The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-01
DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY JULY 1874
HE ANSWERED; WE REPLY.
ROBINSON WRITES
THE SUN A CARD.
One Question Entirely Ignored---Wfll
the ConniissionerTurn on
some More Light.

One Question Entirely Ignored---will
the commissionerTurn on
some More Light,
RALEIGH, June 26th, 1891.
To the Editor DURHAM DAILY Sun,
Durham, N. c.;
DEAR SIR:-A marked copy your Of
paper bearing date June 25th, 1891,
has been sent to me with the request
that answers be given certain ques-
tions; to which cheerfully respond,
as silence might be misunderstood.
I To make clear just what my an
,ers are intended to cover / quote
questions;
.sWill Commissioner Robinson
s whether or not he is directly
irectly connected with a ferti-
company n
rer.-I am not, and never
een connected directly or indi-
with any fertilizer company.
5 Commissioner Robinson an
.emanlr n
yer. II am in full and regular
s bg.
Does Commissioner Robinson
kne that at any time during the ex
ist % Of that department that water
was, .rawn from the same well twice,
only one hours time intervening, and
sent TO them for analysis, and they
pronounced one sample perfectly
pure and the other unfit for use p
Answer.-I know ~ such thing,
nor do / believe it. y
4. "Will Commissioner Robinson
refer to his Bulletin for May and en-
tighten us a little on that In that
publication three samples Of thesame
xind Of guano as the Durham was
taken at Wilmington, Charlotte and
Scotland Neck, guaranteed s27 go per
ton-this is the guarantee, mind you.
Lo! and behold, it is printed in the
department journal, that in the sam
pies were found, the 1st, s26.25, $2.35
below the standard. 3rd, S26.2s, s1.-
80 below, yet not word is said about
this. &4. ..e $s~-
Answer.-This refers 10 Truckers
Delight, manufactured by the Chem
icaI Company Of Canton. The first
analysis falling low, inspectors were
ordered % draw new samples. Two
samples were sent in about the Sanss
time from different points. When
the result from these were ascertain
"a and il was discovered that there
was a variation resulting in a loss to
the farmers, two inspectors were sent
out in search of that brand with in
structions to seize wherever found.
There was but a very small quantity
OF this brand sent into the State, and
our inspectors failed 10 find it again.
We were unable therefore, to seize
and thus protect the farmers, but we
did publish TO the world in the Bull
letin this shortage, and ii stands
there lasting record against the
brand.
5. Another instance: In the same
publication are three more samples,
still worse. They were taken at
Wadesboro, Fayetteville and Raj
eigh, standard guaranteed 5000.
Found insample. s2I.O5, 81 ,s5 below.
2nd, S2I.sl. $I.16 below. Sd, $3.50.
1910 below"
Answer.-Thisrefers TO Dey Bro. s,
Fish Scrap. Fish Scrap isa fertiliz-
| ing material and not a manufactured
commercial fertilizer, simply ground
dry fish, and lis fertilizing value va
ries from conditions wholly beyond
the control of the manufacturers, de.
pending upon the condition Of the
Imaterial. Fish Scrap has a value Of
Ifrom 4 toS per cent. in phoSphoriC
Iacid for which no account in this
claim was taken. To illustrate. the
following analysis Of Scrap are sub
mitted:f
Station No. 1909, Manufacturer,
Dey Bros, Nitrogen, sos, Equiva'
lent 10 Ammonia, 1O.Sf, Phos. Acid
s.a1.
No. 1862, Dey Bros, Nitrogen
Equivalent to Ammonia, i1.2I
phosphoric Acid, 7.i3.
No. 2SsT, Dey Bros, Nitrogen, H..
IS, Equivalent TO Ammonia, 1873
phosphoric Acid. 400.
!, To ascertain the real value Of Fisl
Scrap. the value Of the Phosphorit
\ Acid should BE- added. II will b,
observed that as the value Of Ammo
mia increases the Phosphoric Acid
decreases, aud vice versa. Thes'
facts were considered at the time the
analyses were made. IL Is cleal
therefore that no purchaser Of thi
material has sustained a loss.
Il Very respectfully,