Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17


liable as the potash salts that were
formerly obtained from Germany,
Acid phosphate il scarce, due to the
tact that there is a shortage OF sui
phuric acid--a necessary compound in
the manufacture 81 acid phosphate
SuIphuriC acid is scarce, because py-
rites, from which most Of it is mads,
has been coming from Spain and ships
are not now available With which TO
transport II.
The fertilizer manufacturers have
been compelled to turn TO the domes'
tic pyritcs, and rpa luSt their nanufac'
turing plants to tho production OF sui
phuric acid from birthstone obtained
from louisiana aud Texas. The gov
ernment Is requiring or the fertilizer
manufacturers sulfhuTie acid in large
amounts 70 be used in the manufacture
CT explosives.
Then, too, there Is considerable dlt,
ticulty in obtaining aupplle3 OF rock
phosphate, because Of the Transports
ton sh0rtage
The supply Of nitrates bas also been
Cllrtaled because large amoulti OF ~
pbate OF ammonia are being taken foi
refrigeration purposes, and the manu-.
facture OF munitions Cotton seed
meal, n valuable source OF nitrosen, y
being used more and more for feeding
live stock Tankags. another splendid
source If nitrogen, is also being used
for the sam purpose; consequently cot
ton seed meal and tGnkage are high IN
price.
Nitrate Of soda IL mOre expensive al
the Chile mines, and SHIPPING rates
| have Increased enormously, ana muni'
ton requirements are heavy.
The fertilizer manufacturers t'nd II
hard to secure bags for shipping, since
there is a tremendous shortage Of bur
lap. -,
Thus It can be easily seen that II will
he very difficult to obtain necessary
! fertilizer materials, and the farmer
must take due notice and act accord
ingly II he would make sure Of EettihF
his plant food.
Order At Once
The farmer must not overlook The
fact that transportation difficulties are
increasing daily. The railroads are lii
erally overwhelmed. They have, there
! fore, been compelled to rule that fer
tilizers and freight in general mus
move in full Car load lots, which means
cara must be loaded 10 their maximum
capacity
Therefore, Nj Farmer. order you
fertilizers NOW order PLENTY o.
them. use them Literally and judicious
ly. and thus secure maximum yields u
crops. and so do your part TO suppl,
the crying needs uf the world, while
an the same time you increase you
bank account
make a purchase. his efforts art
dom backed up by enthusiasm and ap
probation from his neighbors The
valuable animal after very meagel
service extending over space OF
about three years. Il sent away to be
slaughtered. even before his true
value 10 known.
The only economical solution OF thi;
difficulty is TO be found in the pur
chase OF community bull in which
the entire farming community will be
Interested and to which all OF the
breeding animals OF the community
will have access. A frst-class bull Is
so secured 81 small cost tu any lndf
vldual and the plan gives the bull d
much greater field OF Usefulness The
average purebred bull owned by NJ
individual in community is rarely
we'll enough patroniled 10 justify hi;
maintenance, mainly because there 1:
not the community interest back Of
him. On the other hand. the bull IL
which the whole community is inter
ested is given an opportunity To i'm
prove Immediately the type OF cattle
owned. granting that he Is the lndivld
nal he ought 20 be. The first CT Of
alyes following his appearance Il. the
community will carry nifty per cent
OF his blood. I recall q Tennessee
community into which Poll Durham
bull was introduced few years ago
The first year he was not strongly "a
Nored. but just as soon rs his first
crop OF calves began showing theil
superiority, he became very populal
and since that time las not lacked AZ