The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-01-17
FARMERS LOOK
AHEAD, BUY FER
TILLZER NOW

MY dear farmers, now Is the time
TO make your arrangements for fer
tlliZer for spring use! Already a few
! OF the farmers have spoken to me
about it, but we must get together
| strong enough and big enough to buy.
car load II we are to get the bene-
III OF cut rate prices. Times are good
| ana the chances for the products of
the farm to hold a high price are
| produce the maximum crop, and |
say without hesitancy that the ma
| joritS OF our soils in Lawrence coun-
ty need fertilizer and lime, to enable
them to produce the maximum crop
] feel that this has been duly demon
Strated to the satisfaction of all of
you. For instance. take notice of the
wheat crop of the county which was
virtually all fertilized at planting, its
growth Is astonishing to the old wheat
growers of the country. And those of
you who did not fertilize at planting
should by all means top dress this
spring, at the time you SOW your grass
anc clover, with I6 per cent. Acid
Phhospate. The increase on the grass
and clover will pay for the fertilizer. |
You need not be afraid of any in |
furious effect to the wheat, as has
been asked by some of the farmers
instead you should look for an in
creased yield of from three to five
bushels per acre.
As is stated above, now Is the time
to discuss among each other and ar
rive at what you want and place your
order with your county agent as soon
as possible. so as to enable him to
eyat ., 81. /
for the spring use Unfortunately,
last year there were several farmers
who came in at the eleventh hour
wanting fertilizers and | was unable
to get 1t for them, so in order to pro-
tect us both anG to insure the fer
ttlizer, send me your order as soon
as you can, if all the farmers of the
county will do this we will be able to
get car load at cut rate prices, and
IT a figure that we can afford to us
, liberal application, but IL only a
lew comply and send in the amount ,
hey want, shall do the best can to
get II for them as cheap as possible, 7.
lut you should look for it to be higher
han in car lofts. !
As was stated above, the wheat crop
u the county is looking fine and we !.
nay well expect good crop this year, !.
llso the cattle and livestock in gen.
raj of the county are in good condi-
ion, and black leg is not near so
ampant as has been in the past win
ers at this time or during the last h
'ast summer and fall. Eighteen far d
ners purchased themselves syringes Il
asst year for vaccinating against black h
eg and from the untring use of them
We are gradually but surely decreas-
ng the loss from that disease.
We should begin to plan now for the a
arly Matching of our spring pullets, b
nd for the early market. Within the B
ext three weeks hope to have on e
and for distribution to the farmers 8,
nd their wives, a good supply of eggs
rom pure bred birds, which / hope
ou will take hold of and assist us in
-andardizing the poultry of our coun- Al
y. The breed selected is the Rhode =,
'land Red and shall offer the eggs
,r sale for cash at cost in settings
10 which will be around $1.OO per
,tting.
These are important questions which =,
'nfront us farmers at this time and l VI
Dpe you will act promptly and take al
Did of the situation with a. vim and
to make 1919 our great co
It year. N
Yours truly. -
G. C. BAKER, "a
County Agent. ~