Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27


figures at which in the six months proceed |
ing March lst the respective ingredients |
could be bought at retail for cash in the |
larger markets in the raw materials, un-
mixed. They also correspond to the aver |
aye wholesale prices for the six months end !
ing March lst plus about 20 per cent in the |
case Of goods for which we have wholesale !
quotations The valuations obtained by the
use of the above figures will be found to
agree fairly with the reasonable retail price
at the large markets Of standard raw ma
teruls such as sulphate of ammonia nitrate
Of soda, muriate of potash, sulphate OF pot
ash, dried blood, plain superphosphate, azo-
TIM dry ground fish, ammonite, castor pom
ace, bone and tankage, ground south Caro-
lima rock.
The trade values are applied to the valu-
alton Of superphosphates and all mixed
goods as follows The nitrogen is valued
at Ia cents pound, it being assumed that
it is from such materials as ammonia salts,
nitrates, dried blood, ground fish, or nitro
genous substances of equally good quality.
The nsoluble phosphoric acid of mixed fer
tilizers is considered as coming entirely
from bone, and not from South Carolina
rock and is reckoned at 3 cents per pound.
The potash is valued at J. cents per pound,
the price Of that ingredient in kainite and
the muriate
The valuation of a fertilizer is obtained
by multiplying the percentage of the seve-
raj ingredients by 20 (Which gives the
pounds per TOM and these products by the
prices per pound As these estimated val
ues are not intended to represent the prop
er selling price of mixed goods at the point
of consumption, and in order to prevent
any possible misrepresentation as to their
real meaning the following explanations
are offered:
/. These trade values represent very
closely the prices at which II pound of nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash, in their
various forms, can now be purchased for
cash at retail in our large markets. They
are based mostly upon the ton prices at
which certain classes of goods are offered
to actual consumers.
> These trade values do not include the
charges for transportation from the market
to the consumer for storage mixing, com
missions TO agents and dealers, selling ON
10 Y credit, bad debts, etc. etc.
3. They are the prices of nitrogen phos-
phoric acid and potash. ready foruse by the
farmer, when these ingredients are pur-
chased under the ubove-named conditions,
singly and not mixed In ordinary super
phosphates we find these three ingredients
mixed, but this is not necessary condition
of their use.
An illustration may serve to make clear
the above statements. \ farmer wishes a
ton of fertilizer similar to the well known
brands sold in this state If he purchases
for cash in New York or Boston, 1900
pounds of dissolved bone black, 300 pounds
of sulphate of ammonia, and 100 pounds of
muriate of potash, and mixes these ingre-
dents together, he will have a complete
fertilizer, not essentially different from
many standard brands of ammoniated su-
perphosphates The cost of the ton after
mixing Gf the farmer prefers to mix the
ingredients will be made up as follows;
(d) Cost of the materials in the markets.
(b) Cost of transportation.
(c) Cost of mixing.
The first element entering into the total
cost is the only one included in the ''valua
ton If there is added to this one ele
ment, not only the charges for transporta
ton and mixing, but also the expenses OF
selling through agents and dealers, long
credits bad debts, etc, we have the factor,
involved in the cost of our ordinary super
phosphates, when delivered at or near the
place Of consumption.
4. The station valuations stand in no di
rect or necessary relation to the compare
tive profits which may be derived from tn,
use of the various fertilizers by individual
farmers. These values have an almost
purely commercial significance, and are no
designed to point out to a farmer whether
he shall use potash, which is a comparative
ly cheap ingredient or nitrogen, which il
comparatively costly.
The accompanying analyses were al
made on goods brought into the state since
January lst 1888. The samples were il
each case drawn by the stations authorize,
agents. Each analysis is that of II single
sample, and is of the leading brand of eacl
manufacturer who licenses more than on
brand in this state, with the exception o
the Quinnipiac company, no sample o
whose goods could be found for analysis N
10 this date
The station desires to increase the circu
lation Of its bulletins as much as possible
and would like to have each one who re
ceives this bulletin send on a postal tn
names of two or more farmers in his vicin
ity, These names will be entered ON TIL
permanent mailing list of the station, an
they will receive free of charge all futur
bulletins and reports.
w. w. Cooke, Director
Burlington, Vt, April o. 1888.