The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-01-16
Bright Williamson, Darlington, s. c.

Agriculture is the bed rock ant
foundation upon which every other in
dustry must stand or fall. All thc
people prosper or fail to prosper 81
cording to the abundance Of the lsar
vest Of the soil, and upon agricuitu
depends the prosperity and happineas
Of the world.
Better methods Of agriculture IL
clude the use of modern inpiemert<
modern cultivation and soil improv@.
mert. This brings us directly to TIC
importance of the fertilizer industry
as means of improving our soils. Fer
ulizers are absolutely essential in or
der to increase the fertility Of the soil
They have a direct effect upon ag-i-
cultural production and through the
products Of agriculture direct effect
upon all other industries.
Anything which contributes to an
increase in our agricultural produc-
lions, contributes to the welfare, COM
fort and prosperity of our people a.
q whole; and this brings us directly
to the consideration Of the Importance
Iof the fertilizer industry in relation to
oths- lines Of business.
Fertilizers Necessary In South
The very nature Of our soil, climate
and rainfall makes it impossible to
farm successfully without regularly
feeding our crops from artificial
sources with at least two Of the sew
.sral principal elements entering into
the composition and development CT
plant life. Without fertilizers much of
the best producing cotton lands in the
South would become unproductive and
farming would be improbable. In
many states, except in a few locali-
ties. soil is no more capable of pro-
ducing without being fortified than
stock is capable of performing work
without being fed. Our lands must be
fed just as we feed the stock that
work them or they will become too
poor to even pay the cost and expense
lot cultivation.
Transformed Sections
Large sections Of land in various
parts Of the South Atlantic States, for
ity or fifty years ago, required four
or five acres to produce one bale of
cotton. which now, by intelligent farm
ing, made possible by the use of fer
tilizers. yield one bale to each acre,
or the equivalent, of other crops Pov-
lerty stricken sections of one or two
lccucro fionc oD0 lovo hao,, fro pcfcz-,,>
led into popuious end prosperous co,A
munities. Our ability to rebuild ard
make our lands more fertile has en-
abled people to live and settle in c,ore
desirable communities, and to enjoy
advantages of better markets, schools. /,
churches and social conditions. Bet
ter rural conditions have made the |
back to the farm" movement not only
: possibility. bat . reality.
preeperity Due % Fertilizers
vhateysr may b the direct benefit, |
Z Z 1e.yieae fssn : styessaf tAe;sss y |
80 pcpu1atidn a S6ut11 Carolina |
v dus more largely 70 the use o.
sammerelal fsrtillesrs than to any 9TH
u cause, becauSe In South Carolina
lertilissrs are absolutely necessary to
profitable agricultu9e. upon which most
q our business and other industries
depend. Had It not been for he use
Of commercial fertilizers South Caro- II
lima could not - considered q agri- i
o1ltural state. Ia
Taking into consideration Il cost I
Il fsrtilissrs. statistics viii bar out L
|he statement that the once WIN out 1t