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Tha A. I. C. at Caftao Fertilise Bn. To Um Editor of Uw OUMUt Chemically, a fertile toil ia oae containing an abundance of available plant food, tbe sub* stance* necessary for tbe growth and welfare of plant*. Tbe number of element* of plant food derived from the soil ia thirteen. The greater part of these materials always exists in tbe soil. Tbe nsmes of these elements are: nitrogen, phosphorus silicon, iron, calcium, sulphur and potassium. Nitrogen is one of tbe most im portant of plant foods. It is most important. No plant on earth can grow without it. It ia strange, indeed, that plants should want nitrogen when they are surrounded by tbe at mospheric air which is four fifth* nitrogen. The nitrogen mast enter the toil, end there be taken op by tbe root* of tbe plant. Phosphoric acid ia next to ni trogen in importance as a plant food. It is ■ constituent of nil soils. The grain crop* are large nseraof phosphoric acid. Potassium is tbe most im portant mineral food. It ia de ficient in sandy soils. The potash in btrn yard manure It soluble and valuable. mcxd or nrrm cultivation. rt_g-• _11 —ali. country are in need of better cultivation. A great part of oar future success lies in the intensive tilling of the soil—a great deal more than ia imagined by many. At this age of the world no farmer can afford to neglect the proper cultivation of the crop oc ii tending. As I have said before in this paper, it waa meant for man to till the soil. It is a good thing, it keeps oar hands and mind employed and if we are attend log our own business we are not ucar so apt to bother any one else. Moisture iu a drontb ia worth dollars, but we must keep our eyes open for the leaks, as after a while enough drops will be lost to make a gallon. I have always been in favor of fewer acres and better culti vation. The man who has broad acres cannot give inten sity cultivation. That is why I do not believe in too much land. By few acres we are rare to tend our crops better, keep the soil clear of weeds, improve the soil texture and have better crops. In tbla progressive age of electricity, we should advance onr methods of cultivation. The whole of my text is— SHALLOW AND TUQtTBNT CUL TIVATION. This text we should ever keep before as. It is a good practice to scratch the surface after each rain so as to break the crust but not while it is too wet. This will infure the soil, wait until it ia dTy enough to work, don't get into a hurry and cultivate while land is too wet—it does more barm than good. HIGH MANURING AND tXTBN SIVE CULTURE. Aj the result of the wide dis semination oi The Gazette last March (190i) which con tained a paper. "The Fertilize .tion of Cotton." we received many letters requesting infor mation from brother farmers all over the Sooth. To some who sent sumps We replied. To commence, ft costs just at ranch to buy low-grade guano, 8-2-2 as high grade guano, 1IW-6. Low grade goods never will give satisfaction for ex ample-how ranch increase in production of cotton should a farmer expect over unfertilised land when he naes 75 tbs, per acre of 8-2 2? Let us see. He is using 1 pound of nitrogen, 1 pound of potash sod 8 pounds of phsopborus to the 100 lbs to the acral This will sot pay. < la order to prescribe a for mula, it Is necessary to know, the color and consistency ef the various classes of soils. In order to prescribe intelligently ft is all sufficient that the pte scriber know whether the soil be sand, clay, poor, rich, high land, low-land, wet, dry, coo), hot, cold or warm natnred, bowlders as big as a barn door, or gravels aa small as a ham “•a#,bird's egg. ■arrows tbs matter down fertilise intelligently, his soil a nisr*s’*** cal aetds of his empe. (J) He mast know kit tools. We will now taka op nitrogen, aiitf^'gfc'srss: rion of nitrogen to promote the growth of stem and stalk, to create a dense and luxuriant foliage, but this retards buds and Roarers. This is arby cot ton in rich lands containing an excess of nitrogen makes ex cessive weed growth but a de ficiency of bolls. For example, sweet potato*, "all gone to vine” no tubers. Goobers, all gone to top, no peanuts. The fanner then declares his land too rich for cotton, 'taters and goobers. But this is not the case. Soil never gets too rich if it is properly balanced to se cure equilibrium. U is the function of phosphor us to increase fmctiyity and hasten maturity. The function of potash is to give strength and vigor to the plant, to develop the production of lint, to increase tbe holla. A year ago we remarked that 400 to 800 pounds of guano could be applied to the acre with prof it. Some soils will not bear that amount oi concentrated chemicals at one time. It is best to use 200 to 400 pounds and gradually increase to the limit of danger—"too much weed—tops or vines as the case inav be.” It baa K,.n __< fortune to travel throughout the country and during our travels we noticed dealers pawning off low-grade 8 2-2 guanos on their customers to be "good as any"— in fact "the beat" and "juat the thing," and some-body's "Com plete Corn sod Cotton Fertili ser*—the "cotton guano," "Far mers Standard" etc., when the grade wsa 8 2-21 8-2-1 and 8-2-2 goods are not calculated to give best results for either cotton or corn on any soil either red clay or white sand. As a complete cotton guano well balanced, use 10-3-4; 10-3-3 is little enough, it takes potash to make cotton lint. A word to the wise is sufficient. No land should be planted in cotton if it does not yield a half bale to the acre. While a bale to the acre should be striven for. Let "bales to the acre" be your motto instead of acres to the bale. Last March, a year ago, iu these columns we tried to give in as plain and brief a man ner as possible, the general prin ciples upon which a rational, economical, scientific and prac tical system of cotton fertiliza tion should be based. To those who file the Gazettes we re fer to our article on "The Ra tional Fertilization of Cotton." March 1904. Where stalk growth is defi cient, the soil is poor, and a complete guano is needed. Where the stalks are small, but fruitful, nitrogen and potash are lacking. Where cotton does not fruit freely, phosphoric acid is needed. Where the bolls are numerous and smalt, potash is indicated. This can be applied at the rate of SO to 200 pounds to the acre. Where the cotton umiie ar me rate of 200 to 400 pounds to the acre. Prepare the ground deeply. Plant an early variety. Give good distance. Some prefer 3x3, 3x6, 3x9, 4. 4x3, 4x6, 4x9. 3, 5x3. 3x6, 5x9i and 6. On poor land, plant 3 feet by 3 feet. On rich land, plant 4 feet by 4 feet. On very rich land 6 feet by 6 feet. Cot ton is naturally of a pyramidical form. Don't crowd it too close in the row. Don't deform It. Again, don't crowd it, yon di miniah the yield by so doing. A kw. jrf fast baa been known to yield 8 pounds of cotton—seed cotton on It. Another stalk, subjected to crowding. 6 inches apart in the row between stalks, has been known to bear 6 holla on it. Cultivate shallow. Cultivate every other week. Lay by early. Whenever a crust forms alter a rain, when it is possible to break the crust without breaking the limbs or feed roots, the crust should be broke, loose dirt ob tained to check evaporation of moisture end the consequent shedding of holla from tail: of moisture. Next, we Invite your attention to Tint coton on the foliage. A pale, sick, jrellow color in dicates a lack of akrogen. This may be cured by applying im mediately 200 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre applied close to, hut not eu the plants, neither when wet. ot wet with dew or rain. The pale yellow sick eol « ■ 1P«** « 8**nt anaemia and lack of vigor that indicates tlaek of uitrogeo and Dotaah. Hence it take* a liberal applica tion of both to force a robust vigorous growth. Mr. I. C. Srmmi, of Coweta conoty, Georgia, who was awarded the premium for the beet yield of cotton, on Iva acres used two tons of Kigh gradt 10-3-4 guano to tbs acre, a»d made i betas to the sets or 25 bstae on the five scree. We pay annually 900,000,000 for guano. What a vast amount it coarts the American fanner to produce bis crops—to *oy noth ing of cost of seed, tillage, har vest and taxes. Will commercial fertilisers pay? They will when Sntelli gently used. It pays the fann er to atndy the conditions under which he farms, the character of bia soils, the chemical fertilic needs of the crop, the time and manner of applying the artificial plant foods which they require so that best resnlts can be secured. An abase of chemical fertilis ers is their application to the wrong crop. An application of nitrate of soda to clover or peas would be a waste of money. It will be best to test the needs of ■ certain crop fay marking off a piece of well tilled soil, one-tenth of on acre, 21 feet square, north, east, aontb and west and apply ing the fertiliser to the crop to be tested. A farmer neat the Dilling mill told me lie was not getting efiective results with bis corn crop. I asked for the fertiliser tag and waa shown that he naed—what do you suppose? He used 2-7-1 goods. a wo per cent 01 nitrogen, (even per cent of phosphoric, and one per cent of potash. 1 asked bow much he applied to the acre. He said ISO pounds. Let’s see what be got, 1% potash, 20 pounds to the ton, 1 pound to the hundred. He was applying a bushel and a half of potash to the acre to his corn I No wonder he failed. A farmer in Piagah used 4-1-3 to his cot ton and he failed. Let’s ace, 4% nitrogen, l'A phosphoric, 3% potash. The Pisgali man did ntot use enough. The former should have used the latter’s formula, and vice versa. ••clan Gathered in Atlanta, Die can Great White Fla (us. Aahrvillc Cuette-News. Whether tuberculosis and consumption are one and the same and whether that disease is hereditary became an almost acute auestion daring the initial day of the American Tubercu losis League’s annual session in Atlanta Monday.' Among these' participating in the session are Drs. Ambler and Weaver of Asheville, and Dr. Hary Bingham, of Highland. About 900 physicians are in at tendance. Yesterday the aubjet of dis cussion was the treatment of tuberculosis in its various forms. The paper of the day srhich was accorded the closest attention was by Dr. C. P. Ambler, of • ••••» V»i * MV i U7iU. HU | Permanent Duty to tbe Patient and Family in Tuberculosis.” At tbe conclusion of the paper the convention by a unanimous vote authorized the publication of tbe paper as embodying tbe sense of the league on the subject. Dr. Ambler, in the course of his address, said: "I wish to place myself on record as advocating that tbe best means of preventing con sumption has been reached. Con sumption ia to discover the tuberculosis disease ia tbe patient before the stage of con sumptives are persons dying with n tuberculosis disease. Tu berculosis is not tbe fatal disease that past generations have regarded it." At the conclusion of his dis cussion Dr. Ambler presented the following points. First— Tuberculosis ia not the fatal disease * commonly believed. Second—While communicable, it can be made practically in nocuous by the proper course on the part of tbe patient. Third —The chief cause of the large mortality is late diagnosis. Fourth—L ate diagnosis ' is caused by indifference on tbe pntt of tbe patient to early symptom* and careless physi cians consulted. Fifth — By thorough systematic instruction of tbe patient belter results can be accomplished than by medi cation. Sixth—fustruction of patient, family and friends and close observance on tbelr part of tbe rules laid down will prac tically rob the disease of ita method and means of exteod i*r” At Moudsv's session, the Atlanta Constitution says "tbe question of hereditary of con sumption came up. Dr. McMuny asserting that it waa. Other members of tbs convention denied tbe heredity, but as serted that consumption was contagious. Then another ele ment would have it that it waa not contagious, neither waa it hereditary, bat it was infections —that under certain conditions it could be caught from one having it The debate waa in tbe pleasantest manner imagi nable. and waa evidently relished by all, aud by all a common understanding was reached showing mighty little difference of opinion.'’ "State Control of Tubercu losis Disease,” by Dr. R. B. Con niff of SlonxCUy. Iowa, attracted the attention of the assembly, and was well prepared. It sug gested the necessity of isolation aud asserted that health boards assumed control of other diseases less fearful and less deadly than tuberculosis. s Ths Imn Why. Chi.aen .Vnri "Yn," udd the man who oc casionally thinks aloud, "that's whv so many marriages arc fail urea." "Why is it?" queried the party with the rubber habit. “ The average young man thinks a girl would rather be loved and petted than dressed and led,' exclaimed the noisy thinker. New View of the Matter. Rfcfliagto* News. Our town was visited last week by two young women who were selling books. As a general thing we have yerv little time lor book agents, bnt were very much struck with these two, and we gave them an order. We haven’t seen the book since we pat it away in our case, but we 1 ire tore we got onr money’! worth by encouraging these lit- 1 tie souls that were out trying to 1 tern their living in an honora ble, upright way. We are sure that they have a rough road, and 1 every dollar costs them hoars of bard toil, bnt we wanted to show them that we approved of their 1 efforts sad determination to wring from the world an honest living. Mcltr Hart Dm! Major James F. Hart died at bit home io Yorkville Thursday afternoon at 3:90 o'clock of cancer of the stomach, aged •bout 88 years. He bad been seriously sick for several mouths and no hopes have been en tertained since the diagnosis of bis malady was made about two months ago. In the death of Major Hart, York county loses one of its most loyal, patriotic sod public spirited citizen. Ha was a leading and moat successful member of the local Bar and has been Interested in numerous Im portant salts. He was twice married and leaves a widow aod six children, four sons and two daugbttta. Three of hia sons are citizens of Louisiana aad two of his daughters and one sou reside in Yorkville. ROYAL Baking Powder Saves Health The use of Royal Baking Powder is essential to the healthfiuness of the family food Yen* (*»«**• food Ain* baking powden are injuriom. Royal Baking Powder saves health. I -Ml. T f ^I lift* Untied el Africallm-OniM Comfy le be Iwwrid by IMI ■eel In fte •It—TIh Cold Im. I’iagah, April 22.—To-morrow J* <ti day. Fried for breakfast. Iwilerl for dinner, roasted for supper. So Lookout Mountain is to be ,nt? JY. bhe Southern l£*flwav. boiliHng a tunnel through it. The farmers an still holding cotton and Irotn the look* of thing* ft stems they arc going to ptant aa much this year aa ever. We hope not. Mea*r». Louis A. Hcarat and Albert S. Route, of the United Stats* Department of Agri culture Bureau of soils, are at work in our sister county, York, nuking » study of the soils of York county. This (* to be done thoroughly and the work' will extend over a period of six, months. They win then nub* a report to the bureau of •olU. which will (classify the different soils and determine what crops are soiled to the soils. Afterward the experi ment corps will study the soil matter and veeconraxend thf properfertlHaer needed for each •oil. The whole then will be embodied in a report and the map and report distributed to the various crop correspondence, and,those co-operating with or rendering the department some valuable service. This —«p tat York coooty, 8. C., will not be randy for distribution until 1*07. The map of Mecklenburg conn ”* ** oMion county will probably be surveyed by the United States Department of Agricahura. nueau of soils in 1906 or 1907. R. D. Martin is negotiating the matter at present; if Gaston is rarveyed in 1906 or 1907 the map win not be ready until the (all of 1906 or 1909. Ia the coarse of half a century we ca pect to see every country in every, state in the United States napped by the goveraawat. Jot of 96 counties in North -sroiina, only 6 are mapped— Bancombe. Mitchell. Alexander, 'atawba, Iredell and Cravan. kny one desiring a county map uui have his choice of any six >f the above by conferring with Hr. Martin. Below we append the weekly :ounty crop report ending Sat irday April 22: tow temperature, fair weatb tr, high winds, etc. Rainfall pot the soil in excellent fix for cultivation and eas not heavy enough to atop plowing. The cold wave on the 17lh was general over the country; killing frost, temperatures a. ra. * degrees below freccing 28 degrees ft. Tender garden vegetables injured. .Cora nipped. Fruit materially In land, peaches, pears, plums •pples and cherries cooked. Grms • crops doing well, promising. Rye heading in tome sections. Gardena damaged by cold wave. mra. Jonn u. Antuony ha been sick for quite a spall, at tW* writing ia some better. Mr. Perry Wright, of near Bessemer, called upon the pam grapher Monday oo business. Mr. M. E. Allerson, of 1sra&fejra: % POwell'a Station, Teon., snd sold bias a nica lot of fruit treat. The thermometer at 5 a. m. the 17th was » R. Tb«*wM a aevere freeze down Piagah w*y. Beaas and Irish potatoes lay Sat. Wheat, oats and aye are practically uninjured. The peach crop is damaged beyond recovery. Some apples and also a few peach trees survived the oractl. Mr. Smith Wood, of Spartan* bnig, called upon the writer rueadty on business. We oh lerve the mat resemblance be tween Mr. Wood and Rev. B. W. Hatcher, of Raleioh, State Lee. tnrer of the Grand Lodge of An* deat Free and Accepted Maaona. Thia remarkable resamblancn bsabjen noted (a them column. Sonora Bdl, of Gastonia, ate spending tro diyi la PitF<\b% neiti of Mr,. John A. Mottow. * John A. Morrow has or* *f°w th« Galaeaville, Oa„ Marble Company an elegant Mbit Monument to be erected In Piagah cemetery to the Mem* nBsSSsi with epitaph—* Farewell, Wile, We've been requested to an wraaee the "*« boot at Plagmh, Blonday the 24th. But the do tice cornea too late. While the are killed beck to the old wood. It will be bovbs time below tit extent of the damage to the fruit crop U determined. Early coro that was nipped will apraut amda. Early cotton do doubt wltt be replanted. Mrs. Milton O. Howell who baa had a severe illaeet with her Ufa in the balance with scarce a lmpe of her recovery is now able to walk around the bouse and sSte&ssLnsfcr’” Mr. b. John Bradley, of aear Arlington, has sold Ms house snd four aews of land to the GWr Manufacturing Company. Mr. John W. Hawkins has bad a severe spell of the rheumatism. Mr. Lem T. Morrow who has had a edge with the chills is about recovered. Mr. a. x. naitaore, • npn Mutative of the Red Croaa Com Pen? I» !■ Piagah aeJUtig the •Emergency Chart and oat-fit,” which i •gotten ap by the com pany. 110 chart is 30x40 in. and telk whet to do ia cm of Ju.Cn.den^ainIrBClh^. bite*,' atingi etc. Wioaa plaaten and bandagei •ad fall direction aa to their ————u—. Chip# Pme CberryviBe. Pro* ChatiMiUa Mean Mr. Luther DelHager baa torn down the oM. McOinnaa atom hoaae, oppoaite tha New* office rebnl'd *B*^‘** preparationa to **MU# Claedie Aderholdt. of thie place, end Boyce Cornwell of near Labratorv cotton milb Jrcarffik** & Plawt died Saturday tod wee E|£?*s** s£!§s?aiS over left aakle, No beoee were broken,but his |m was orettv badly bruised. “ ,St John's Lutheran church M» tb**aft*°* Wil1 ** 4*y of May? ^thded!catfot»£ Sf*** £ “-"T'a’S*. l<5 sssriftS-Sr5ri-te *■ ho?* gS^JSSSSILv uU M •rktitva s»f| rn, VXL2sX£~® *Z£fUSr?,£8z IbewaMr”^0* - ”*** ®* •" tT**iu* * residence and stole a uw pair of »tb«__ i2r.£w* -“ ^ oirkh." On arongat Mat to toara aid want N* ** ****** feui£wS!L* ,xr*ot *» ** He ceaieeed to s&rs£syt *“ - £•46 «&* _ “i ' HBHHEKI Insomnia! You cm fcocim c fast sleeper bv orotectlnfl veer sresettv by means of a ppMey Is c reliable Insnrsoce compa ny. You cmM carry the risk yourself, b«t the premiums on an Insurance policy are but small things when reck oned against the loss you maid sustain If the property should born and the apprehension of soch a catastrophe yon are un der dally and nightly. A word to osasd well insure yon against loss and wardneat THE LOVE TRUST CO. All Kind, of lasoraace.
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