The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-14
Place Of Fertilizers
In Southern Agriculture
Fasmsr oanksr otseussss Rea. Value Of Fertilizers Out Of As Years -
Experience, Observation and stvdy-Timey Topic Relating
: Vital southern probisr+-ExtractsF From an Address.

Darlington, 9. C..
and abandoned fields Of South CaSU
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 IL reflected IN the
fact that these same lands in parts
Of South Carolina are selling freely
for more than $4,000 per acre.
/ have been dealing with the effect
of the fertilizer industry and the use
Of fertilizers on agriculture, because.
~ ] have said, Che eReets on business
generally must result from the effect
on agriculture, and II Ia obvious that
thew must be innumerable. The fer
tilizer business in the South il d
OF the most important, and concerns
our prosperity more directly than any
other industry. and in its effects no
other industry so ramiffes into b
business or has q greater effect on the
industries and business generally. .
Helps Railroads and Manufacturers
Perhaps among the Industries which
are more particularly and directly ben
eAted by the use Of commercial serth-
isers are the railroads and common
carriers, which first bring -fsltilisers
to the farmers, and in return iran
psrt the increased products OF the
farm 10 the ends OF, the earth; and
finally when these products are sold.
for Q third time. the railroads are call
ed upon to bring to the farmer bis
supplies OF foreign and domestic Pred
acts.
The use Of fertifiseF hes made mere
spindles in the South. more oil 'DsNs.
more live stock. more people And mere
commerce. The tobacco crop q euS
trucking industry. requiring intensive
fertilization md plant food. would -
practically unknown to Us. Ships bring
raw material from foreign shores IN
greater quantities and In return carry
AWAY more cotton and grain.
cheapens Cost o. Producing Crops
The commercial business 10 affected
In even greater proportion than me
farmer himself, and there is no farm
er in the South who is no benehteo
nv the judicious 3 Of commercial
fertilizer. Large crops give y me
lpeople a greater supply at a lower cost
OF production and at a 'ower Price
20 the consumer. while on the other
hand small crops not only increase the
cost al production, but may increase IN
even greater proportion the price to
the consumer. When harsests are
abundant the consumer and producer
alike share in the increased prosper
ity.
Other means Of c%heapsning the cort
of production can be used probably
only on a very large or on Z very
small scale, but fertilizers szn. ee Ap-
piled with practically the same sac
cess 10 the smallest a. well as the
largest undertaking from the indiVid'
uAl plant in the flower pot TO the the
sand acre cotton field.
II was my pleasure n years axC
to know many more manufacturers
and dealers in fertilizers than l know
At present. but | wish 10 testify iC
the high character and intelligence oi
those with whom | became associated
The proper use OF commercial fertil
izer by the farmer is obviously of vita
importance to the fertilizer Industry
as well as to the farmer, and 1t Is q
matter that should receive thought and
careful consideration al all times ~
those who promote the industry