Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
EUDANKS GIVES Views
ON FERTILIZER BILL
Writes What Results viii Be
If BIaIock-CabanisS Meas
ure Is Passed

Editor The Journal: There is being
a great deal said in regard to the Bla-
lock -Cabaniss fertilizer bill, or anti
filler bill. as it is usual called. IF this,
as introduced Should become a law it
would eliminate al artificial filters in the
manufacture of chemicals or the mixing
of fertilizers. Make weights, as they
are called, which are substances not
containing available plant food. Many
arc having their say in the matter. but
none, as far as l have seen, has touched
the most vital point at issue, the one
that concerns the farmers and should
very much concern all who live upon
the products Of the farm. There are
three elements of plant food that we
are most deficient in. in this section of
the country, namely
Phosphoric acid and nitrogen. Phos-
phoric acid for making fertilizer is prin-
cipally derived from phosphate rock,
some is derived from animal bone. Most
all potash for this purpose is derived
from German potash, kainit, etc. The
sources are good. The sorces from
which nitrogen is derived are many, and
while it is the most costly element
used in fertilizer of all the elements
known to science, it is said to be the
most unstable. 1t is just here that the
point at issue is in hiding. No one, not
even the great chemists of the state,
have touched the real point that most
concerns US as farmers.
COTTON SEED MEAL.
Manipulators in the mixing of fertil-
izers, and who are DESTROYS of giving
the farmer a square deal use cotton
seed meal. Slaughter house refuse
both hog and cattle tan1age, or fish
| scraps; in some sections castor bean
pumies These being of animal and
/ vegetable sources are called organic
forms. While these goods contain other
/ elements, it is used principally for its
ammonia or nitrogen. Being in sub
stance organic matter ii must decay be-
/ fore yielding up it's nitrogen Expert
ence shows that this occurs according to
nature just before and during the fruit
! ing and maturing season of long-season
crops, as in the case of cotton, corn
yams, sugar cane, and many other i'm
portant cops. Organic matter decaying
in SOIL too. assists materially in as
Stimulating the other elements which 60
{ into growth and maturity of vegetable
life Most any of the grades mentioned
/ by some of the manufacturers and
chemists can be made fro mthe above
line OF ammoniate ties, mixed with 10 per
cent phosphoric acid and with kainit, as
the sources of potash using muriate of
potash in the higher grades.
Referring especially to Chemist a. NJ.
LlOyd's card of August 8 in The Journal
attacking Hon. W. L. PeeN's position
on this subject, with apologies to Colonel
Peek, knowing his imminent ability to
handle his side OF the question, but
| think there are times when important
issues are confronting US that we must
take hold of them in a way to force
our claims. even though we are accused
by the opposition of making a political
play. If the measure is radical. why
don't some one offer something better,
though the point in DR.. Lloyd's card is
the grades of fertilizers mentioned in his
card in making his silk and velvet COM
parison, 1914 and a SIS, and his
calico S-2z2 and 1922 IN which you may
soc the stamps and stripes Of filler. make
weights cotton meal Is our best form
Of ammonia and the doctor knows fun
Wen that we cannot make 10-4-4 nor A
9-4-6 from cotton meal not by usins
the highest grade OF phOsphoric acid and
potash on the market. We don't need
to make as low grade as an S-2-2; it's ex-
treme low grade can't be made from any
ammoniate yet offered us without filler