Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-07
About FertiIii zers

DR.. Brackett told the writer one
day last spring, coming up on the
train from Columbia, that fish lasted
longer as an ammoniate in fertilizer
than any ammoniate used in making
fertilizer. We nave always been
heavy users Of fish, but since DR..
Bracket told us that we have more
than doubled the amount Of fish we
use. Fish is the most expensive am
moniate put In fertilizer. Some fer
tilizer companies don't use 1t at all,
and we probably use more per ton
than any manufacturer In the busi-
ness. In the home-mixed fertilizer,
or the fertilizer you mix at home,
you only get the ammonia from cot
ton seed meal. In the mixed fertili-
ger you get from us the ammonia Is
derived from Nitrate of Soda, Sui
phate Of Ammonia, high grade blood,
cotton seed meal, tankage and fish
scrap. You then have three different
kinds Of ammoniates: Animal, Vege-
table and Mineral. These different
ammoniates last different lengths of
time In the soil. Nitrate of Soda
acts quickest and eXhausts quick est,
Sulphate Of Ammonia comes next,
blood and cotton seed meal next,
tankage a little later, because 1t is q
coarser grain and fish scrap last of
all. and lasts longer than any.
AS one of these eXhausts the other
comes in. So that by this combina-
ti0n Of ammoniates we are making
fertilizer that feeds and nourishes
the crop from the time 1t sprouts all
through the working season, all
through the laying-by season and un-
I'll the plant Is matured and the crop
ready 70 be gathered This is com
plete fertilizer
Now fertilizer with an ammoni-
ate that is derived from cotton seed
meal only, makes Il pretty fertilizer
and it does first rate while 1t lasts.
The only trouble is the cotton seed
meal eXhausts and is through with
its work by the time the cotton be-
gins to fruit. Just at the time when
your plant needs more plant food :,
more ammonia, your ammoniate is
exhausted and the plant sheds its
lrult. And that cuts your crop
There was less home-mixed fertilizer
used In the spring Of 1911 than in
any year within our knowledge, and
1t Is a well-known fact that cotton
shed less in the year 1911 than any
year within your knowledge, and the
cotton crop Of 1911 was the biggest
ferti,iyad w,th 49,, ,ti oo.'on
aIwavs sheds lilo ri,,a a., tI, e,.',.' Su"ho
season. And cotton fertilized with a
fertilizer in which fish Is largely used
sheds less than any other, and then
besides the home-miXed fertilizer Is
not mixed as completely and as tho~-
oughly as the fertilizer we make.
You could mix 1T as completely and
eo,,innad os wa ora J W sou were
nerienced mon thot ",o ,,, u nc "a
if hut Won arc mot "n,,i,, ,",e 20 nhiH *
and n won't nov vou ~ W
frrriNynr fo,. "nn ~" ~ e'u'p W ",'H
Iac1ren yyo toy,n., r"Hs y"
for from .tvn0 in n Hon =. .,,. - >A''"''
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ferYlI,yor j. mo, ,i,I ,'.iAGo ca
, yoino!cl,!, and rnmnI1'.,, ~ u,',' .''S
ple of your home- -mixod f,.o ,"me 90, "a s'.s- LIZ
ferent narts of # ana ho',o '"t ,,' ui,-
analvzcd and Won viii nmd 'noi'' .,
ANALYSES alike Your rort;i;.an ;u mo @ .mo
not run regular and II nnn'i ',o. uoes
it is thorouphlv mivod "n,'. "l,noss ,..''f
will not be fcrii,iznd ro,n,nr,,. nn"I ''oi's l',
unless they are rnrtiliycd ron,,,o,.i, ,'i"
the crop will be irregular Vo,, - !,
know thot II !. tho ,on',, ~" an
cotton thar turns nfr * "'"l a. elop OF
In a field fcrtiliyed win vn,, hlops'
mixed Won viii hovo snr W.. nol'le-
ton and some infey,o,, ont at. Soou COZ
ing that Won bavn son,o ,oa.on' o et,S, Siuw-
zer and some off fortiiiyoTr So" 'e''i'l-
Two men were dinino O,o ~
Dlained to tho other ihet ~, o"e coil'-
was eating was certainIv inv me me ess ne
The other insisted tbat @ mo. soui'a.
were splendid and tbat " J.. .h 10 VI IL
with home-mjxed fertiIizor % Dc w.. ~ay
it do very well. the balance 80 d.ts t. ,,i ui