The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-23

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name signed to order; one from Greens
boro, N. O., for seeds and guano, the
other from Tweed, BuncOmbe county,
about seed, potatoes, harrow, etc, etc.
If parties who made order see this they
will please renew their orders, as | have
no way of knowing who sent them.
Be sure and sign all communications.
w. H.. WORTH, S. B. A.
Please read carefully the following
circular, which has Just been sent out
to every Business Agent in the State
whose name appears on my books. 1t
contains information for you:
GUANO CIRCULAR,
The following resolution was adopted
at the State Alliance, which met at
MOrehead City, August, 1891: (See
Proceedings, page ALL
ReSOLUed, That the State Alliance
recommend that none of its members
buy any fertilizer from any firm or
manufacturer who will not contract
with your State Agent to give same
terms and prices as they do their local
agents and best custOmers-then put
a brokerage of fifty cents per ton, one
half to be paid to agent for handling it
n the other half to the State EXecu-
tive Committee to pay expenses of
Business Agents office, and to keep
Lecturers in the field.
In pursuance with the above resOlu-
ton, l addressed the following letter to
every fertilizer manufacturer regis
tered as doing business in North Caro-
lima for 1891:
GENTLEMEN:-Please quote me prices
at which you will furnish fertilizers
for the year 1892, to the N. @. Farmers
State Alliance. The price named to be
for goods f. o. b. cars at your works, at
Richmond, Va, and at Norfolk, Va,
in any quantity from 10 tons to Is, 600
tons 1--WE sold Is, 900 tons this year,
terms cash April 1st, 1892, Or farmers
note, at option of farmer, to bear in
terest from April 1st at s per cent,
payable in cotton sections December
1st, 1892. in tobacco sections April LIST,
1898. The State Business Agent to be,
in no wise, held responsible for the
payment of any notes, o under obi
cations to order any specified quantity
of goods. The guanO in all cases to be
bagged and tagged according to North
Carolina law, and if necessary you are
to advance the freight charges on at
least one third of the goods ordered as
above. You are to guarantee the goods
by the analysis of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture, to contain
not less than q per cent. of ammonia,
8 per cent. available phosphOric acid,
3 per cent. insOluble phOSphoric acid
and 3 per cent. potash. These ingredi
ents to be derived from tie following
sources:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from sulphate
of ammonia and nitrate of soda; the
balance from animal sources.
Phosphoric acid-At least 3 per cent.
from animal bone, the balance from
| Charleston rock.
POtash-FrOm sulphate and muriate
of polish and tobacco stems.
The goods are to be delivered be-
tween December LIST, 1891, and May
| Both, 1892, in such quantities not less
than car load lots, as the Alliance may
order. You will please quote me your
best figures on your other brands Of
guanO, and state whether or not you
will fill our orders on same terms and
conditions as you furnish your agents
and the trade.
Please let me have your answer by
September goth, and Oblige,
Very respectfully, yours, &c,
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
Inc reason L named Cn6 sources from
which ammonia, phosphoric acid and
| potash was to be derived is, that the
elements named are the best. Ammonia
especially varies in effect on crops
that derived from boofS, horns, leather
scraps, etc, being soluble by IabOrGt-
| ina methods, but not available in the
soil, mineral ammoniates being quick
| to act and animal ammoniates being
slower.
Nine manufacturers bid. TUelUe an.
swered declining, and ffty-six did lot
reply at all. The contract was awarded
| to the Durham Fertilizer Co., they Civ
! ing the best terms and prices.
\ The following terms and prices was
the result:
4 N. G. ALLIANCE (OFFIC1AL GUANO.
ammonia. 81 per cent Available
PhosphOric Acid, 8 per cent.
IL Potash, 3 per cent.
"a o. B. Richmond, Va, carload. 500. SO
Portsmouth, Va, carload. 49,. 21.O0
Wilmington, N. c., car load. 80. 21.5O
Durham, N. O., any quantity e.. 2l.5O
Pro- gressive Farmer Guano, one
dollar less per ton at any OF the
abokve named points.
PIantk and Truck Fertilizer, f. o.
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