Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-20
MORE FACTS ABOUT
LAND IMPROYERS
MIR. FL. G. Peery Explains n Few
Things About Fertilizers Of
Interest to the Farmers of this
County and Section.

North Tazewcll, Va, Feb. 10th.
In recent issue of your valuable
paper, Mr.. l.. A. Tynes submitted
his views on fertilizers and fcrtiliza-
ton.
AS he has asked for criticism, we
take the liberty of dissenting from
a number of points set forth in his
article.
Fertilizers and many other prod
ucts are now purchased in this
country on account of brands and
trade marks which they bear. This
custom has grown largely of late
years, due to national advertising.
No company can afford to start and
continue widely advertising their
products unless they are prepared
to make good their claims to the
public. People are not generally de-
ceivcd very long by false represen-
tations. We, therefore, believe
that farmers will continue to pur-
chase reliable brands of fertilizers
which their experience shows will
produce good crops.
Two fertilizers of the same analv-
Sis are not necessarily made from
the same ingredients. No man would
expect to purchase $50 suit of
clothes for $l2, and the same arru-
ment applies on different brands of
fertilizers.
Nitrogen, phosphorus and potas
SUM are the principal clements pres
ent in fertilizers. They exist in
many different forms, some of which
are more costly than others, and have
better crop making qualities. The
materials which go to make up
fertilizer must also be combined,
that they will be suitable to the
crop, and produce the proper results
at the right time. To secure these
results involves time and expense.
so that in case of fertilizers "the
best is usually not the cheapest"
1t is true that farmers can pur-
chase raw materials and mix them
together. The experienced farmer
realizes, however, that this is ant
to be costly experiment and the
chances are that the results will be
unsatisfactory. 1st. He has not the
knowledge in regard to different ma
terials and formulas. 2. He has not
the expensive machinery required to
properly manipulate them. 3rd. His
mixture will probably be uneven and
in bad condition. The large increase
in the yearly consumption of manu-
factured fertilizers will serve to bear
out our argument.
Most Virginia soils are deficient in
phosphorus, and are improved by
occasional applications of lime. Lime
and phosphorus alone, however, will
not be sufficient to keep up the
fertility of the soil, and secure the
best crop yields.
Nitrogen and potassium are re-
moved by growing crops and must be
replaced in available form. The best
results, experience shows, are OBJ
tanned from the use of complete
fertilizer containing nitrogen, phos
phorus and potassium in proper pro-
portion. The Ohio state experiment
station, on actual field test covering
period of six years, has secured an
Increased yield of 10.7 bushels of
corn to the acre by using a complete
fertilizer with lime, as against a test
made using phosphorus alone with
lime. In proportion to the small
increased cost of fertilizer, the larger
crop yield paid well. Lime is not
fertilizer and will not take the
place of a fertilizer. The farmer who
is dependent for support from his
yearly crop will hesitate to adopt
experiments which must lessen or
destroy his crop.
TAZEWELL SUPPLY COMPANY
Agent Swift's Star Fertilizer q