Pase 2 



BETTER FRUIT 



January, 192 1 



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Restore the Potash 



During the past few years farmers 

 have been urged to bend every effort 

 to produce maximum crops without 

 giving much consideration to the ef- 

 fect on their soils. Established rota- 

 tions were broken up and the very 

 best parts of the farm put into the 

 most needed crops, while the poorer 

 parts were neglected. 

 In a way it was a return to the pio- 

 neer 's method of mining the soil. 

 Today is the period of readjustment 

 for the farmer as well as for the mer- 

 chant and the manufacturer. 

 The farm labor situation and the un- 

 certainty of future prices are such 

 that prudence demands that the cost 

 of producing a unit of crop be re- 

 duced as much as possible. This 

 requires more crop units per acre and 

 a return to the rotations known to 

 be best for a given locality. 

 The great factor in reducing the cost 

 of crop production is the right method 

 of feeding the crops. 

 The composition of commercial plant 

 foods has been profoundly changed 

 during the period of Potash famine. 

 Phosphoric Acid has replaced all or a 

 part of the Potash in American ferti- 

 lizer formulas, while just the opposite 

 has taken place in Europe, where there 

 was a shortage of phosphates. 



Now is the time to get back to normal 

 again and to return to the fertilizer 

 formulas that were so profitable and 

 satisfactory in the past. But this 

 cannot be done without effort on the 

 part of the farmer and without suffi- 

 cient notice to the manufacturer to 

 prepare for the change. 

 Therefore think the matter over care- 

 fully, and if your previous experience 

 has shown you that 



Potash Pays 



notify your dealer that you wish to use 

 fertilizers with 5 to 10 per cent, of Potash 

 and a little more to make up for the drain 

 on the soil during the Potash famine. 



And do it right away, for it takes time for 

 the manufacturer to import it and it is only 

 fair that he should know what your de- 

 mands will be. 



The price of Potash has fallen much faster 

 than the prices of farm products so you 

 may feel assured that you can again get a 

 profit from its use. The main point is to 

 insist that the right kind of fertilizer shall 

 be ready for you when needed. In order 

 to insure this, prompt action on your part 

 is essential. 



Take up the matter with your dealer at 

 once. If we can help you write to us. 



SOIL AND CROP SERVICE, POTASH SYNDICATE 



H. A. HUSTON, Manager 



42 Broadway New York 



V'HEN WRITING 



USERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



