouth and Birmingham. ' Trains Nos. 8 1 and 8 4 the Florida .Limited : i '!- will only stop at Johnson - Street, arriving, southbound,' at 1.55 a. m., northbound, 2.30 a. m. Other trains arriving at Union Depot, as follows : No. 34 arrives 1 34 a m., leaves 1 38 a. m. No. 33 arrives 2.45 a, m , leaves 2.50 a m. No 29 arrives 10.15 a. m - r No 66 arrives ll'SOa. m., leaves 12.C4 noon. No. 30 leaves 4.55 p. m. No 32 arrives 1.50 a. m , leaves 1.65 a. m. No. 31 arrives 3.50 a m., leaves 3.55 a. m. . ; No 38 arrives 11 00 a. m.. leaves H .05 a. m. No 41 arrives 3 57 p m., leaves 405 p m. No. 43 arrives 7.30 p m., leaves 7.35 p. m. Nos. 3 2 and 3 3 will be known as "The Jamestown Limited and Nos. 38 and 41 will be known as the, "Ex position Special." C. H. GATTIS, T. P. A., Raleigh, N. C. i (I hi p y vi? As Potato Sprayer. No money in advan.c&'JJap when convenient, i- Sprays every thing Trees; Potatoes. et. 4 rowa at a time 20 acres a day uouoies your crop. Evn 2-aere erowerasay: It pays for it. self first leason'as ithaano many uses. - A 16-year-old boy can operate it with.; ease. - Brass Fall valTes, Cylinder, ete Guaranteed 5 years, ; Wholesale Price fwW n AGBSTS WAST1D. After trial, if yon keep It, we make terms to nit m. 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