The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-09
Black Listed Fertilizers and Yellow
Listed Cotton.

Fertilizer men kick like thunder
when farmers put their goods that
dom come up to the guarantee on
the "black list' as Clemson College
did before the law placed a penalty
instead of "black listing" But the
unorganized, helpless cotton grower
that is seen trotting the streets with
sample of his cotton hunting up the
local buyer for cotton bears has no
apparent alternative but to take the
verdict Of this cotton sampler let that
be yellow or blue listed. Now the IL
nit in this matter has been reached
too, and we mean to demand fair
play. If fertilizer men have failed
to produce goods up to their guaran-
tee from any cause they should take
the consequences just the same as the
cotton growers had to take the yell
low tinge east placed upon their cot
ton by an unavoidable frost.
On all shipments Of fertilizers that
fall ten per cent below guarantee in
money value are liable to the pur-
chaser for third Of the price and
forfeit Of the whole lot to Clemson
College. For example take sample
37S Etiwan Dis Bone, sampled at
Bowman, Jan. 30th is off 1912 per
cent money value below their guar
antcc 1.20. which makes the manu-
facturcr liable to tic purchaser 1927
yer tom on this lot and forfeit TO
Clnu son Cu,lr4c Of this whole ship
WcNt.
On all shipments that fall three
per c,.n; below guarantee arc liable
:" the purchaser for three times the
amount Of deficiency. Example: !:
take sample No. cotton seed meal,
manufactured at Cross Hill. sampled
al Cross Hill January 21, is off &C
per cent and is liable to the purchas-
er for three times $1.54 or $4.54 per
ton. Here are other samples below
the three per cent guarantee and are
liable to same penalty as above. Sam
pie 221-Monarch Vegetable Grower,
sampled at Pcndleton January 2Sth,
off 1923. penalty to purchaser 1860,
value Of shortage 81 123, total amount
Of claim due purchaser $4.92 per ton.
Sample 5G-Va. c. C. Co., sampled
at Cowpens Goth January, Al per
cent off. liability penalty to purchas-
CT 1852 per ton.
The following are liable to the
purchaser for the sample shortage
only as they don't come under the
head of three per cent penalty ac-
cordine to our figures:
Sample 117-Nitratc Soda, Eli
wan +. Co., sampled at Pinewood,
2lst January, short $1.45.
! Sample 229-Wando, Va. c.. c.. Co.,
sampled at H"nca Path 9th Fcbru-
ary. 60 cts. per ton short.
Sample 4S4-Nitrate Soda, Daco-
mokc G. Co., campbell at Lexington
2nd February, short IS cts. per ton.
There are perhaps ten more compa-
nics that have fallen below money
value from 10 cts. to so cts. per ton
on certain shipments which should
put all users Of fertilizer on the
watch ont and keep up with the Fer
tilizer Bulletin sent ont to all appli-
cants by II. NJ. Stackhousc, Sccre-
tary Board Fertilizer Control, Clem-
son College, S. C.
If any Of our Farmers Union
members have already bought any of
the mentioned fertilizers that are
short in value, our Union Bureau
would advise you first to make out a
careful statement in money value ac-
cordmg to shortage and present your
clam to the local agent or factory
that sold you the goods, and no doubt
II your claim is based upon actual
shortage in money value the manu-