The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-02

filling the bill, q position in which
they are sustained by all agri-
cultural chemists Of the United
States. Limy soils are certainly
good for fruits, grain, grass, ETC.,
are easy to cultivate and work,
and when the proper mechanical
condition is reached and literally
supplied with good, high grade
fertilizers excellent results must
surely follow.
Just a few words relative to
fertilizers; use all the Darn
and stable manure You can get,
but for your own sake do not be
foolish enough to rely Oh that
alone, or you will be sadly left.
Twenty tons Of such manure
will make a large heap, but its
plant food" and that is what
you are using it for is infinites-
simly small, in fact according to
analysis, and it is your only
guide in all such matters, one ton
of complete fertilizers contains
more ~nourishing food for plants
than half a dozen such heaps to-
gether. Gentlemen, when you
feel like %communing with your
selves as one of the scientist tells
us speak a little to the soil'',
ascertain by experiment its needs.
The gentlemen at the heads Of
the various departments of agri-
culture are continually urging
and teaching you the way to do
this. There are parts of the Uni
ted States where as far as the
eye can reach on all sides not a
barren spot can be seen, every
thing is green and verdant, team
ing with grandeur and beauty,
and gentlemen the more you over
come the soil difficulties, the more
you familiarize yourself with
methods of soil cultivation, the
nearer will dawn the day when
the valleys of the Mississippi will
be as beautiful to behold as the
choice spots mentioned in the
states of New York, Ohio and the
blue grass regions of Kentucky.
Fourth-Peat soils are mainly
composed of vegetable matter,
which have become very much
d~ecomposed, and therefore avail
ablea t the start as a plant food.
All mineral deposits are conspic-
uously absent, thus giving us at
once a quality Of soil hard to
beat, owing to it's splendid pro-
ductive capacity, always provid
ing a mechanical condition equal
to it's other advantages. It is
considered excellent land for
farming products, easily cultiva-
ted and gotten in fine shape, and
never fails to respond literally,
especially after the application
of complete fertilizers. This class
Of soil is easily recognized by it's
deep black color.
Gentlemen, you should love
the soil you tend, aside from the
patriotic sentiment which ena-
bles us at all times to be ready to
shed our blood in defending the
land that gave us birth, there is
much more in it for you than ap-
pears on the surface. Never did
1.-THE hosts Of Alchemy" that
preceded or followed in the foot
steps of "Cagliostro" even in
their widest dreams for the sue
cessful t~ransmutation of the bas-
er ito a nobler metal see such
untold wealth as lies under your
feet, awaiting your individual
efforts to take it.
We have now reviewed the
four different grades of land we
deal with, and all others, wheth-
er loan, sandy loan, clay or clay
loan, are simply mixtures of the
four mentioned, a minute de-
scription of which would require
considerable time and space,
In conclusion permit me to say;
you have recently fought a good
fight and won a splendid victory,
the balance of the financial scale
is recorded in yonr favor. See
that it is kept weighted down.
The feecy staple once more
wears the royal purple, proclaim
ing COTTON IS KING.,' Re-
main steadfast to the principles
you are advocating, implicitly
obey the commands of your lead
ers, be firm and true to one an
other, cultivate less land, plow
deep, work it until its condition
is perfect, increase largely your
consumption of high grade ferti-
lizers and you need have no fear
of any .'frenzied fnancier' re-
siding on this earth or in the
stata below.
Any information relative to
the application of fertilizers, the
qualifications Of soils, ETC., will
be cneerfully furnished on appli-
cation to this company.
Yours very truly,
THOMAS KANE,