Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-01-16
Bright williamson, Darlington, s. c.

and abandoned fields e. South Caro-
lima yield a greater profit per acre
than the richer river lands, onao the
pride of the Sou hcru cotton planter,
or than the more fertile lands Of
Texas.
Land Values Increased
This statement is 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 feet
Of the fertilizer industry and The use
OF fertilizers on agriculture, be- use,
as ] have said, the ri. rs on bu ness
generally must result from the feet
on agriculture, and it Is obviou' that
they must be innumerable. TIL fer
tilzer business in the South r. one
of the most important and con cnrns
our prosperity more directly than any
other industry, and in its cHeci no
other industry so ramifes into @.hsf
business or has-a>gE2alSr eifect cB the
industries and business generally.
Helps Railroads and Manufacturers
Perhaps among the indugtries which
are more particularly and directly BON
Gifted by the use Of commercial fertil-
izers are the railroads and corr non
carriers, which first bring fertiI lars
to the farmers, ard in return trans,
port the increased products Of The
farm to the ends of the earth; and
finally when these products are sold,
for a third time, the railroads are call
ed upon to bring to the farmer his
supplies of foreign and domestic prod
ucts.
The use of fertilizer has madei more
spindles in the South. more oil mills,
more live stock more people and more
commerce. The tobacco crop and pur
trucking industry, requiring intensive
fertilization and plant food, would be
practically unknown to us. Ships bring
raw ma erial from foreign shores in
greater quantities and in return carry
away more cotton and grain.
cheapens Cost Of Producing Crops
The commercial bus moss is affected
in even greater proportion than the
farmer himself, and there is no farm
er in the South who is not benefited
by the judicious use of commercial
fertilizer. Large crops give to the
people q greater gupFly a Il lower cost
OF production and at lower price
70 the consumer, while en- the other
hand small crops not only increase the
cost OF production, but may increase In
even greater proportion the price to
the consumer. When harvests are
abundant the co, amer and rroducer
alike share in the increased prosper
ity.
other means of che4penlng the cost
of production can be used probably
only on very large or on very
small scale, but fertilizers can be ap-
piled with practically the same sue
cess to the smallest as well as the
largest undertaking from the individ-
ual plant in the flower pot to the thou
sand acre cotton field.
1t was my pleasure some years ago
to know many more manufacturers
and dealers in fertilizers than | know
at present, but l wish to testify to
the high character and intelligence of
those with whom | became associated.
The proper use of commercial sertil-
izer by the farmer is obviously OF vital
importance to the fertilizer industry
as well as to the farmer, and it is a
matter that should receive thought and
careful consideration at all times by
those who promote the industry.