The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19
IS Of INTEREST TO THE FARMER
- And STOCK GROWER 1T

amount spent oa ao
/ Net cash to date
No hens kept for eggs s
NO. young pulIets =
NO. roosters on hand =
NO. chickens on yard now 10
Present value Of flock q 81 s2s4 al J
Hutn has completed her fourth vaar
OF successful club work. and i -,
on her fifth. She has done satisfae.
TORY work in canning, sewing ars
poultry clubs. She is justly entirlad
to membership in the 4all star, chm
Potash and Politics.
The Fordney tariff bin. ia which
Is an item placing duty on potash
mas passed the house
The farmers Of the United states
use seven million tons Of fertilizer
annually. One Of the essential IN
gradients OF complete fertilizer Il
potash No matter how much of the
other two essentials, nitrogen and
phosphorus-we may put in the
ground, unless there is suficient pof-
ash the other two elements viii not
produce the desired result. Potash
is essential for the production Of
plant, seed, fiber, and starch.
We have never produced potash IN
any considerable quantity in the
United States. and then, at q prohi-
bitive price. The cost is too high to
compete with the imported article.
A tariff on potash is a tax on
food production, and an added dis
eouragement to agriculture at the
time OF its greatest depression in the
history of the country
The decrease in the number Of
live stock In the country is alarming
At the same rate. we viii be on a
vegetarian diet in few years. all
due to the fact that it does not pay
to raise cattle at present cost Of pro
duction and sell them at present
prices Breeding has been abandoned
to such an extent that the future
supply viii be too low for home use
Members OF congress voted for this
bill, with the schedules as they were.
IN blind obedience to pet party
theory unmixed with the SAVING
grace Of common sense
It is more important that We hare
potash than that We have potash
trust supported by public taxation
If the senate fellows the lead ct
the house it IS to be hoped that
President Harding viii veto the oil
in the interest Of the oppressed tar
mer and halt an effort to fine him
(the farmer) in his effort TO produce
w. a. McRAE, Commissioner Of
Agriculture.
How tc Eake 4 Fruit Pie
Juicy pies present unexpected dif-
fcuIties to the home cook owing to
their tendency to become soggy.
Specialists in the experimental kitchen
of the United States department CT
agriculture have found. in the course
of uastry-baking experiments, that II
the undercrust Is prebaked until slight
Nv brown. the pie viii be much better
Another point brought out in CON
nection with pastry making, especially
in warm weather, is that speed II
handling is an important factor 4 the
housewife does not wish her dough
to become soft and consequently df-
fcuIt to roll and lift
ss&
strawberries require 1.500 to
/ 2 600 pounds OF fertilizer TO the acre,
analyzing three to four per cent am
monia. eight to ten per cent pnos-
uhOric acid. and potash content OF
three per cent or higher Tne IeI-
t;lizer should be given in two appil-
cations. making the first application
w,en forms show for bloom An ad-
ditionaI 100 pounds Of nitrate o. SODA
ner acre applied about thirty dass
after the second application Of fer
t;E;aer wiz usually Iengthen the frult-
me ueriod il the plants are growing
s1cwIv but is not necessary Il the
Giants are growing and fruiting well
Most growers replant their neas
aaey wear. using young plants taken
from runners during the summer