The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1904-10-14

Tho United Statos COVER nmcnh
aided and abettod by very smart
newspaper man IN Georgia, has dis
covered the mlcrobe OF fertility,
whereby farmer IL enabled 20 vac
climate an acre OF land for one cent
aud make Il as fertile ~ Il could be
made with a ton Of 5000 CONNER
clal fertilizer.
Now, don't begin to guifaw about
this thug until you write to the
Agricultural Department at waah-
lngton and find ort all about II. That
department 10 evidently In dead
earnest, as II boldly proposes TO send
to any real farmer, not q politician,
enough OF this newly discovered aud
wonderful virus 10 inoouiate an acre
OF land.
Tho stuff Is put up Ia three pack
ages, numbered one. two and three
consecutively, bur, for some unex-
plained and mysterious reason, you
begin with No. 2 first. Most mon
are 10 the habit Of looking out for
No. 1 first and may BIO inclined TO re.
sent this unwarranted interference
by the government with the usual
order Of things.
However, in the interests OF
science and progress and the de-
velopment Of agriculture, every man
should foreRo his prejudlces In this
Instance and cordially operate
with the Washington experts In
their communicable efforts TO reduce
the price OF fertilizer.
But, hold How 10 this thing going
10 affect the price of Florida phos'
phateP This IL what we would like
to know before we advise the farm.
ere OF the country to cultivate the
germs OF this agricultural vaccine, II
the practical application Of this new
discovery will have the effect Of ad'
ding fifty cents ton 10 the price OF
phosphate, while at the same time II
enables the farmer TO enrich nm acre
OF land for a nickel lnstead Of for
forty dollars, II shall have the un-
anImous and enthusiastic endorse
ment OF THE HERALD; otherwise,
this paper will feel constrained TO
give It's valuable attention to the
great political imbrogllo now exist
Ing In this State over the election OF
a superintendent Of public instruc.
ton.
We are somewhat afraid, too, that
this scheme Of agricultural yaccina'
ton may have back oft some dark
and sinister design to enable the
Republican party 10 claim that they
created the world and fertillzed IL.
II there's any politics IN II, II ought
TO be frowned down regardless Of
the fact that Georgia newspaper Is
one OF the conspirators.
TO ease our mind Of doubts, we
wish eight or nine hundred OF our
farmer subscribers would write to
the Agricultural Departments for
samples Of this soil-vacclne, try II,
and report resuIA ~ this office.
Don't be afraid 10 vrite' gacse fol.
lows IN washington are paid big
aalaries 10 attend 10 those matters
aud II ID nothing but right to make
them earn the money they are get
ting,
One OF the three packages OF this
new vaccine 10 said to be small
enough TO carry In the iob pocket
and the stuff Is guaranteed not to
explode either by conclusion, dis.
cussIon or llquofaction. So no one
need fear to handle II. Full dlrec.
tions for use are given ON each pack
age, and the only thing omitted Ia q
mule to pillow II In. But we suppose
they can't send mule conveniently
by mall, though they ought to, The
Republican party does nearly every
thing else and there Is no reason
why they should not supply farmers
with mules,
Let's elect Judge Parker, and then
everything will be lovely. People
having things TO sell can get big
Rprices for them and people having
to buy things can get them cheap.
But let no one neglect to order
those fertilizer germs and let's see