The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-02
HEAVY DEMAND
FOR fertilizer
IN THIS REGION
Farmers Of Wayne and Ad-
joining Counties Are Using
Large Supplies.
BY WILLIAM r. sANRoRN

The prosperous farmers of Wayne
and adjoining counties seem to have
INDUCED very freely in fertilizer of
late. At least some dealers report
heavy spring demand on top of the
large sales made last fall, both from
Wayne and adjoining counties for
Richmond supplies quite a wide area
in this line, carload shipments being
made to most convenient stations to
accommodate
We wish we might state that the
back yard gardener had also been a
free purchaser of plants, seeds and
fertilizers, but this does not seem to
be the case; largely because of the
backwardness Of the season for put
ting in gardens. The past week being
warm and sunny a whole lot of gar
dening was done and there was more
life In the plant and seed industry,
speaking locally. Omer G. Whelan
said on Saturday that the home garden
idea had Jagged considerably this
spring and that, in his opinion as
judged by his sales of plants and gar
den fertilizer, that not more than so
per cent AS compared with 1918 plant
Ing. had been done this spring, up to
this time.
90 Lei 1Ot
This is no time for procrastination,
gentlemen and ladies'; now is the &C
eepted time, when Nature smiles and
encourages, so Let's Co. The garden
is the thing; it means health, re-
taxation, change of thought and oc-
cupation and a whole lot of satisfac-
ton in seeing things grow. Then there
Is the enjoyment at the table and the
saved dollars for other investment or
your savings fund. He who hath soil
In which to plant and grow things and
hath no garden, will little later on
be of all men most miserable.
Those who have plants to sell are
making very liberal and attractive dis
plays just now, and prices are reason
able. Considerable care is necessary
In the use of garden manure for best
results, for there is a difference be-
tween inte.,s ive garden cultivation and
farming large field acreage. There
are manures which burn" the tender
plants and those which do not. In the
planting of early potatoes in gardens
where sheep manure is used the tu-
bers should be covered with layer
of soil, then top dressed with the
manure so that it may leach down
through the hill to feed the vine as it
develops. BY this method you get
quicker results and no burn" Where
barn yard fertilizer is used in gardens
ii should be old and well rotted to
avoid undue heat where used. In the
proper season Old Sol provides all the
heat needed for effective growth.
Transplant Tomatoes Now.
This is the time to set out toma-
toes. The ground is warm, and re-
member that tomatoes love the sun,
so plant accordingly. If you set
stakes or fix frames for the vines to
Chamber on you will be well rewarded
for the little extra trouble and these
will keep the fruit from trailing in
the dust, or the garden mud, after a
rain storm. Yes, that's right, fruit,
for fruit it is. according to the best
authorities. By selection, cross fertil-
ization, ETC., we have large number
of types of tomatoes and not only are
there red but also pink and yellow
varieties that are worth while. But
tomatoes are not the only thing to
rush into the ground just now: a
glance at the displays of plants will
remind you of peppers, for instance,
and you really must have peppers, OF
course.
About Fertilizer Sales.
Locally speaking, spring fertilizer
sales were about normal, with US
But taking the country over manufac
turers claim that little more that hall
the expected number of tons have
been sold this season" This state
ment was made by Clendenin & Co.
who manufacture locally No com
plant was made as to last fall bust
ness, but simply as to the spring de
mand. The McConaha company re
marked that there was nothing bois
ferrous doing in the line of fertilizer:
during the spring season. which II
now closing, but that their fall sales
regardless of high prices had beer
very satisfactory. Frank Jones re
ported the sale of full car over the