The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-01-29
AN OPINION ON AN IMPORTANT
sUBSECT.
MARIETTA, JAN. 22d, 1875.

MARIETTA, JAN. 22d, 1873.
EDS. JouREAL-My attention has
been called to an article in your pa
per of Sth Of January signed I. N.
D., upon commercial fertilizers.
That the analysis Of the fertilizer
he gives with the value Of the i'm
ported ingredients, represents a class
of fertilizers which have been an in
jury to the trade, and the planter
who used them, no ono can deny
still ii is not becoming or fair in I.
N. d. to visit wholesale condem
nation upon the fertilizer manufac,
turer.
1t is every day becoming more
evident that if planters are cheated
in the fertilizer they buy it is their
own fault. The cry is and has been,
"cheap fertilizers" just as if the
manufacturer can make first class
article without using first class ma
tcriaI. The materials and the
knowledge and labor required to put
them together, are cash articles, and
the prepared product must then be
distributed throughout tie State,
on long credit, and perhaps to be
paid ia cotton at Il given price,
whatever It's value may be a. the
time Of settlement, unless indeed il
be worth more than the agreed on
price and then the cotton will not be
given, but it will surely be given, il
its market value be one, two or three
cents less. That is a Onc-Sided con-
tract; amt it :
The fertilizer of which t. N. D,
complains, if his analysis of ingre'
dients be correct, is certainly .
swindle at the price he names. Let
US hope in behalf of honest dealing,
that he has made mistake.
Allow me to present an analysis oil
the "Phosphatic blood guano" az
made by DR.. Means, State Inspector
for Savannah, and see if it comes UNI
der the severe structures of i. n
! ID. Nitrogeous Matter yielding
Ammonia, 3-1s cost Of ton is 63 lbs a -.
| Doc. ..-- 1890. ---- SI%''"
| Sol, phos in Acid 7-02 cost OF tom is
l40 lbs a 12f .---.---.---- l|.9'
Insol Phoa. in Acid 5-93 cost Of l ton
is 1860 lbs &c.,. %
Potash $50 cost Of ion is 50 lbs &C.. AN
Add, according to + NJ d., grinding
aud bags, s. c., per toh.--------- 90
Total. ............---.---.S49 O.
To this this must be added freight
insurance, inspection, advertising
and commissions, and if 7. N. d
can see any great or 1900 per cen
profit" he had better embark every
cent he can raise into this profitable
business, especially if he sell th'
| fertilizer for cotton at fifteen cents
The fertilizer business in Georgia
is in a condition, of great uncertain
| ty to the dealer and manufacture
because it has been conducted in al
unbusiness like manner. The Stat'
has an inspector of fertilizers, Why
to protect the farmer from frauC
| it is said-but the question is doe
III And yet there must be poln
where the seller and buyer car NEE
on equal grounds and agree and tina
point must be determined by The
chemist. If ths manufactures un
der the eye of the chemist or State
Inspector gives full commercial val
nc in his product, to the planter, The
planter should Of course pay for The
same, whether it does his crop the
good he expected or not, because i
is ridiculous to call on the manufac
turer for the value of the season, the
chances of too much or too little rain
careless cultivation, etc. Not unit
public opinion among the planters
themselves put down this fraud upor
the dealers, and not until they pro-
cure their fer tilizers Of men who arc
honest and know the article they
sell, will the day come that guanc
ouacks can be driven from tho bust
ness.
These remarks are made in the
interest of the planter, and of tn
fair honest and intelligent dealer in
fertilizers, by one who claims to be
a small FARMER