Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-09
Sgritnltural department.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.

clude the average of three analyses,
as directed by law. The samples
were carefully drawn and largely,
from different carload lots, that the
average may be fair for farmer and
manufacturer. The methods used
are determination of phosphoric acid
in absence of iron and aluminium by
uranium method; in presence of iron
and aluminium by Pemberton's molly
bdate of ammonia method; potash,
by precipitation with platinum chic
rides, and nitrogen by combustion
with soda lime. The latter does not
give nitrogen present as nitratcs, but
is the common method. That the
farmer may understand their relative
value l figure their worth according
to the Connecticut standard: Nitro
gen at eighteen cents per pound; SOL
liable phosphoric acid at ten cents,
reverted phosphoric acid at eight
cents, insoluable phosphoric acid at
six cents and potash at five cents. |
adopt this, not because l consider it
the best way to figure it, but because
it is uniform with the tables printed
by the Connecticut Experiment Sta
ton, and so comparisons can be made
with their work If it was to show
the actual value of chemicals, this
statement is nearly or quite twenty
per cent. too high. If it is intended
to show the actual advantages to the
farmer, derived from his purchases, it
is more than that much too low. 1t
is at best an arbitrary standard, with
out reason for its basis, as it should
represent the actual market value, or
its actual average worth to the farm
er. Should you subtract one-iifth, it
would approximate actual value of
chemicals; or add one-third, and it
will express near the advantage the
farmer will gain from its purchase in
average years. Yet both are only
approximatcs, while the figured val
lie is simple in conformity with Gus
tom. / am complained of for taking
the lowest guaranteed analysis from
the packages, yet that is all they have
to have in to conform to our law, and
did l take the average, it would place
nearly all where there would have to
be prosecutions so | print this legal
analysis, and would ask the farmer to
calculate that he is getting but little
more, as a rule, than that represents,
and the vendor is safe if he gives him
even the lowest amounts specified.
OF course, there is no reason why
our super-phosphates should not cost
less and contain more plant food
but the demand for better goods must
come from the farmer. The yankee
manufacturer will give no more thar
is necessary for the money-that yor
all understand. Therefore demand
better goods, at less prices, and you
will get them. There is no reason
why we should not fare as we'll a.
our English brothers, who buy from
us large part Of their materials, ant
then undersell our superphosphates
as well as give better article. Thi
series includes all the superphos
pilates sold in the state in 1888.
We give only the estimated val
ue of the different licensed articles o
this kind per ton. The great lengt
of the detailed statements precludip;
its use by us. EDITOR.
BradIey's XII Superphosphate o
Lime, made by Bradley Fertilizer Go.
Boston, Mass, $32. sc
B. d. Sea Fowl Guano, manufac
tured Ivy Bradley Fertilizer Co.
Boston, Mass, $32. "a
Quinnipiac Phosphate, by Quinn
piac Fertilizer Co., New London
Connecticut, $31.
Original Goes Phosphate of Lime
made by Bradley Fertilizer Co
Boston, Mass, 1925
Bay State Bone Superphosphat
made by j. A. Tucker & Co
Boston, Mass, $324
Z. Frank Goes Bone SuperDho
phate of Lime. manufacture
by j. A. Tucker & Co., Bosto
Massachusetts, SOL
Ammoniated Bone Superphosphat
manufactured by L. L. Croker & CO
Buffalo, n. Y. $3O.7
Potato Phosphate, manufacture
by L. L. Crocker & Co., Buffal
New York, $500
Soluable Pacific Guano, manufa
tured by Pacific Guano Co., Bosto
Massachusetts, S34.j
Cumberland Superphosphate, ma
ufactured by Cumberland Bone c.
Portland, Maine, S32.e
Homestead Sugar Phosphate, ma
ufactured by Michigan Carbon WorI
Detroit, Mich, $28.;
BowIcr Hill and Drill Phospha
manufactured by Bowker Fertili;
Co., Boston, Mass, $780,
Stockbridgc Manure, manufactul
by the Bowzer Fertilizer Co., B
ton, Mass. $50;
Common Sense Fertilizer Co., \
2, manufactured by Dole Comm
Sense Fertilizer Co., Bost'
Massachusetts,. S21.
Common Sense Fertilizer !
manufactured by Dole Conn
Sense Fertilizer Co., Bost
Massachusetts. Sl3.