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Thursday, February 11, 1909. t THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. 23 WHERE YOU GAN BUY THE BEST FERTILIZERS MaKing More Money Out of Cotton Crops i3 merely a question of using enough of the right kind of fertilizers. ; - - - ;T": ' - .. , requires the best selected seed and the most thorough cultiva tion; but the real difference between profit and loss on the crop depends on Potash. It makes strong, sturdy stalks and well shaped ears filled out to the very tip, with every kernel sound. Fertilizers high in phosphoric acid, with a little nitro gen, won't do- They need Potash to complete them 15 to 20 lbs.to the hundred. Supplement the manure or clover or fer tilizer with 50 lbs. of Muriate of Potash per acre. POTASH IS PROFIT Valuable Literature, Free, on Fertilizing Corn and all other Crept GERHAN KALI WORKS, 1224 Candler BldgJ Atlanta NEW YORK 93 Nassau St. CHICAGO: Mooadnock Block ' Have Yoh a Farm You're Proud of ? Many farmers take pride In their land care for It, and coax It up by Judicious use of fertilisers to a high state of production. One of the best means of getting your land Into good shape Is to supply It plen tifully with PLANTERS BRANDS. It Isn't guess work with us. Its knowledge and skill. Our goods prove this. . Ask your dealer: If he hasn't hooked up with our live-wire facilities, we'll give you the name of an up-to-date merchant who has. PLANTERS FERTILIZER AND PHOSPHATE CO. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. are the right kind. The cotton plant cannot feed on barren land. Study your soil. Find out what it lacks. Then apply the necessary fertilization and the results will surprise you. See what Mr. W. C. Hays of Smith Station, Ala., did. He says: "I planted about 30 acres of some 'gray sandy land that had been in cultivation for over 20 years, and used 300 pounds of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers per acre, and I expect to gather SO bales from the SO acres." This is why we say it is the right kind. We have hundreds of tetters like this, and even stronger, in praise of Virginia Carolina Fertilizer for cotton. ,! Get a copy of the new 1909 Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Year Book from your fertilizer dealer, or write our nearest sales office and a copy will be sent you free. It contains pictures of the capitols of all the Southern States. ; il Virginia sale OQcet Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia, 8. C. Atlanta, Ga. . Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Term. Carolina Che . Sales Offices Durham, N. C. Charleston, S. C . Baltimore, Md. Columbus, Qa. Montgomery, Ala. Shreveport, La. WeWish to Sell A Fe "' fir Loads Nitrate Sod at $44 M f. o. b. i leston, March. April, May delivery. Thts - e Is considerably under market. Wire us your order. Our supply is limited, ti COVIUTO CO., Clio, S.C The Advertisers in The Progressive Farmer are Men and Firms of Known Reliability, and Will Do as They Promise. mm W will apply a top dress- to m beat, cat allalfa and grass In late winter or early spring. ; For this purpose use LEE S Prepared Agricultural Lime The application of300 td400 lbs. per acre will greatly lncreaseyour yield. : Our valuable fertilizer book sent free while edition lasts. Write.for it. . A S. LEE &: SONS'- DeptD, . RICHMOND. VA., Importers of Thomas Basic Slag Phosphate. iltato of imh Cunts Scld la Original 825s NITRATE AGENCIES CO. 4 Stone Street. New York Keyset Building, Baltimore. MA St 6 Street. East. Savannah. Ga. 3 ftwranne Street. New Orleans. L. Dearborn Street. Chicago. 111. Elaieouibe & Co.. 24 California Street San Francisco, CaL 33-4 Oriental Block. Seattle. Waab. A&tne Offiea Htmrt Toe OMto&fttor All Quantities Promptly ; Filled Write for Quotations wfn - writing advertisers, please mention this paper.
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