The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-14
Place OF Fertilizers
In Southern Agriculture
Value Fertilizers Out OF ms
Experience study-Timev Reiasn0
Southern Probern-Extracts From an Address,

Darlington, .. q.
and abandoned fields OF South Caro-
lima yield a greater profit per acre
than the richer river lands, once the
pride Of the Southern cotton planter,
or than the more fertile lands OF
Texas.
Land Values Increased
This statement is reflected IN tne
fact that these same lands in parts
of South Carolina are selling freely
for more than 100000 per acre.
have been dealing with the eject
OF the fertilizer industry and the use
Of fertilizers on agriculture. beoesse,
As I have said, the effects on BUSINESS
generally must result from the s1sot
On agriculture. and 1t Is obvious t1A'
they must be innumerabls. Tho ssr-
tfftser business in the SsxAh = ene
Of the most important, and sonsssas
eur prosperity more directly sAaA say
other industry, and In ~ sosses No
other industry 20 ramines INTO osasF
business or has greater erect % me
industries and business gsaseaAy
hs,,s RaiirsaAs anA Manaafassassso
Perhaps ameng the indus<ssss w1eon
are mere particularly and dsrsess1 ssn'
eAted By the use of eommercA &esOi'
Users are the railroads md oe0naon
carriers, which first bring sssdooefe
70 the farmers. and In rstusa 0ees'
uert the Increased products = ehs
farm to the ends Of the saFtR sa1
finally when these products ses sos4,
for a third time, the railroads azo esA
ed upon to bring to the farnsr hle
supplies OF foreign and domestic SFoo
uct@
The use OF fertilizer has made more
aoindles in the South, more OIL mIais
more live stock, more people ana more
commerce. The tobacco crop and oul
trucking industry. requiring intsnsive
fertilization and plant food, would o<
practically unknown to us. Ships bring
raw material from foreign shares IL
lgreater quantities and In return carry
laway more cotton and grain.
cheapens Cost Of Producing Crops
The commercial business Is affected
in even greater proportion than the
farmer himself, and there Is no farm
err in the South who is not benentet
by the judicious Use OF commercla
fertilizer. Large crops give to th'
people greater supply at a lower cos
of production and at lower prac'
to the consumer, while on the othe
hand small crops not only increase thu
cost of production, but may increase Il
leven greater proportion the price tt
1.-The consumer. When harvests ar
abundant the consumer and produce
alike share in the increased prosper
lity.
Other means of cheapening the cos
Of production can be used profitabl.
only on a very large or On yer!
small scale, but fertilizers can be az
jplied with practically the same sue
cess to the smallest as well as tn
largest undertaking from the ind1vid
ual plant in the flower pot to the thou
sand acre cotton field.
4 It was my pleasure some years ag
to know many more manufactures
and dealers in fertilizers than knoy
at present, but l wish to testify t
the high character and intelligence o
Those with whom became associated
The proper use of commercial ferti
Iizer by the farmer Is obviously OF vita
Importance to the fertilizer industr
las well as to the farmer, and II Is
matter that should receive thought an
careful consideration at all times b
Ithose who promote the Industry.