The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
CRESCENT BONE FERTILIZER.

Farmer mas NecclTcu MoTc thiii hc h"7
Paid for.
To dealers selling and farmers using
the "CrcSccnt"::.
GENTLEMES:-Somc Of the ncwspa-
pers in South Carolina have recently
published sensational article headed,
Fraud III Fertilzers." in which large
number of the best and most popular
brands are stgmatized lis fraudulent and
'armers arc advised to ''shun" them.
This charge is bascless and arises from
misapprehension OH the part OF the
Editor who published the original article.
It docs great injustice to many honora-
bic and prominent gentlemen, and works
injury to the farmers, by misleading
them and creating uniounded doubt and
suspicion Of the best Fertilizers. causing
them to purchase articles of lower
grade. ...,,
BY reference to the Official Report of
the Commissioner Of Agriculture, which
refers to Fertilizers sold and used year
ago, it will be found that those in the So
called "Black List" in nearly every.
instance exceeded in commercial value
the guarantee gwen By the manufacturer
and that where the State Chemist shows
q; falling OF in any Special FertilIzca in
any one constituent, it is more than
made up:by an excess in others. in other
words. the average OF the Fertilizer was
better than the guarantee and ''thc Far
mcr has received more than he fald for" ="
One Of the most palpable cases show
ine the oroundlcssncss of the charge Of
:'Eraud," is that OF the Georgia Chcmi-
cal Works. Acid Phosphate (of Augusta
Gcoryia.) Their guarantee was l0per
cent, available Phosphorc Acid and |
per cent of Potash, Commercial value
$14.OO. The State Chemist makes the
sample he analyzcd show 1885 per
cent, Available Phosphoric Acid. O!9S
Potash, Commercial value al7,04, or an
excess of s3.O6 in Available Phosphoric
Acid and deficiency of 2 per cent in
Potash, and so with many others, show
ing the utter absurdity Of the charge Of
Fraud" Variations in Analysis are
impossible to avoid, and Prof. Shepard,
former State Chemist of South Carolina,
tells me he cannot in scarcely any in
stance make two Analyses of the same
sample and get the same percentages.
Analyses are simply approximations
indicating the average quality Of tile
Fertilizers, for it is impossible for any
man who has ever lived, or will live, to
mix millions of pounds Of four or five
different. ingredients and have every
tcaspoonful to contain exactly the same
proportion Of each constituent to the
Tooth part of grain. sold about l.
100 tons CT the Crescent in South Carroll
na last year, Or 100000 lbs., which
were mixed with the utmost care and
contained. the best ingredients, but not
.withstanding this fact, no two separate
tcaspoonful would analYze by any Che
mlst, exactly the same III Available
Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia, and Potash,
if one ingredient over ran. the other
would probably fall below.
The Commissioners report shows
most Of the Fertilizers not italicized were
$olN on q lo'U guarantee generally s per
cent of Available phosphoric Acid. >
pcr cent OF Ammonia. and | per cent Of
Potash.
Commissioner Butler. writes me as
follows, in rcydyd to the "Crcsccnt" sold
list ye0r:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
DcpmtmcM Of agriculture.
Columbia. 5. c., Feb. 10. 1856.
M', Perry ". DeLeon. Surannah, Ga.
DEAR SIE:-UpOn tie evidence pre-
scntcd to NE. | am satisfied that m
Enintcntional error was committed by
the party representing the firm selling
Crescent Bone Fertilizer at Sparlanbury
last season, and by the agent represent
inc the Department Of Agriculture, in
reporting that the guarantee OH sacks
was Available PhOsphoric Acid, 81 per
cent, Ammonia, II per cent, Potash. 81
per cent, and that the same should have
been, Available. Phosphoric Acid. per
cent, Ammonia. per cent, Potash, =
per cent.
And tue Commercial Value therefor
would have been SO, 10, instead OF $:23.-
GS, as printed i'll the Official Report Of
Analyses Of Fertilizers. Our Analyses
Oh crescent lone gives YOU, ANail;lDic
Phosphoric Acid, S II per cent, Ammo
nia, > I'll per cent, Potash, IS per cent.
Commercial value 5000. as 0gain$t
yoW guarantee cf Sl9.IO.
Yours truly,
y. =. BUTLER.
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
In other words the Crescent WAS $l.00
per ton better than the guarantee, and
The identical goods in question were
largely used last year and cave general
satisfaction. and by The analyses Of
Prof. Licbi.. Of Baltimore, Il Chemist Of
national reputation. were .iul'y II, |"
gHGrU"tcc IN cccjy coh$'H"cH. / Lave
some thousand tons stored at Tie south
Carolina Railroad. whic! PFoG. Shepard
is ROW analyZinG and as soon rs rccciy-
cI, will publish ti:c Analyses. You
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