The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-21
md Manufacturing Interests of Fredericksburg

~ the ingn dients are what make the
crops grow and not thc naluc
! Looking over its pages it i~found there
arr pa brands of mixed fertilizers under
! 10 formulas registered for sale in the
State lO2 biands aud - OF the
formulas are particularly intended for
trucks and tobacco. The remaining lG3
brands and - formulas 10 which the
following table refers are iorwhrat corn.
oats aud grasSrs. but many of them arr
also recommended ortohaccOaud trucks
a. we'll
"a table WAS submitted showing Tor
mulas and number Of brands of each
One of the noticeable things about the
foregoing li~t T. the pr pondrran0 Of
/ phu~phoric acid in all ui the analyses.
| Reference viii be- made to this nfa iuturc
mnilng The relatively small piuppr-
tion oi nitrogen. nmlv oNroding > per
cent. and Observation-Disclosures parts
uf per0ntagr i~ usually explained bA
dealers a. necessary. or 40 hast drsira
hlc for the starting of seed. To this ar
gumrut there alc two au-wcrs-l~t
Land that does not contain nitrogen far
in rNccss II such ulinites-imal quantities
had better not he cropped; 2ud. Nitro
gen plays no part ln p'rmlnatlon This
process il accomplished by warmth.
moisture and "A litilr free oxygen. The
action of nitrogen occurs later aud cs
prcially during the period oi most rapid
growth and lral formation
Tie foregoing 4, rmulas for wheat, corn
and oats show "a variation of from c.
10 per cent. in pho~phoric acid, O-3 per
cent nitrogen. - per cent potash aud
difference in commercial value ui from
s. 7O-S2l 80 per ton.
Certainly ID u. %. g.. Z. /. l.. o , , and
.. /. 3. are alI called special what aud
corn growers. there must be- mistake
~OmrW here.
Possibly. some ouc knowing the cNact
character oi his land. ihc crop yield IL
can reasonably be- expected 10 give and
the food requirements oi such crops
might. ont of the - formulas. -rhtt one
% suit him. hut from scientific stand
point most oi il i- uumitigatod rot
Ncrc farmer. uuui1rmrd in electric
matters. 10 fad himself iu an electrical
supply hou.. Boz would be- NO more be-
Wildrred hy the way in ~ hich the enter
pri-ing salesman wouId glibly tell him
about dyuamOs. electrumotivr force,
voltage. ohms, ampirrs. watts etc, than
were hc to 20 next door to buy little
fertilizer for his wheat. Of fcour-c We can
suit you. De- would be- told. How would
yuu like Biz Four. T. .. T.; Hubbard :
Oriental Phosphate = J. J.. faultless
Ammouiated Bone, : , , Pure Raw
Bone Sdperphosphate, :. 80. J.; Roam
Okc Special. = - ,; AmmOniated
Guano. :. -. D.. Royal Crown :.
30. .: Blue Star. = -. 3 Harvest
Queen Phosphate. .. 10. g.. or Bull of
the VI oods. = .. 3.
Seeing signs of hopeless confusion over
spreading the victims countcnauce over
the big names and fractions. the kindly
manufacturer suggests Farmers Favor
ite at Sll.2O. Farmers Mixture at Sl3.-
90. Farmers Friend ~ - ( 81. or Farm
ers' Friend Fayorite Fertilizer Special AT
S33.9O. At this point the poor man.
thoroughly briogged and briuddled.
throws up the sponge and rushing ont
eXcaims. "tiiye me the same thing my
neighbor across the road. Bill Jones.
gets. and the next year another :. , :.
il added % the ll-t a. Bill Jones Special
Yet. abominably complicated as it all
is, We are fortunate III comparison with
our North Carolina neighbors. who have
I .l22 brands thrust upon them. of which
| i3 are :. ,. ,
The farming community has only itself
To thank for such a condition. for moth
ing could demonstrate more clearly than
this wonderful array of brands and for
mulas that farmers have not acquainted
themselves with the underlying principles
Of fertilization and none are better aware
of this than the manufacturers. whose
business is To cater To the demands OF
trade. So soon ~ we learn definitely
what our land and crops require and dis
continue unwise. wasteful purchase OF
ridiculous. unscientihc compounds their
Manufacture will cease and the matter
be reduced To a rational basis.
For general field crops. like corn.
wheat, and Oats, no money should be
wasted in buying nitrogen. COwpeas,
clover. etc, will furnish all that is r.
quired not only without cost, but at a
profit Eliminating nitrogen, that most
expensive ingredient, we have leit To
consider phosphorc acid potash and lime.
Az lime applications are only required at
intervals. that question resolves itsell a.
to phOsphoric acid and potash, aud 1t Is
easy 10 comprehend that lew cOmbIna-
tions Of the ingredients, arranged ac-
cording to the ratio OF theircOnsumption
by different crops, would answer every
purpose and do away with the stagger-
ing list OF ingeniously cOntriyediOrmul
and meaningless brands that now con
found Us. So simpiiied fertilization could
be more intelligenty done, more cheaply
done and more efficiently. We will now
turn attention to \ ,. ,. mixture.
:. ,. 2. has a familiar sound toiarmers
OF the lGj brandsincluded in the above
table it constitutes 32 or nearly 10 ol
the whole. IL appears under many
seductive titles among which may tie
mentioned:
No. | Corn Fertilizer, Detricks Fish
Mixture, NckersOn's Truck Gnano, llar-
vest Queen, H.ll's Special Comp. Tor To-
bacco, General Grain Grower. Peruvian
Mixture. Bone aud Peruvian iuano.
Robinson's Tomato and Melon Fertilizer,
Baugh's Potato Fertilizer, Baugh's \
Wheat Fertilizer, Hard Cash, Farmers
IXL Superphosphate. Dissolved Bone,
Old Virginia favOrte, ODer standard
Tobacco Fertilizer, Grange Mixture,
Magic Special Fertilizer, Magic Tobacco
Guano. Premium Brand Fertilizer, Owl
Brand Guano, Old Dominion Soluble
Guano, Faultless Am. Bone Phosphate,
Blood, Bone and Flesh Mixture, Cotton,
Corn and Peanut Fertilizer, Special Corn
Manure, Listers Special for Wheat and
Rye, Standard Bone Phosphate.
Five manufacturers advertise it under
two different names. One under three.
Two under four One under five, and one
under seven.
Ii is recommended for corn, wheat,
oats, rye, tobacco, peanuts, potatoes,
cotton, trucks and as a general grain
grower"
One member OF our club wanting some
thing for corn might select Hess Bros,
Special Corn Manure" Another, 'Har-
vest Queen for his wheat. Another,
"Magic Tobacco Guano." Another,
raising rye, Listers Special for wheat
and rye" Another, Baugh's Potato
Fertilizer and another, Robinson :