Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-21

large amount of work that is done In
Yorkville on Sundays in the way of
pumping at the waterworks, running
the electric light plant, and other
things. Now don't understand me to
be defending Sunday work and don't
understand me either to be straining
at gnat and swallowing camel. I
venture, however, that If the York mill
were to cease such. Sunday work as the
management now considers necessary,
doing that work at some other time,
the operators would lose more In wag-
es than would the stockholders In
earnings"
Tn While the scientific people have
but little trouble in agreeing upon the
exact commercial value and fertilizing
value Of given grade Of commercial
fertilizer, this Is not true Of the aver
age farmer who pays for and uses this
commodity. With them there are all
kinds Of opinions. It Is a well-known
fact that since the Virginia. Carolina
Chemical company became the proprie-
tor Of most of the oldest and best
known brands Of fertilizers, it makes
them all at all Of their factories, and
supplies the dealer from the factory
that is nearest to him. For instance,
Charleston, Baltimore, Richmond and
Wilmington were formerly the head
quarters of fertilizer factories whose
goods were popular in this section. II
Is not necessary to name brands for
purposes of illustration, because that
would not be altogether fair to some
of the dealers. Here is the reason.
Take "Wappo," Nappo," and "Tappo''
for instance. All were made Of exactly
the same thing. The only difference
was that "Wappo" may have been
made in Baltimore, "Nappo" in Will
mington and "Tappo" in Charleston.
All three brands were extensively
sold in this section and after trying
them all, farmer may have settled on
"Wappo" as the best. If he tried
them all, the real reason Of his choice
was not so much a difference in the
fertilizer maybe as difference in the
season, or preference for the dealer.
Anyhow, he still wants "Wappo," and
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany now being the proprietors Of that
brand ships it to him from its nearest
factory. OF course, If the dealer in this
section wants "Wappo" from Balti-
more, he can get 1t; but he will have
to pay extra freight, and IL he knows
his business he will be content to have
it shipped from Blacksburg.. There is
another point at interest in which some
Of the farmers are skeptical, and it is
this matter Of whether ammonia from
blood Is more desirable than ammonia
from cotton seed meal. Some farmers
claim one thing and others claim an
other. The principal argument against
cotton seed meal is that 1t assimilates
with. the plant too quickly, being taken
up within a month or two after the
plant begins to grow, while the blood
gives off its ammonia more slowly.
The reporter ran upon practical far
mer Wednesday afternoon who takes
no stock in this theory. He had on his
wagon several sacks Of high grade
acid-"1O plus 2" which he had bought
at the rate Of $12.15 ton and several
sacks Of cotton seed meal for which he
had paid $24 ton. In answer to a
question, he said that he, proposed to
make high grade ammoniated fertili-
zer at home for about ST ton. 1T
Is my experience that 1t is not only
cheapest but best to mix these goods
myself. I bought some guano once
that was represented to contain blood
ammonia: but saw or thought saw
the cotton seed meal mixed up In It,
and since then I have been doing my
own mixing. The blood goods may be
the best; but so far as I am concern
ed, I am content to use cotton seed
meal. There are other farmers who
will hold just as stoutly to the opposite
idea; but after all, If the state does its
duty in the way Of analysis, which is
somewhat doubtful, there is no reason
why anybody should be seriously hum
bugged in the purchase Of fertilizers.