The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-11-14
THE WEEK

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Farmers Enter Dominion Il
Parliament \
Belgians Want Suffrage
Automobile Statistics II
Aims of the Miners II
Lady Astor's Campaign i
The Farm Journal Of Phiia-
dclploia is publishing i series Of
articles on commercial fertill-
cation which promise to revolu-
tionize ideas on that sub!cct.
At least w. J. Spillm*n, recent
" of the bureau Of farm: man.
agement and nov; ed;tcr Of this
papers, thinks SO.
A. r. Ross. the writer Of the
articles, points out that for ov-
er 50 years agricultural chem
lists have been anal yz;nE soils to
find out what the soil needs. Lie
big, the German expert. started
the "dcficient soil' theory in
! 1892 and practically I'll our en-
pcrt!s have chung 10 j. since as
! it were scripture. Ross, on the
other hand, declares that the
thing to do is not to find OFT
what the sol! needs but what
the plants need.
Plants take much of their
substance from the air and not
from the soil. Prominent among
these is nitrogen. according to
Ross, and the adding IF nitrate
to soils not only does no good
but actually reduces yields over
the crop-rotation period. Ross
also takes a fall out of the
triple and quadruple demand
for potash. If he is correct this
loss must be aG3ct. to tho loss
of purchasing material Of NJ
value.
The articles stand the whole
fertilization situation on its
head and farmers using com.
mercial fertilizer should 'ollo%
the outcome of the debate
among the experts which is like
ly to develop.
Three weeks ago the unitec
Farmers and the organized
workers of the province Of On
talio delighted Fundamental
democrats everywhere by cap
turing a majority Of the scat!
> in the provincial parliament
: Now Canada gives us aloth ;
: agreeable surprise. The coull
: try has Just held sc>.'nn Spccia
elections for the pon,ln,o1 p:n
< lament and the farmers zap
turcd three Of them. The faa,u
$ erS went after three; so thei
i batting average IS just 1000.
One OF tie far.'lc.' Vlcto:)c
e WIS; in .ASsiliE,l, another !;
: Ontario. a':'' third in Nc'
I Brunswick, t:':!:' winch W
g might we'll Sui'n'Se Tint tn
t r,o:r;nr!it IT," independent pol
tics is widespread IN CNlE>d;
The party nnV ii POKER NO
q only two of the seven seats MI
" the Liberal Won !Wo In irit;s
Y Columbia the o,'G:;ui::ed W":l
k CTS came near 20 taking one {
:, the CorScrvatl>" seats. 4
i eighth election postINre,l bt
y cause OF the death OF one OF tn
l. candidates, is ni,r,dv conccde
= TO the farmers.
u In all the contests i'll "hic
e independents participated Il
g .Wo old parties co'nnine.l on or
T. c:l5dldatc IN thu hope OF GI
e cru.aging independent politics
t. In .AssiNlhoia the l.;hey;:
If picked out the strongest farm
IS cr lniitician he "u!a inu,
It .ntn Nno hH'! once been Il lea,
,e er OF the OF .y:::n,zrl farmer
It AID with prny,:nn prcten6'
e. tC. meet the iHiro<v ISSUES IL
le he lost to the farmer cardida
III b,' :. vote OF | % ).
" While King Albert WIS heil
" entertained mere Il; about Ii
@. rioSt democratic king left in II
y world, his subjects in Eclgil.
V. ,Hrc beginning, 4 new call,p,i$
ct or nlanhood suffrage. For +,
is clam happens to be oIc OF tho
re democratic kirgdCn,>; who
he many workers can l,nt vote ~
e. where some men have mo
le votes than other: Who do rot