The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-26
The ALLIANCE and GUANO,

1t ID not the purpose of this article to
DISCUSS whether, or not. the Alliance
snail use guanO Any advice On that
surg SCI coming from any one who pos
g sses any thug else than Infinite
knowledge Of the environments sur
rounding each particular farm and
farmer ls valueiess To decide that
quesLlOn o must know the Character
ri the sou as To Gne amount ana quality
OF It's terGll!zlug elements, the kIud OF
crops that are 30 be cultivated and the
percentage OF the various elemrmCs
which make up each Of tn Sc certain
crOpS-Rn0 musJ know also the ten
permanent OF the former, whether lez,
and Careless, Or Industrious and pains
taking. la general IC may be sald Gn4'
every cuiCivatOr of the soil should
make ana save ali the ferGllIz,ng ma
GefI4is possible on bis farm, and, IN he
~setecJIon OF crops TO plant, give pre-
terence, other things being equal, tt
those that produce anQ leave III the soil
The greatest amount of these ferGllIzing
Clements. But there is scarcely g farm
Ia N0rJh Carolina tina produces enough
anu 20 enable It's owner to reap
BEST results WHAT then is 10 be done7
Supplement- the supply by
BUYING COMMERCIAL FERTILI
ZER5.
As what kind and how much there
can be no d efnite rule. But we do
wish To say @ few words on this subj~c5
n want every reader OF The FRO
GREsSIVE FARMER to understand the
situaVIOn
Before the year 1890, guano, and
much OF 1t entirely wOrGnless, was sell
ing all over the State at $35 TO $40 per
ton. The manufacturers and dealers
realizing protiJ OF at least f-Jy per
c5nG. Bro. VIII. Worth, at that tune
Business Agent, seeing the
set to work 90 bring about a cont ition
more favorable to the tarmer. Win
the assistance and advice of the State
Chemist, he prepared a formula for
guanO h equal OF, II not superior to,
any that at UnI6 time, Or since, has been
sold in the State. Special care was
taken 20 make IG suit the usual crops
or the average soil. The contract TO
make ana deliver the guanO was
awarded to we'll known manufacturers
within a State and whose facilities
were unsurpassed. The guanO was sold
the first year at a saving over former
prices OF $40 to $15 per ton and st a
saving Of IS to $40 per tOnO over exist
ing competition which the Agency plan
had brought aOOuG. The Agency was
unable TO supply the demand. From
ChaG tine TO the present we nave been
aOlG TO get Il slight reduction IL prices
every year while the original standard
mas been maintained
THE ALLIANCE OFFICIAL
/ N1CnN 10 0f binb 0ro6o Tt 10 DoHo
uuder the supervision of the State
Business Agent, He and any of has
agents upon proper authority have full
and free lIot rJy tt visit the factories at
any time and inspect the materials
from which 1t Is made, We are as
sured in our annual contracts with the
Jnanutac urers hat It's high grade shsll
be maintained. Many other BRANDS
now on the market nave been reduced
Ia vaIue stree \ last bulletin was Is
sueG and parties buying them upon last
years analysis Will 0e deceived. TIE
Alliance guanO, bOCh as TO quality and
price has been the dread Of mRnufac,
turers OF other goods, and whatever
you nave been benefited by q reduction
IN prices you owe 1t to this brand,
whether you nave bought this or some
other. Others have been forced to
keep paG8 IN price, and IN order TO
drive us off the market have made and
| offered inferior goods for less money.
Now
THE gu EST!ON
is, will you buy the Alliance goods,
than when there are no baJUer values
on the market, Or will you p%atronlz9
our competitors VINO would De glad 20
drive US ont of the fi2ld2
We give here the names Of the three
BRANDS Of Alliance GuanO which are
the only brands ne Agency is Inter
ested IN.
N. .. Official Farmers Alliance
GGano.
Progressive Farmer Guano.
N. q Off ;lal Farmers Alliance Acid
Phosphate.
To buy any of these you p~atronjze
the Agency-tO buy Others you IDjure
the Agency.
Our manufacturers also make other
brands OF guano with which we have
nothing Co do and we are not in
any wise responsible for them Some
agents palm them off as Alliance
goods, and some brethren buy them as
such. 1t is an imposition See that
every bag you get Is branded distinctly
as above We are trying to establish
RELIABLE AGENTS
all over the State. Many of them will
be your true aud tried Alliance agents..
Others Will ba entirely new men,. In
the election of these men we are doing
the very best we can. Many OF them
are merchants whom the brethren
have recommended for Tha6 purpose
We ask your assistance in appointing
these agenrs-Lnen ask you TO patron
Ize them Wherever there Is no agent
send TO us directly for the guanO. Let
| ali agree in recommending, encourag
ing and pushing III goods 30 The front
Place your orders early. Call on your