The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-02-01
Sold by plekens Drag Go.

Seld by Plekens Drag Go.
Ihere s:at deal OF talk among the farmers Of
oucne the acreage of and reducing the of
per acre Their idea reduce the crop. there
was toe @uch Sade last year keep the prices up
proaee basis and of they have thought of
reeuce the crop to reduce he of fertilizer per
In this eaey are undoubtedly correct Any certainly
reduce ais cotton crop be reduces fertilizer he
the Thc ony trouble that he nav reduce it
than he wants That would be effective way
lin the world reduce the crop Of the South but for
the fact that Texas Oklahoma Louaaa Mississippi Del
the lower part Of Alabama fertilizer their cotton
The bulk Of the ade in that sccdon and if YOU re-
duce he OF fertilizer under your coon will reduce
their erop but will certainly redace yours If they fad out
they will that you have reduced the Of fertilizer
per your cotton they will their acreage They
caa plant there in June and July and make CROP
and they will find the situation in this section by time
You know you can't make without fertilizer and they
know you can't make living farming here without fertilizer
and they viii take advantage OF your reduced crop
if ahead and redace he Of your fertilizer you will
make great deal less you been making
the boys West will make because they plant
Yea wifi Keep up the prices Of cotton and they will
sen the eesten Yeu will And yourself in the position of
main tanning prices and letting them dc the business
They will aake the money The writer has very little
ambition disposition inclination maintain prices
and lot the ether do the business It against
religion.
When yeur cotton is planted 1-s feet apart and l2
inches in the rev. and say you 900 pounds of 1873
the aere single plant gets only about nethirteth
ct Of plant feed if there is fertilizer
lest by rain, if the grass takes up New for
"The Lands Sake" dont reduce that The enly wonder
s whom yea think whab little cetten yea would make
wibheut fertilizer that the fertilizer yea de makes
sreh great difference sems farmers speak Of cutting
the acreage sna Increasing the Of fertilizer to the
Ia this way yeu will make the greatest of
cstton at least EXPENSE and this to be the
ateR Of the situation Make every leek of at the
least expense. Plant ether things Plant and fat
zen hegs fer tne market. The West has aade great
deal cut Of feeding to hogs and then marketing the
hegs Corn very responsive to fertilization We heard
coed farmer say the other day that 500 500 pounds
OF fertilizer to the was he thought, economical
way applying it to cotton, but that he thought great
deal than this could be used under cern 1t may
be that abeut 500 pounds Of fertilizer to the cot
ten is right in the present eenditien Of arm lands in this
section Where lands il extra gesd condition,
fertilizer than this can be used te advantage.
Yea knew the law of diminishing results cezaes H.
An engineer, by burning mueh eea hs train
80 nales heur By deabling the ameunt Of ceal he
uses he net 100 aes hour, bat say IS 7Q
&c. in the present of cultivation of the major
ty Of far lands it may be that abeat 900 pounds
the acre is the right ameunt to
Where less than 900 pounds to the is used, it
acts stauant and takes plant feed from the
ground than it returns to it, and in that way your land
runs dewn Where soe pounds to the are
used the ground receives plant feed fre the crop
than tae crop takes fre it, and thus your land is built
up As sells brought to higher state Of eut-
vaten the fertilizer to tho be preataby
used.
Seven years ago, France used fertilizer the
tire United States France somewhat larger than the
OF Georgia bat beag very hisy settled aad having
many large cities and towns there is less aad esvaon
than there is ia Georgia. Having large population aad
sa for cuuaton it for then to nae large
and they have long saceouad out that to do this they
must feze heavily The yield ofcefa wheat and oats thee
10 far in what it is here
Thea they hgker grade fertilizer han do. That
doae all Europe where large crops necessary They
know takes nuch me and labor and expense
low grade fertilizer and the results fros hgh grade fertilizer
ar: far superior to those Of low grades
Take tor instance u per ceat acid. De you E.aow
acty what per cest acid is ponsa 1s per
cent acid 1870 pounds Of per acS aad pounds of
filler. Now if you waas spread yoat fertilizer thn
possible aer, Bat yoar Yoa get out
Of your swamp lands woods earth saad in the