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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913. FOR SALE 3,0.00*bushels Cleveland’s Bitf Boll Cotton Seed, the best cot ton ln # the world. Bushel, $1; "5 bushel lots 90 cents bushel; 10-bushel lots 85 cents bushel; 60-bushcl lots or more 75 cents bushel. 2,000 bushels Cook’s Improv ed, same price as Cleveland. 1,000 bushels Early Triumph and 3,000 bushels Broadwell’s Double .lointed, the two best early, varieties $1 bushel; 10- bushel lots or more 90 cents. Sanders’ Improved. Marl boro Prolific and Batts Im proved Corn, peck, $1; bushel S3. Fancy Berkshire pigs sired by two great boars, one a 6on of the $4,000 Star Value, other a son of the 1910 Champion Keystone Baron Duke. Prices right. Your orders will hare prompt attention. Tail’ View Farm. Palmetto, Ga. For Farm, Use Has Sifting Top— Saves Money BIG MONEY IN CABBAGE By ueing our Open Air and Hardy Frost Proof Cabbage Plants Our plant* are large and stocky, ana free of nut grass They will stand tow temperatures snd make he*da Satisfac tion or money refunded Pull count in each boa Jersey and Charleston Wakefield, Suecesalon and Drumhead. 500 for 75c. 1.000 fry $1.25: 5.000 for *5. 10.000 for 19. Order* today the best Frost Proof Cabbage plants on the market from The Dixie.Plant Co. Hawkinsville. Ga. yj&A 1 m* , Make \®»W a strong' solution of | Red Seal Lye and pour it down sinks, water closets and drains, cleanse and purify your 1 roughs, barns, ,’ien- ! I neries and garbage cans. Makes everything* j I sweet smelling—prevents disease and foul odors. | RED SE&l LYE I Use it In 6crub snd washing watei^-it makes hard water I I sett and saves soap and labor. Cleanses dairy utensils best I for making hard and soft soap. Askyoi*ir Storekeeper£or iied I Seal Lye—don'ttakoany other kind. Red Seal is 98 per cent I Pure Lye. Strongest, best and cheapest 1 Sifting Top Can. Write us if year I storekeeper docs not sell it. I Useful booklet free. P, C. TOMSON * CO., Dept, p, 29 Washington Avo. Philadelphia, Pa. agricultural! Education J Successful l 1)1 A NDCEW .rt tiOULt This department tmil cheer Jut ly endeavor to furnish any Information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew if. Soule, president Stats Agricultural College. Athens, Ga. Growing Corn and Cotton on Sandy Loam AMERICAN ORIGINAL AND GENUINE Whatley’s Prolific Corn Best yielding variety tested at Georgia State Collage of Agriculture for four years. More bushel* per acre than any prolific variety In a number of tests. The corn for those Interested in increasing yield or In contests for greatest yield, per pk.. $1.00: half bu., $1.75; bu. $3.00 f.o.b. Carefully selected by originator and bieeffer. TOIVI WHATLEY, Helena, Ga. LEDBETTER “ONE SEED” PLANTER Plants peanuts, large or small, shelled or unshelledi also corn, cotton, peas, etc., with certainty and regu- larlty. Less seed, larger crops. Write tor booklet. 832 wt SOUTHERN PLOW COMPANY. Dallas. Tau BRANCH’S GENUINE RATTLESNAKE WATERMELON SEED ONLY PURE STRAIN Carefully selected. Kept pure IN UNITED STATES forty years. No other variety grown on plantation of 1500 acres. Pore seed impossible where different kinds are grown. 1 or. 16c—2 oz. 25c—4 oz. 40c—i lb. 60c, 1 lb. SLOO-5 lbs. $4.50—10 lbs. $8.50 delivered. Remit registered letter or money order. Send for Seed Annual. Manual on melon culture with all •rders. M. L (RANCH, Berzslia, Colombia Cionty, Georgia. American Steel Fence Posts Cheaper than Wood and More Durable. Get Catalog. Strom ependalle Economical Profitable Two Great Books Free “Making the Farm Pay”—a simple and short treatise on farming, covering the things every farmer and nis boy should know—sent free on reqaest. . . , “The Making of 8teel”—a complete account, simply and clearly presented, with many illustrations. This subject never before presented in so concise a manner. Kvery farmer and his boy should read this. Bent free on request. FRANK BAACKES, Vice-Pret. and Gen. Sales Agent American Steel & Wire Company Chicaeo, Sen York, (1,.eland, Plltitiargb, Neater* |J, 8. Steel Products Co., San Francisco. FOR SALE—COW PEAS Mix $2.00 bu., Iron $2.50 fan., Wliips $2.25 bu., Clays $2.25 bu. P. O. B. F. A. BUSH, Richland, Ga. Fish Will Bite like hungry wolves, fill your net trap or trot line if you bait with Magic-Fish-Lure. Best fish bait ever discovered. Over 60.000 boxes sold to fishermen last season. Write for price list to-day and get a box to help introduce it. Agents wanted. J. JF. Gregory, K-102. St. Louis, Mo H. J. C., Abbeville, Ga., writes: I have some second and third year land of a sandy loam type which was plant ed to pease the ^irst year, and has been planted to corn, and cbtton since. I wish to put it in com an$ cottofi this year except what has been sown to oats, and would like a good fertilizer formula for both. I am breaking the land with a two-horse plow 7 to 9 inches deep. Land of the charactex* described in your letter will respond better to fer tilizers when you can supply a fafr amount of vegetable matter. You should therefore make every effort to secure any yard manure possible and use It under the drill row at the rate ot one to two' or more tons per acre, depending on the amount you can se cure. If you have no manure, use all the leaf mold and litter possible. Mix with .the manure or litter about four or five days before planting corn or cotton about 300 to 400 pounds of fertilizer. Under cotton we would suggest that you should use about a 9-3-3. If the cotton shows a tendency to rust use 5 per cent of potash. For corn we would advise the use of a 10-3-5. A side application of 100 to 200 pounds of the above form ula may be put on the corn and cotton thirty days to six weeks after the crop is up. Nitrate of soda as a top dress ing may often be used on corn at the rate of 100 pounds per acre to good advantage. Most farmers make the mistake of putting it on too late. We think it well to mix the fertilizer and litter thoroughly with the subsoil by means of a bull tongue before bedding for cotton. Of course we would prefer to plant corn on the level or in a slight water furrow. Probably this would be the best practice on land which is sandy and may often suffer from drouth on that account owing to its rather leachy nature. * * • CULTIVATION OF GROUND PEAS. W. D. C., Shellman, Ga., writes; Please give me information on how to raise ground peas, the best varieties to plant In this section, and if sandy land will make full pods? GROW MORE SWEET POTATOES AMD LESS COTT OM Slips $1.50 thousand. Draws $1.50 M. Send for booklet. C. W. Woughtel Sweet Potato Specialist, Homeland, Ga. Agents Wanted. »*• «u jioy |i*u, *. w. u. laewry, with’order. All New Live Feath. era. Best A. 0. A. Ticking. Guar anteed as represented or money bark. Prompt Shipment. Order to-day or write for free catalogue. We give bank references. SOUTHERN FEATHER AND • PILLOW CO. 0, GREENSBORO, N. O, Sunshine Lamp 300Candle Power To Try In Your Own Homs Turns night Into day. Gives better light than gras, electricity or 18 ordinary lamps at one-tenth the cost. For Homes, Stores. Halls, Churches. A child can carry it. Makes its own light from common gasoline. Absolutely SAFE. COSTS 1 CENT A NIGHT We want one person In each locality to i whom wo can refer new customers. Take advantage of our SPECIAL FREE TRIAL OFFER. AGENTS WANTED. SUNSHINE SAFETY LAMP CO. 384 Factory Bldg., Kansu City, Ho. i FREE C09T3 CITTu»£v MAHESeHG MON£* Learn why ours is better .Write today.. MALURY ft TAYLOR IRON WQRKS, Box 15 MACON. GA | Mfgrs. of Engines, Boilers, Shingle Machines, Cat-off Saws, Etc HITE’S PROLIFIC COTTON SEED A Justly celebrated variety—very prolific and yielding 40 per cent lint. From 1 to 2% bales cotton per acre with application 1,000 pounds fertilizer may be raised where climatic conditions are favorable. It fruits better than any other variety. I recommend it to the up-to-date farmer. A limited quantity of seed for sale. Price $1.00 per bushel f.o.b. Augtista. G. H. NIXON, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. HI; i Fertilize for Fruit, Not for Foliage A study of the formulas of fertilizers often recommended for fruits would give the idea •diet foliage and rapid growth is what you seek. The most of them lack fruit-producing POTASH Ally fertilizer for fruits should contain^ least 12 per cent, available Potash. The only Potash Salts that are safe for citrus fruits are Sulfate of Potash and Sulfate of Potash Magnesia .(double manure salt). Applications of such a fertilizer should begin at planting and continue during the life of the tree. It means earlier and longer bearing, larger yields, better grades and shipping quality, and a hard, solid, growth of wood. In all these ways Potash Pays. . If your dealer doesn’t carry 12 per cent. Potash brands or ••Potash Salts, write to us for prices. We will sell any amount from a 200-lb. bag. up. Write now for fertilizer formulas and how to make them for Fruit Culture, and special free, pamphlet. Orange Culture. German Kail Works* Inc, 4? Broadway. New York Empire Bldg., Atlanta Bank & Trust Bldg.. Savannah “Gee, But I Would Hate to Lose Those Shoats,” Who wouldn’t? It is your fault’ if you do. Begin now to “Get the Germ Before the Germ Gets the Hog.” . v You know that if you can keep your hogs healthy as shoats, keep tnem free from germs and worms, they will have no cholera. This book will tell you just how to proceed. How to get the germ first. How to keep the hogs in prime condition, strong and healthy and able to resist diseases. RED DEVIL LYE keeps the hog on full feed throughout the dry food stage, and as you know, that’s when the cholera gets in its work. It’s up to you. You can’t hold any one else responsible for disease in your hogs. “PREVENT” is the name of a booklet that tells how to get the germ first — that tells how to prevent diseases and save the hogs. You know that when in the cholera stage you simply can’t cure hogs with serum or any other form of treatment. Get this book. Study it. Draw govern yourself accordingly. your own conclusions and Buy RED DEVIL LYE at your dealers. Big? 4}4 - inch Cans, 10c. The handy Friction Top prevents waste. Wui. Sctiield Mfg„ Co., Sf. Louis, Mo. The peanut gives its best result on a sandy loam soli, the brightest shells being produced on light-colored sandy land, and hence command the most ready sale on the market at remunera tive prices. Larger yields are some times obtained on stiff lands than on light soils, but it is important to re member that the dark color of the nuts in heavy lands Is objectionable, and they can not be grazed to such ad vantage on these soils when they are wet. Lime should be applied to all lands intended for peanuts. An appli cation of one ton of the finely ground raw rock on the surface of the ground after It is broken is advisable. It should be broadcasted and worked into the soil with a harrow. It? should be applied at least two weeks before any fertilizer is used. A good formula for peanuts is about a 9-1-5 used at the rate of 300 pounds per acre and upwards. Five hundred pounds is probably a fair amount to apply. Peanuts are best planted after a hoed crop, as there are likely to be fewer weeds and less grass to contend with. The nuts should be planted on low flat ridges. There are 1 planters on the market which open, drop and cover all at one time, but of course hand planting may be followed. The proper depth Is 1 1-2 to 2 inches, and the distance between the rows from 3 to 3 1-2 feet, and between the hills 8 to 12 inches. The planting of peanuts may commence in April in the southern part of the United States. Jhe Spanish pea nuts require about four months to ma ture a crop. It is especially valuable for grazing purposes, * though it is also used largely in the manufacture of pea nut brittle. Among the best commer cial varieties are the Virginia Runner, Virginia Bunch and the North Carolina. • * * UTILIZING YARD MANURE ADVAN TAGEOUSLY. W. W. M., Atlanta, Ga., writes: I have sixty-eight cows and only six acres of land on which to use the manure. I ex pect to plant all of it in corn. Would you advise the use of any chemical or com mercial fertilizer in connection with this large amount of manure? Yard manure is not a well balanced source of plant food for crops. It Is rather low in phosphoric acid though fairly well supplied witft nitrogen and potash. Where one has 1 as much as twenty or more tons of this material to use per acre only a moderate amount of fertilizer can be used to advantage. This .should consist in our judgment principally of phosphoric acid. We would advise the application of as much as 500 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate where one desires to grow an extra large crop of corn. You can surfeit land with yard manure in that you supply too much nitrogen and stimulate an undue growth of the-crop. If you desire to put the corn grown on this area of land in the silo,/there is not much dan ger of making the growth too large. If you desire to produce grain, only a moderate amount of manure should be applied. We think twenty pounds per acre would be about the maximum amount to use. The experience of farmers and experimenters indicates that moderate amounts- o.f yard manure more frequently giye-hetteiv-i'.esults than the use of excessiv.O v 'atti'du‘nts applied every three or four years. Where you have an abundance of manure scatter it broadcast on the surface of the land i and plow it down if you have not al-1 ready-, turned your soil. If this has been j done put it on the surface of the ground and work in well with a disk. * * * FERTILIZING WARM RED LAND. J. P. G., Montieello. Ga.. writes: I j have some red clay land that is much run down, and want you to suggest a fertilizer formula^ using cotton seed mea» as the. source of* nitrogen. I used a 12- ,'1-3 last year with nitrate of soda as a source of nitrogen and did not like it so well, as the nitrogen gave out too soon. I want to make a compost with a lot of leaves and pine straw. What should I mix with it to rot it soon? area so you can compare the effect with applications of fertilizer on another tract. We think a good formula for cotton on land such as' you describe which has been well prepared' would be about an 8. r 3-4. We hardly think there is any need of applying a formula running as high as 12 per cent in phosphoric acid on lands in your section of the state. For corn, of coyrse, 9 ,or 10 per cent of this element might be used to ad vantage and possibly 5. per cent of pot ash should be used ,in place of the 4 as suggested for cotton. We think you ’Will fii^ds, it well to Use A top dressing of nitrate of soda on your corn at the rate of 100 pounds per acre, and possibly an application on cotton will prove advan tageous, especially as the land is no doubt low in vegetable matter. Personally, we would not advise any thing to reduce a compost. Caustic lime will effect this end'but. it will set free a good, deal of the nitrogen. If you keep the compost well forked over and wet it will decay very rapidly. We would not mi^ fertilizer with compost but would apply it separately in the bottom of the drills and mix the fer tilizer well with it by means of a bull tongue. Then bed on top of the fer tilizer and compost and plant ten days or so after applying^ the fertilizer. We think that where one contemplates an application of as much as 500 pounds of fertilizer per acre most of it must be put under the drill row. On lands that are thin and tend to leach possi bly part of it may be put on as a side application, but not over 100 to 200 pounds. You may prepare a formula such as has been suggested by mixing together 1,000 pounds of high grade acid phos phate, 400 pounds of dried blood con taining not less than 13 jer cent of ni trogen. 160 pounds of muriate of pot ash and 440 pounds of dry earth. You may replace the blood by cotton seed meal using 700 pbunds containing not less than 6.18 per cept of nitrogen, and 140 pounds of nitrate of soda. . • • » A FORAGE MIXTURE FOR DAIRY COWS. E. C. B., F.ilburn, Ga., writes: Would syrup cane seed and Whippoorwill peas sown together make a good forage for milk cows in the winter? Is it good to feed oats with meal and hulls,^ and also oats in the bundle? Feeds'tuffs are so high people will have a raise their feed at home and quit buying so much. Sorghum sown with Whippoorwill peas makes a very good forage for dairy, cows, provided these crops are mixed in ,the right ,proportion. It the 'mixture consists almost entirely of Sbrghum it will not give you as good results when fed to dairy cows as where the peas predominate. We would sug gest tlie admixture of one peck of sor. ghum of the Red Head variety with a bushel of Whippoorwill peas. We would prefer drilling th«,seeid into-the ground so as to secure a uniform stand. Broad casting does not give ks good results ac cording to our observation as when sown wity the machine. Some people prefer to sow these crops in drills three feet apart. We are inclined to think that closer sowing will be better as it tends to keep the sorghum smaller and liner, and thus it is more readily eaten. Oats may be fed in’the head to dairy epws with satisfaction, Cotton seed meal and hulls should be fed in proper proportion and according to the weight of the animals. For a 1,0000 pound cow feed about 4 to 6 pounds of cotton seed meal per head per day depending on the flow of milk she is giving. The larger amount will be about for a cow giving two gallons of milk or more per day. The hulls should We fed freely but hot to excess; fust what the cow will eat up clean. r ~ Give her a buTich or so of oats at each feed. This com bination will be well suited to the needs of a cow, though of course she will al ways do better where you can supply her with some green feed. ... DANGER IN SOWING JOHNSON GRASS. L. L. C., Edgemoor, S. C„ rites: I Would like to know where I can pur chase some Johnson grass seed. I have two acres of muck bptton land which is subject to overflow which I would like to sow in oats and Jdhnson grass about the first of March, and would appreciate any adviceyoucangiveme. Rand which has been rented out for a series of years and improperly farmed is difficult to bring up all at once, and commercial fertilizer alone will not do the work. This land must be deeply broken and thoroughly tilled and have vegetable matter added to it through the use of yard manure, compost or green crops plowed under. The green crops will enable you to build up the land more rapidly than can be accom plished in any other way. This land would no doubt be benefited by appli cations of* lime. We would suggest that you apply a ton of the raw crushed rock on two or three acres and see what re sult you obtain from its use. Do not use any commercial fertilizef on this No doubt you' realize that when you establish Johnson grass on a soil of the type mentioned , in your letter it will be almost impossible to ever get rid of it. If you arn successful in confining its growth to the area of land it question, you will be more fortunate than most farmers who have experi. mented with it. It is true that John son grass makes a very good hay and that it is a vigorous growing plant and may be cut more than once a year. It id also well adapted for growth on sit uations such as you describe and will help to prevent erosion, but,in spite of your best efforiaiigome of jt will go to seed and tend' to rvash down on other landA on your far&vamj; infest them. It wily also be oajyied #0wh.tb neigh boring farms, jj'fo reclaim land and make it profitable for. the, 'growth of other crops after it oitce-i-econies thor oughly infested wttfeV. Johnson grass is a most 'lifflcuU'jiid. ekasfredfejing under taking, and the . writer -is: familiar with any areas of land of Considerable size , where the woijt, has been success fully accomplished' 1 - On this same land'we think you can sow red top. timothy and alsike clover to good advantage. * These can be eas ily controlled and will make you an excellent quality of hay. We .would suggest that you use them in the place of the Johnson grass.- Mix one bushel cf recieaned red top seed with 6 pounds of timothy and .10 pounds of alsike clover and scatter uniformly over the ground and work in ’ with a brush har row as early as danger of hard freezing is past. We would think it better to seed the grass by itself or with a very light scattering of oats of barley. * * * IMPROVING LAND BY GREEN CROPS. J. A. B., Greenville, Ga., writes: I have a very poor piece of land I want to build up. It is mulatto land and sets very hard and runs together and crusts. I have no barnyard manure. I would like information in regard to turfp- ing under green crops. I want to raise mostly corn, cotton and peas. Could I sow a late variety of cowpeas in corn the last of June and turn them under just before frost? Would it pay to in oculate the peas? When is the best time to lay cotton by? The land to which you refer is of a type found in small areas throughout the state of Georgia and is very .diffi cult to Improve. This is due to its very stiff and tenacious character. We" thitik land of this kind will respond to liming, and though caustic lime will result In the loss of a certain amount of nitrogen, we believe you should use it liberally on soil of this type. We would advise an application of at least two tons per acre. Get the lime in the most active condition possible and dis tribute it in small piles at even dis tances over the area of land, and after It slakes scatter broadcast over ths ground. The lime should be put on after the land has been plowed. We would grow cowpeas and velvet beans on this land for two or three years in succes sion, turning the crop under in the fall and following with oats. The oats should be cut for bay and the ground devoted to a leguminous crop again. In this way you incorporate vegetable mat ter which will tend to improve the char acter of the land. Such l&nd will some times not yield to any treatment calcu lated to Improve it until it is thoroughly underdrained. , Green crops may be turned under for soil improvement without injury to the soil provided they are allowed to suf ficiently mature and the work is done at the best season of the year, which will be in the late summer or early fall, or again in the early spring. You can plant cowpeas in corn, but if you plant the corn thick enough to insure a good yield, the cowpeas will not make a large return. We think you will build up your soil more rapidly and secure a better return for your money if you put the cowpeas on an area by them selves. Of course if you expect to turn them under for soil improvement this should be done before frost strikes them. Ordinarily, we hardly think it neces sary to inoculate peas, soy beans, velvet beans or other large seeded legumes. The smaller and finer ones often re spond to this treatment advantageously. If your land is acid, of course, legumes will not grow on it to advantage. Treat ment with lime will overcome this diffi culty. Cotton should not be laid by until it spreads across the rows so that work ing it is liable to knock off the squares or bolls. In other words, cultivation should be kept up as late in the season as possible. * * * GOOD VARIETIES OF SEED CORN AND COTTON. G. C. E., Temple, Ga., writes: I am wanting to get some good seed of corn and cotton. I want a strain that will prepare me for the boll weevil. I would like a medium .early big 13011 cotton that Is more prolific than what I am using. Good varieties of corn and cotton are hard to secure, as you no doubt know from your long experience as a ^farmer. Naturally there is no one best variety of either crop since climate and soil and seasonal conditions affect the yield of varieties materially. Among the early varieties of cotton which have been tested at the college and made a good record may be mentioned Broad- wells, Langford, Cleveland’s Big Boll, Pullnot and Green’s Prolific. We sug gest that you try some of these varie ties. Unfortunately, several of them would be classed as small boiled varie ties like the Broadwell. The Langford is a big boiled variety, while the Cleve land and Pullnot would be classed as medium varieties. Other varieties which have given good results here but , would be classed as medium varieties as''to maturity are Culpepper, Russell’s Green Seed, Bowden’s Prolific and' Mortgage Lifter, and also Cook’s Improved. The latter variety is somewhat- prone to de velop anthraqnose and on that account should be introduced on to new lands with extreme caution. j There are a number of prolific varie ties of corn well adapted for cultivation on uplands. You certainly have a good type of the prolific in Marlboro. You Will also fln$ the. .^Hastings, Cocke’s, Batts and Whatley all good varieties. The Cocke’s Prolific is probably the flintiest type and most resistant to wee vil on that account. • * * * ACID SOILS AND CROP PRODUC TION. O. B., Dublin, Ga., writes: My land is Slightly acid by the litmus paper test Is a little acidity detrimental to corn, cotton, grain, etc? How about peas, vel vet beai^s, clovers, vetch, etc What ef fect has acidity on germination of seed? My well water^shows exactly the same acidity as my land. Is it all right for drinking A spring just 300 yards below my well is slightly alka line. Land should be neutral for the devel opment of most farm crops to the best advantage. The following crops are benefited by applications of lime: can- teloups, peas, peanuts, tobacco, sor ghum, alfalfa, clover, barley, wheat, oats, grass and fruits. Rye, potatoes, millet red top and cotton are consid ered indifferent. Watermelons are in jured by applications of lime. C<up is sometimes classed as indifferent, but in most of the experiments conducted in this country it has responded u to the use of lime. You will see, therefore, that for most farm crops a soil which is neutral is the most desirable. Where the soil shows acidity by the litmus test, it is probable that moderate ap plications of lime will prove quite ben eficial, and especially would this be true with the list of leguminous crops w’hich you have mentioned. A slight amount of acidity is not likely to affect ger mination unfavorable as there is an abundance of soil water in th? land when most spring crops are planted. Of course, where strong acidity devel ops germination is likely to be ohecked and injury may result. There is no objection to using well water which j shows a slight acidity. This is no j doubt due to the fact that water seep- I ine through the land takes up some j salts which account? for its acidity. The ! spring to which you 4 refer seeps through a different area or formation and hence is more neutral, as your lit- nibs paper \indicates. Grow V/2 Bales Cotton Where Only 1 Grew Before One te> one-and-a-half and even two bales of cotton, or 60 to 90 bushels of corn per acre, require little more labor than smaller yields. Simply use liberally the right fertilizer or plant food to the acreag® you plant, and cultivate the crop more thoroughly and oftener. You cannot be too careful in selecting fertilizers and seeds. Your soil deserves the best plant foods which are V irginia-Car olina High-Grade Fertilizers They are made to give Available Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia o? Kitrogen, and Potash in the right combination for greatest yields. These fertilizers produce big crops of COTTON, CORN, RICE, TOBACCO, FRUITS, PEANUTS and TRUCK. I Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. - Box 1117 VIRGINIA Tertilijery rinifrCaroliffl 'Chemfeza CO. RICHMOND 1A GULF OF MEXICO ||/|ore than a hale per acre That was the rate of yield from Alabama land, top dressed at the rate of 100 pounds per acre with Nitrate of Soda It matures cotton before the boll weevil affects it. In drought it keeps the plant from shedding its bolls. Free Book on the Cultivation of Cotton which I have prepared, bearing especially on fertilization of cotton and con* trol of the boll weevil 5 tells how to grow big crops at little cost. Director Chilean Nitrate Propaganda -9. .-a; 1 '&S" 17 Madison Avenne New York No Branch Offices The Very Finest CABBAGE PLANTS AMERICA are those which we are now ready to ship in our famous EARLY JERSEY, CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD, SUCCES SION and FLAT DUTCH varieties. These plants ar© grown from the most carefully selected seed and are un usually hardy and frost proof. Seldom injured by even the severest cold. Every shipment positively guaranteed to reach you in flrstclnss condition. Order today before the rush. Your complete satisfaction is assured. Prices 1.000 to 4,000, $1.25 per M.; 5,000 to 8.00O, $1.00 per M ; M,000 to 15,000, OQc per M.; 16.0C0 to 25,000 85c per M.; 26,000 to 85.000. 80c per N 86.000 to 50,000, 75c per M. Special prices on larger lots. Also have fine lettuco and onion plants at same prices. Will be glad to name delivered prices upon request. Write for catalog. D. Q. TOWL ES, Young’s Island, S. C. i "0 C 'I H C Quality Shows in Service W E could sell wagons for less money, but we don’t care to sell that kind of wagon. YVe want your second order, and your third, and every order you give for a wagon. We can’t be sure of getting those orders unless the first wagon you buy from us proves so satisfactory that you would not think of going anywhere else for the second. We have to tell you how good our wagons are to get your first order. After that, we ex pect the wagon itself to do the selling. I H C wagons Weber New Bettendorf Columbus Steel King are made of selected, high-grade material throughout. Come with us to the works where these wagons are built, and see the tremendous sheds where the lumber is air-dried—seasoned out of doors—for three years or more before it is used. Do you know the difference between air-dried and kiln-dried wood ? One process takes years of time, and leaves the fibres of the wood filled with and cemented together by the natural resinous residue of the sap. The other requires only a few days’ time, drives out all the sap, resin and all, and leaves the wood brittle and weak. 18®?. Air drying produces elastic lumber, wagon parts that bend and give under loads and strains, but that come back to their original position when the strain is removed. Weber and Columbus wagons have wood gears; New Bettendorf and Steel Kin^ have steel gears. Tjia I H C local dealer knows which wagon is best suited to your work and will give you catalogues and full informa tion about the wagon he sells. See him, or, if you prefer, write International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) CHICAGO USA