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Uses and Abuses of Fertilizers
I By Prof, R. J. H. De Loach, Director of Georgia Experiment Station.
3. ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENT STATION AND FERTILIZERS.
The Third of a Series of Six Articles
The Rothamsted Experiment Station is in England, and is.noted for
the great work it has done along all lines of agricultural work. It has
gone into the laws of soil fertility, has been the first to discover many of
these laws, and has in all its history been especially interested in working
out a plan of farm management by which soil fertility could be maintained
at minimum cost to the farmers.
The Rothamsted experiments began in the year 1837 when Sir John
Bennett Lawes began experiments on his private estate. He was a man
who loved the soil and to experiment with it. Strange to say, he was a
fertilizer manufacturer in a certain sense, as he early discovered a process
for transforming bone E superphosphate by the use of sulphuric acid,
took out a patent for sin 1842, and built an extensive business which
he managed for about thirty years. In 1843 he associated with him J. H.
Gilbert, and these two men for more than fifty years conducted extensive
agricultural investigations in regard to soils and fertilizers, and feeds and
feeding of domestio animals. In 1889 Sir John turned over hig large estate,
which had now grown so important, and had become so well known in all
parts of the civilized world, to a board of directors, and endowed it with
half a million dollars. : y
Twenty Years Experiments on Same Plots.
Among many other things that were done, experiments were conducted
with fertilizers, mineral salts, and many forms of ammoniates, also with
animal manures, to determine just what soils needed to grow the most Crops.
For this work plots of ground were set aside, marked off and carefully
measured, and then planted to the crop with which the investigator wished
to work. Small plots would be used for the different kinds of mineral and
animal manures, and in each series one plot would be left unfertilized
throughout the entire experiments, while the others would have applied the
different combinations of fertilizers, etc. Careful reports were taken from
each end of these plots, and with interesting results. The same experiments
Were continued for twenty years and more,
Many experiments were conducted with hay, and some of these with
the following results: The plots that had no manure of any kind averaged
in twenty years, 2,383 pounds of hay; the plots which had mineral manure
alone, 3,598 pounds: the plots with mineral manure and 400 pounds of am
monia salts, 5,711 pounds of hay; those with mineral manure and 800 pounds
of ammonia salts, 6,726 pounds of hay; the plots which received the mineral
manure and nitrate of soda ¢,407 pounds of hay. Considering the very low
cost of the fertilizers in comparison to the increased yields brought about by
their use, one could not fail to see the value of the manure salts.
Larger Yields Were Always Obtained.
- The Rothamsted station wag interested in the permanent improvement of
land and the part played in this by the use of fertilizing materials. From the
many experiments carried out, there was never a doubt of the wisdom of
applying plant food to the soil. Larger yields were always obtained. other
things being equal, and the fertilization of the seils throughout England and
her possessions recommended. It was decided te ascertain the effects of
Tertilizers on corn. Seven plots were treated as follows:
Plot 1. Unmanured.
Plot 2. Mixed mineral manure, 300 pounds sulphate of potash, 200 pounds
sulphate soda, 100 pounds sulphate magnesia, 350 pounds superphosphate
Plot 3. Ammonia salts, comprising 200 pounds sulphate ammonia and
200 pounds muriate of ammonia .
Plot 4. Ammonia salts and mixed mineral manures, as Plot 2.
Plot 5. Five hunired and forty pounds Peruvian guano.
Plot 6. Two thousand pounds rape cake,
Plot 7. Fourteen tons farmyard manure.
The results of six years of experiments follow: The greatest increase
In ylelds was obtained with fertilizers richest in smmonia. The ammonia
#alts, the guano and rape cake gave the largest increase, which was about
four or five bushels increase of dressed corn. In Plot 2, where only the
mineral manures werg used, the increase was least, while in Plots 8 and 5 it
‘Was greater, and in 4 greatest. It seems that the mineral manures needed
the effect of the ammonia salts in order to help them become available, There
was in every case a substantial increase where fertilizers were used over the
plots that remained ynmanured. :
The great object in giving the above information is to bring to the atten
tion of farmers and business men that the question of fertilizers for the ayer
ago farm crops is a subject as old as any farm of agricultural educatlm;g’nd‘
Rothamsted did much fundamental work on it. In no case was it found
that ammonia salts and other mineral manures, when applied together, were
not valuable. Farmyard manure was somewhat valuable by itself, but far
more 80 when ammonia salts were applied with it.
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THE L‘E_A_W-ENTERPRI‘SE AND PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1916
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TO PLANT 7,000,000 TREES.
Extended Reforestation Program In
Pennsylvania This Year.
Otficials of the Pennsylvania state
forestry department estimate that
more than 7,000,000 young trees, about
half of the number in the state’s twen
ty-four tree nurseries, would be used
for reforestation this year, forming
the most extended program of the kind
ever undertaken by the common
wealth.
The bulk of these trees “will be plant
ed on state forestry reservations, on
new auxiliary reserves and similar
public work, and = large portion will
be given free to persons desiring to
use them for reforesting. The free
distribution will not be for ornamental
or shade planting, but only for devel
opment of wooded areas.
House Mover
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501 East Suwanee St.
Vidis FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
Successor to D. Nelson,
~the old reliable house
mover. Work done 1n
workman-like manner.
LONG STAPLE
Cotton Seed
Pure Bred to Pedigree
H. H. JAMES,
FITZGERALD, GA.
Agent for
GCOKER’S PEDIGREE
LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED®
Direct from Breeders and Growers
Coker's Upland Staple Cottons cén be grown any
‘where in cotton mwh?eetlon of the South, Ytelvd
usually equal or above short staple varieties under
‘Rir conditions. Length of fibre 11-4 in, tol $-Bim,
nt brought last season 'l7 to 20 cents & pound.
Much ‘mferred by staple mills on account of
strength and uniformity of fibre. Webber and
Hartaville varieties originated and introduced by
g‘s. ““l‘beu cottons now planted in every Southera
I
Kvery Buchel Cotton Sesd We Sell
18 @Grewn From mdo.w Seed for Beed
Purpeses and Under Our Personal Superviaien,
PRICES 20 Bu.at Por Bu
Ookor's Pedigreed Hartsville No. 9 8206 9825
H‘:"vryiolder. big boll, long fibre. Latest strain.
Highly resistant to adverse conditions. A staple
cotton that "mma."
Ooker’s Pedigreed W No.BB 2.0 255
Latest strain Webber, makes longer fibre, lifir
wr :::‘;h;‘ lint and heavier yield than origimal
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Coker's Podigreed Webber No. 49 4,78 2.00
Earliest-of-all staple cottons. Best ever bred for
boll weevil conditions.
or's. Webber 195 140
y strain. Most largely planted usland
The seed being offered as **Webber'’
y and growers is from this strain,
two' JOars removed from us,
Wlor“ Koenan (Goodson)Ne,B 1.16 1.85
A glolder. Easy to pick. Very popular
A“,fi‘u \
For to |Unseld Stocka
:fl out‘eoflonM'leod my.n our private gi
used exclusively for our fine seed cotton. All.ea
ded and recleaned by special machines. Tested
g: germination and xq:ls}ernnlmcl true te n%no and
gpe. under the 8. C. Seed Laws. Our Ten-Day
oney Back Guarantee Goes With All Seeds,
Get Your Steple Cotton Seed Direct From
Headquarters
Staple cotton seed will “‘run back” in two or three
years if unseleoted or mixed at gin. Absolutely
ure seed is first requirment for largest profvs
rrom growing long staple cotton. Buy your sved
from us and know you are getting the best,
Other Seeds
Including Fine Pure Bred Corn Peas, Velvet
Beans, Soy Beans, Millet, Sorghum. Peanuts, Chufas
and short staple cotton, including wilt-resistant
varieties, prices and catalogue
on request. B
. PEDIGREED SEED CO,, COKERS
§ ® David R. Coker, President WZF/U(O:{3lY
Addross Dept K Nartavilte, 5.C. WEIZTY
oSouthern 't: .sgu"onmem Mg
eaners an parators. 5
size $23.50, large size $33.75. Write N o
for special cirocular.
The Guarentes of Qual
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NOTE—I carry a large stock
of these seed in my warehous®
in Fitzgerald, in order to make
quick deliveries. Above prices
f. 0. b, Hartsville, S. C., 15¢
freight for prices f. 0. b. Fitz
gerald, Ga.—Order from H. H.
James, Agent for Pedigreed
Seed Co., Fitzgerald, Ga. W
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GREECE TRANSFERRING MONEY
FROM LONDON TO AMERICA
Millions Have Been Removed From
Banks In British Empire. :
The government of Greece is quietly
but steadily transferring its funds
from London to New York. According
to estimates by bankers whose insti
tutions are depositories ®r Greek
funds, an excess of $75,000.000 has
found its way to this country from
London for Greek account since Greece
failed to aid Servia when that coun
try was attacked by Germany, Aus
tria and Bulgaria. While Bankers state
that this movement on the part of
Greece does not necessarily meun that
she intends going to war with Great
Britain or severing diplomatic rela
tions with any of the entente allies, it
is taken us a precautionary move by
King Constantine's government in case
a break should come.
London alw:ays had been a favorite
depository for Greek funds, owing to
the fact that Greece did a large part of
her borrcwing in Great Britain. Lon
don, too, wus the center of the interna
tional moncy market, and having funds
on depusit there made it easier to make.
payments in other parts of the world.
When the concerted attack of the three
Teutonic allies began on Servia bank
ers in New York noticed an increase
in the amount of Greek funds being
transferred to this market. When
British and French troops seized Salon
iki the transfers of Greek government
funds to the United States were aug
mented largely.
The transfers of Greek funds to New
York do not mean that Greece is ship
ping gold. She is disposing of sterling
credits which she has in London by
selling them in New York. The pro
ceeds received from the sale of these
credits are then turned into dollars
and deposited in banks. Greece has re
cently been increasing the number of
ber depositing banks in this country
in order to distribute the funds she is
storing. i
It is not improbable that the G
goverhment is receiving large sums
from both Great Britain and France
for the occupation of Saloniki and for
supplies. Such funds would naturally
be placed to Greece’s credit in London
and are at once sold in this mdrket for
dollars.
Should any open break come between
Greece and Great Britain the latter
couniry would probably seize as enemy
property all of the Greek government
funds deposited in London. Greece
seems to have taken time by the fore
lock in getting a large amount of her
London cash balance out of that coun
try and into New York almost before
it was realized in Great Britain.
LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
VIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR
NEXT YOBWORK.
W. RAINE
222 East Pine St.
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Stoves and Heaters.
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Carrying a Complete
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Fitzgerald ladies who ‘were in the
party to meet the Dixie Highway
Commissioners at Macon were Mes
dames McCarty, J. L. Dorminey and
Miss Esther King. ‘
e \
Messrs. A. H. Henderson, Syca
'in‘or‘c, Ga, and R. R, Dorminey, For
est Glen, Ga., have purchased Dpdge
Brothers Motor Cars from the Cen
tral Auto Ce., this city. :
St et e e
All news contributors to this paper
will greatly oblige the management if
they will only write on one side of
their manuscripts, .
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For Sale 472 Acres
12-horse farm improved pebble
lands in high state of cultivation, 2
public graded roads running by, close
to side track railroad, best kind loca
tion for store and gin. Terms 1 bale
of “upland cotton per acre giving 7
years no interest charges, also $3,500
cash, same to ‘be returned at the end
of 7 years wher 427 bales are deliv
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