The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-20

! am obliged tn pas ~ unnosRcyl.
havsnE taken NJ - much tim. With
the main points of the discussion. Nv
ANALYSES are intended so b. correct.
AMI ar not pablsshed unless am
sure ot their correctness. and shall
faS" precautions - have points If
d1f"rsTe between my analyses. and
tho~s II the manufacturers chemists
decided by reference 20 some hirh
authority. whenever nv Work = az
taxed IN fusur..
Il would be easier for me - ssvarrv
the waF into Africa so ~ xr~-Ak. bv
aTraysng the Southern Fertlliz4n.
COMPANY against other companies ~
e4nsi r.Puto ~ arr clamorous fnx
analysis II thur gods Aud perfectly
Wiling 10 srl3 at nv valuation.
There - one way and only enc
Nay rs which TIA" value - : ferrilts~r
can = ascertainci. and tina. - i'm th~
held Thse~ chemical doctors stall
presume to aEse their rsat IN U.s. d.
t-ersninailons If this kind. as = basis ~
~hlch Ia state IN actual money the
commercial value Of GrrfillEer
"" at least arr tired - these ASsump
tlons and d. not intend 81 allow them
Z X longer uuchsllcnS~i - says
'"t 'st LIT me quote from the ctr
cular 81 anotn"r masufactursr Under
: a4uattoD 81 frTtlilEeF- he ats.
Nothing could b. tairer or mtrv
satisfactory than such a rule toT e>tl
mating tie pro. of a fertilizer the
purchaser nos knows what hc - buy
ing and what he II paying for Il
I ndcr the old system OF -~llins fer
tlllzcrs he was charged = hump sum
Tor i mass of certain ingredients and
l. left Ia conjecture what hc Paid ~:
each. making II most difficult II not
impossible II arrive al a satisfactory
conclusion. Whatever out
fertilizer contains Will appear IN ,hs
analyses on the hSag. and the price =
regulated accordingly. after The FOL
lowing rates
Ammonia. ~ cents per round
Sol. Phos- Acid. 10
Reverted. ;
Potash, /.
And 50 | might 60 on
Col. ou calls upon ms IL abandon
my present position IN view OF the
points which he urges upon my ast.n
ton. but, should | do 50. a half dozen
manufacturers would cry olt againss
the idea. Every few DAYS | hear OF
manufacturers who have been induced
10 enter the State, or who proposes
entering it, with their wares. bccsus"
the experiment station protects Them
from beng Obliged to compete with
fraudulent manufacturers received.
sometime since, ali unsolicited letter
from a member 81 "A prominent fer
tilizer firm, who had read some 81 Col
OTIS pamphlets and FASTENED 10 ~
press his views upon them. With the
letter | Will close this already to-
lengthy paper. II once more ass"It
that as long a our law remains such
as II Is, "a long a. study and esperi-
ence confirm me in my views. and a.
long a. there are manufacturer Wa
approve of my system Of valuation !
shall continue TO analyze As heretofore.
knowing beyond "A doubt that ! am
called to North Carolina 10 protect the
interests of her farmers, and these
shall continue 10 protect in the way ~
which | am at present working. until
the farmers themselves. whose ser
want | am. can point me To a better.
Letter from "A manufactures of fer
tIllZer
Dir. A. X. LEDorx. Chapel Hill, y C,
DEAR SIR II have seen several
printed circulars Of the Southern Fer
tilizer Company. evidently aimed
against yourself and your system Of
valuation in North Carolina
1t was unnecessary on the part OF
Nh. OFT TO produce such an array OF
scientific authorities, u establish the
fact that the efficiency of Nitrogen,
Phos. Acid. and Potassa. as plant food
in a fertilizer, depends on the form IN
which these elements exist, and not
altogether on the absolute quantity of
them contained in the fertilizer.
Hence, the worth Of a fertilizer, cal
culated according to the proportion OF
its chemical components as shown by
analysis, must often be- incorrect; but
| do not see that this admission goes
to prove what Mr.. OFT pretend- to
claim.