Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-18
Not Politics, But Profit.

tractive, illustrated pamphlet,
entitled "Value of Winter Cover
Crops in Soil Building"
In rendering this particular
important service and in doing
also, what it is doing, to build up
the live stock interests of the
State, this company is making
itself seriously helpful to the
largest and most important class
of people in the State. OF course,
while doing this, it is wisely
serving it's own interests, because
its true welfare is in great de-
gree bound up with the welfare
of the farmer. If he prospers,
the railway prospers also. 1t
gets the haul to market of the
things the farmer raises. Both,
therefore, are concerned in hav-
ing yields heavy and consequent
ly satisfactory. In getting out
such helpful, practical informa-
tion for the farmer as this pam
phlet contains, the railway is
pointing the way to success and
there is every reason in the
world why not every farmer
along its line, but every one in
they State, should seize, with
avidity, upon such plain means
of benefting himself. Every
reading farmer in the State
ought. by this time, to know the
very positive value of the lessons
taught and demonstrations being
made by Prof. FL. A. Morgan of
the State University in regard to
proper crop rotation which, in a
word, means making the soil i'm
prove Itself where fertilizer
can not be had. This pamphlet
is brief setting forth of these
lessons and demonstrations, sup
plemented by valuable additional
additional facts from the highest
sources, with the personal ex-
periences given of well-known
Tennessee farmers who are sue
ceeding. Among other things it
explains the value and great
need of lime in many sections
and in what form and how to ap-
ply it; the benefit to be derived
from deep blowing, in the hold.
ing of moisture and the best sub.
, sequent treatment of the soil
and its intelligent cultivation
with the right kind of nipple.
ments.
} The exact time of the year i,
now at hand. Why not write
today to L. 2. Bellah of Nash
! vile for.a copy of this pamphlet
:. Why not read it carefully anc
adopt the suggestions it contains'
To do so may mean real success
The fertility of the soil IN some
of the counties of the State, 81
long cultivated and, also, SO lcns
neglected, must be restored
This is the greatest of materia
questions. 1t can be done will
no great cost-certainly nothing
0 to compare with the increase il
4 land values, which such restora
e tion will bring about.
I Why do not the lands of Ruth
erford county bring as much a
those of Davidson, Williamson
r Maury and Giles? Is not tn
+ answer plain? How high ant
a strong cotton once grew in som,
n parts of Rutherford! What i
f the height of the stalk and com
!, parison in number of blooms il
!. recent years? Why the change
r Answer-The debt due the Ian,
has gone too long unpaid. |
this land can collect what is du,
: it, 1t will become again not onl,
solvent, but rich. Will owner
pay the debt? This pamphle
shows them how they can easil,
q pay. If they will pay they will
d not only get the big dividend
@ they used to receive, but ais
:, make big money in increases
y values of the land. Some of tn
+ abundant lime rock there exist
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