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Farm
Department
Dcvolrd to tbe Isterult of Tboae
Engaged ia Africaltaral PursaiU.
Coaduclrd by J. M. Braly
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More "Education" for the Farmer.
A new fertilizer paper has been
started in the South, which announce*
that one of its purposes will be to I
"?ducate" the farmer ia regard to I
the great advantages of mixed ferti
1 xers, and the folly of home mixing.
One of the means to this end con
aitU of a serine of cartoons repre ?
?enting tbe farmer in a most uncom
plimentary way. The text accom
panying these is an Insult to the in- i
telligence of tbe farmer. The plan
Is to have tbe local papers reproduce
these, and in this the aid of the lo
cal fertilizer agent is expected. The
editorial announcement concludes by
stating that: "Once the good work
is started, and tbe editors of tbe
agricultural papers are convinced of
tbe big savings to thefarmers from
using commercial fertilizers manufac
tured in an up-to-date factory, the
battle will be won.1'
The battle is not likely to be
won at all on this basis. Many lo
cal dealers are heartily in favor of
meeting the wishes of their custo
mers for raw material. Opposed to
this is the attempt of tbe manufactur
er to bind the local dealer not to
?ell raw materials, and if this fails,
the manufacturer will not give the
?ame credit accommodations on raw
material as on mixed goods. The
custom of manufacturers in giving a
local dealer exclusive territory on
the firms' brands, and then giving
bis next door competitor exclusive
territory on brands of exactly the
same composition but sold under the
name of some "Hay window"
pany belonging to the same ma
facturer, and continuing the pro
cess as long as the supply of deal
ers in a given town holds out, is
not one that is likely to make the
local dealer favor the manufacturers
and their anti-home mixing plans, as
against the best interests of tbe
dealers' customers.
The editors of the agricultural pa
pers are too well informed to take
up any such scheme and they, as
well as their readers, know that
wherever home mixing has been in
telligently tried, the "lllg savings"
are all oil the side of home mixing.
It has been repeatedly shown that
In factories equipped with the most
elaborate machinery for mixing, it
Is by no means an unuiisal thing for
goods to be mixed by exactly the
same process as the farmer would
use at home. This Is especially
true for small lots of higligra(le goods
made from the best class of raw ma
terials.
Many large factories are retum
log 10 the old process of wet mix
ing, and for this work there is a
iireat advantage In using mixing ma
chinery, sinee the process Involves
the use of sulphuric acid and has
the manufacturing advantage of per
mitting the utillzaiton of low grades
cf raw materials that a farmer would
never think of buying, If offered to
fclm In their unmixed condition; It
also serves to disguise the filler.
The manufacturers continue to
pre ss the sale of 10-2-2 in the South,
and 2-8-2 in the North, both of
which permit the use of low-grade
raw materials and filler.
The farmi'r demands formulas bet
ter suited to his crops aud soils,
and containing less filler. Brands of
higHer grade are meeting with in
creased sale, and farmers are learn
ing that 'hey can make their own
brands to suit themselves. The rid
icule of the trade papers will not
deter them in this.
Home mixing is now rendered much
mori; practical and profitable by the
?act that dealers or farmers can
now buy both nitrate of soda and
potash salts direct from the produc
ers. where heretofore they were [
obliged to get them through fertili- '
yer manufacturers, many of whom
placed all sorts of obstacles in the
way of such purchases. This deal- j
lug direct with the producers of the
Iwo substances needed to supple
ment basic slag, acid phosphate or J
bone, in producing complete and '
fillerfree fertilizers suited to the '
various needs of the farmers, re- i
*ult? in a marked saving In cost of I
the raw materials and so adds to <
the profit resulting from home mix- <
inf.?Southern Cultivator. i
Old Soldier Tortured.
"For years I suffered unspeakable (
torture from indigestion, constipation i
and liver trouble," wrote A. K. t
Smith, a war veteran at Erie. Pa., (
"but Dr. King's New Life Pills fix- c
nre all right. They're simply great." i
Try them for any stomach, liver or t
kidney trouble. Only 25c at Hood t
Bros.
Protect ttie F ore?t*.
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt believes in
economy. But he is not in favor of
stopping the bung hole to prevent
leaking while the bottom of the bar
rel le open. The legislature, when
It meets next month, may well prac
tice economy on some things, but
it Isn't economy to fail to spend mon
ey where It is needed. It is ex
travagance not to spend It where the
expense will bring in rich returns, ei
ther directly or indirectly.
There is no doubt but that North
Carolina Is suffering great loss from
? he destruction of her forests by fire.
The loss last year was 1600,000.
This yeari t is believed to be <? wn
more. This is a leak in the wealth
of the state. Dr. Pratt holds that
it would be economy to stop this
leak even though a little money will
have to be paid (Jut to do it. The
legislature can refuse to make the
initial outlay and the state's ex
pense account will not be quite so
largo as it would be if the approp
riation were made. A few dollars
would be saved. That is economy,
liut is It? Does the state gain
or lose by spending $10,000 to save
?ialf a million? Dr. Pratt doegn't be
lieve th.it that kind of economy Is
best fo ? the state. He says:
"Most of the states to the north
and northwest of us have created
forestry departments, and are prac
ticing forest protection. North Car
olina. with her great forest possibili
ties, ought not to lag behind. A fire
warden system, such as should be
crgi.ii>,ed in this state, should pro
vide for the appointment of a fire
warden in every township or other
county division in which is a large
proportion of forest land, while the
land owners desire such an officer.
The fire warden should be empower
ed to summon help to extinguish
fires and to arrest offenders against
the fore t Inws. He should be re
' <o investigate the causes of
fire, and collect evidence to
convict those responsible. He should
report in full to the forestry depart
ment, wihch would then bring action
and prosecute in the name of the
state. The chief weakness of our
present laws is that, the enforcement
of them is left to the private indi
vidual, who generally object to pros
ecuting his neighbor, friend or rel
ative. The fire warden system would
obviate this by making it an entire
ly impersonal matter.
"There can be no doubt that such
a system would at once greatly re
duce the amount of damage from
forest fires, and would in a few
years time pay for itself many times
over In the saving of our forest prop
erty from fire; and the forests, in
spite of the vast amount of cutting,
would yearly Increase In value.
"Hy all means let us economize?
b> spending a little in order to save
a great deal."?Raleigh Times.
Saves Two Lives.
"Neither my sister nor myself
might be living to-day, if it had not
been for I)r. King's New Discovery"
writes A. D. McDonald of Fayette
Ville, N. C. R. P. D. No. 8, "for we
both had frightful coughs that no
other remedy could help. We were
told my sister had consumption. She
was very weak and had night, sweats
but your wonderful medicine com
pletely cured us both. It's the best
I ever used or heard of." For sore
lungs, coughs, colds, hemorrhage, la
grippe, asthma, hay fever, croup,
whooping cough.?all bronchial trou
bles,?its supreme Trial bottle free.
50c and $1.00. Guaranteed by Hood
Bros.
The Farmers' Outlook.
The census shows one thing cloar
ly, and that is that the population
of the cities and towns, which are
to consume the products of the farm,
have been increasing at a mope ra
pid ratio than the population of the
farm, increasing in many districts at
the expense of the farm.
There is no reason for discourage
ment on the part of the farmer be
cause of this fact. It will make farm
labor higher, more costly; but this
will require the farmer to buy bet
ter farm machinery, better farm im
plements. He must put engines of
various kinds and degreet at work
upon his farm. He must get the
very best plows and harness and ma
nure distributers that he can pay
tor. He must have better roads in
jrder that he may reduce the cost
if transporting his products to the
'ailroad station. He must have bet
:er wagons, which will carry larger
oads at less cost. He must have
letter stock. He must study the con
lition of his soil. adapting it to the
leeds of the market. He must have
>etter seed. He must cultivate more
arefully. He must secure what are
ailed in the mills "by-products" and
itilize these by-products. One of
h?m is manure. He must have more
han one source of Income.
1l the South tbe money crop is
and will for generation? b? the cot
ton crop. He must utilize every part
at the cotton crop and the rant chang
es in the unitization of cottonseed
and cottonseed oil; but he ought to
Improve his staple. Me ought to
plant early and Increase by every
means In his power the product per
acre, and the product per man of
the cotton crop.
Then he ought to have a fruit crop,
not merely an orchard that Is to be
neglected, but as large a number of
tr?es as he can properly care for
at different time* In the year?trees
that he can prone, enrich and spray
Spotted fruit brings loir prices, but
large, sweet, perfect fruit of every
kind will be in increasing demand.
Let the farmer note these things
and guide himself accordingly.?Home
and Farm.
Do you know that fully nine out
of every ten cases of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism of the muscles
due to cold or damp, or chronic
rheumatism, and require no internal
treatment whatever? Apply Cham
berlain's Liniment freely and see
how quickly it gives relief. For sale
by all dealers.
Dairying in the South.
Students of agricultural conditions
In the Southern States agree that
there is no better section in the
country for profitable dairying and
stock raising. The cattle tick pest
has been a serious drawback and
has had not a little to do in discour
aging dairying in the South. With
this pest eradicated by the aggressive
work of state and federal authorities
there is now no reason why the far
mers of the South should not appre
ciate the advantages of dairying.
Some of the finest dairy herds in
the country are found in the extreme
Southern States and dairying is more
profitable there than In the colder
sections where dairying is so large
ly carried on.
There are several reasons for this.
Cattle need not be housed so ex
pensively and for so many months in
the year. Ilasturage Is cheaper and
forage crops grow abundantly. Cot
tonseed meal, one of the cheapest
and most efficient dairy feeds, is
produced in abundance, and mar
kets are unsurpassed.
Perhaps the greatest benefit that
can come to the South through the
promotion of dairying is the increas
ed fertility of the land. The land
will not only produce greater yields
but increases in land values must fol
low.
Dairying consistently followed by
the farmers of a community always
Increases land values. This is-due
not only to increased productiveness
of the soil, but to the fact that the
business itself is a very remunerative
one.
The Southern farmer who is anx
ious to improve his circumstances,
and who may not be fully convinced
of the benefits of dairying, should as
certain the truthfulness of the above
claims before deciding his course. He
can secure such information from ,
the U. S. Department of Agriculture j
or from any of the state experimen
tal stations.
The dairy cow will do more for
the farmers of the South than she
has done for the farmers of the
North because conditions there are
even more favorable for dairying.
Southern statesmen and others in
position to do so should appreciate
this great truth and be willing at
all times to preach the gospel of j
the dairy cow to the Southern far
mer.?The National Dairy Union.
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It
allays the cough, relieves the lungs,
opens the secretions and aids na
ture in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Thousands have
testified to its superior excellence.
Sold by all dealers.
GQpyANS1
King of Externals
Is the Original in (he
field of external rem
edies for all forms of
inflammation such as
pnenmonia, croup and
colds. Nothing can
approach tiowans. It
stands supreme.
He ha re I teen selling Go vans
Preparation lor Pneumonia and
Colds ever finer it wns pfit on the |
market, and have found Hone of
our most satisfaetorv sellers.
CA RPESTER HROS.. I
Wholesale and Retail Druggists, (
lin+nville, S. C., July U, 1UI0.
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GO WAN MEDICAL CO. DURHAM. N C. I '
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trade mark
REGISTERED. |
x The Origin of Roystcr Fertilizers.
Mr. Royster believed that success awaited the
Manufacturer of Fertilizers who would place quality
above other considerations. This was Mr. Royster's
idea Twenty-seven years ago and this is his idea
to-day; the result has been that it requires Eight
Factories to supply thedemand for Royster Fertilizers.
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY.
FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICES.
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