Evening journal., 1907-04-04
TALK TO CHANGERS
OF FERTILIZERS
{. ". jenkins Makes Inter-
eStiIg Address at CheS-
void
LAND HUNGRY FOR AMMONIA

Edward w. Jenkins, Of Dover. made
am interesting uddress recently before
RuIal Grange at Chsswold. that has
caused much discussion among Kent
county farmers. In his address Mr..
Jenkins SAID.
1T is my intention 20 go over tho
subject Of 1ertihzers but our good
friend, Hardsas,ie. declares he viii
call me down for treason If say
word about its shady side. and ] de-
clare it's all so shady that I would be
forced to give some advice. ASK him
il there is anyt,-- an his fertilizers
that Will increasH e. mold the moisture
content IN the land? Then ask him
il he believes in Christian Science-for
plants must have lots OF water or lose
money. Then ask him Is he can cause
a great increase in the crop and leave
the ground better? And II he says
yes to this, give him a big order That
to me is the problem Of the day-how
to increase our crops and fertility and
at the same time 10 it economically.
Easy enough near a city where we have
high priced milk and cheap feeds, but
here. freight-ridden Kenty county, IS
iMIlrIE 1 iMOulN AAfAE " fhA AAAN HAA Nt'AA
OF proof put on some inan. but see you
that his and every other mans answer
who sells fertilizers. is not evasive. Put
the burden of proof on the man who
sells the goods. For instance. ask most
manufacturers to-day for a cheap fer
tilizer and they will give you a rock
and lxainit ask them why and they will
say tits cheap goods you ask for ami
it's your pocletbook they are after. tn
risk the wager Of an acre Of peas
against a hill Of corn that the boy
won't take that for an answer he will
want to know the why spelled out with
capital letters; and wsnt to say in
his interest that everything in my ex-
perience tends to show on my land that
such nnanurlng IS dead wrong.
Cheap Goods, Cheap Crops
Cheap goods mean cheaper crops,
and the ordinary fertilizer of the day
wants to be turned completely upside
down. and dare say within five years
every man in Kent county will be
treating it So Think Of It for a mo-
ment. There is no form Of fertilizer
YOU use that gives you greater results
than hen droppings and in these we
find 2 10 per cent of ammonia, and yet
with this fact so plainly staring us In
the face. we dare throw our fat I'm the
fire ana give our substance 70 Mr..
Hardcastle for some rock and kainit
Take him out into your fields this
spring and show him the sprouung
corn. weak and spindling, the happy
hunting ground for grub and bug where
phosphorus is in evidence compared
with the green black pushing growth
over a. sprinkle Of some form Of nitro
gen. and this is so with all forms OF
vegetable life and the danger point is
only found I'm beans and pea, and yet
I do not hesitate TO treat them better
than with rock and kainit
Fertility is Inherent
'sThe soil is a strange thing and no
two farms will do best with the same
treatment. nor any two neids. nor the
Same fields in different rotation. Pro-
fessor Whitney. one Of the brightest
/ farm boys. says. Fertility Of the sol
is an inherent quality It is what the
soil ds capable Of doing under the bes
! possible conditions. Mind you, moi
what the physical and chemical condi.
ton is should be considered from ;
fertility standpoint. but what it is cap
able Of doing. Poor conditions, poo
returns: good conditions. good returns
and the yield OF crops Is not dependen
alone on fertility. II your seed is no
properly selected, II your planting is to-
early or too late. IL the soil is no
properly cultivated. IL the climate con
ditious are not favorable. your crol
may be affected but the fertility Of tn
sod. that Inherent power q the SOD