The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-05
TARIFF ON SULPHUR
DIRECTOR HARPER CALLS AT.
TENTION TO IT
And Says 1t Will Hurt the Farmer
if it is allowed to Stay in the
Tariff Bill.

Director Harper. OF the agricul-
tural experiment station at Clemson
college. has called the attention Of
Commissioner Watson 70 some other
work 10 be done on the PANE tariff
bill, there being several paragraphs
affecting the Southern farmers. 1t
Will be recalled that after consider
able fighting the Southern farmers
were enabled to get on the free list
potash salts, which is basis for
all fertilizer products.
Prof. Harper has learned that the
sulphur interests OF Louisiana and
Utah are attempting to place a duty
of s6 per ton on sulphur. This, Of
course, means another hardship on
the farmer
Commissioner Watson had copies OF
the letter made and sent to each Of
the senator's and representatives from
the State. The letter says in part.
Il understand that the sulphur
people OF Utah and Louisiana are
trying their best to get a tax OF Sc
per ton on sulphur. This means
another hardship on the farmer. Sui
Dhur is used largely in this country
in the manufacture OF sulphuric acid.
The extent to which sulphuric acid
is used is enormous. There are more
than 100000 tons of mineral pho
phates dissovled by sulphuric acid.
\ duty on sulphur means higher pric>
ed acid phosphate.
There is another matter that |
would like to call TO your attention.
Some of the acid phosphate people OF
this State are using their influence
to prevent basic Stag from remaining
on the free list. Basic Stag is used
largely in Europe and the British
Isles as a source of PHOSPHORUS and
where it is used with stable manure
in this country it is a valuable
source of PHOSPHORUS. 1t is also
a valuable source Of plant food when
used on rich bottom land that con-
tains large amounts of organic mat
ter. The directors of the experiment
stations were largely responsible fo1
sulphate of ammonia being put on
the free list. Heretofore the duty on
sulphate Of ammonia has been ST
per ton and the Payne bill as orig
inally framed admitted sulphate Of
ammonia without duty but the stee
trust had influence enough to place
duty of 81 per ton on this material
"I have been conducting experl
ments with sulphate OF ammonia Ii
comparison with nitrate Of soda a.
top-dressing for cotton and I fint
that it is just as good as nitrate o
soda for this purpose, provided w
have favorable seasons. During
vet year sulphate OF ammonia is no
as available as nitrate Of soda, bu
is is a splendid source Of nltrogel
and if it is admitted duty free
will reduce the price Of nitrate 0
soda and other ammoniated fertlllz
ers. The cotton planters Of tn
: South are learning the value Of tol
dressing their cotton and corn an
, each year the demand for nitrate o
soda and other quickly avallabl
; nitrogenous fertilizers increases
, We must exert every effort to hav
srlnhate of ammonia placed on tn
free list. I understand that basi
Stag has been eliminated from tn
maximum tariff i both bills and
, is not likely that duty will be plac
r ed upon it. unless great pressure
+ brought. but there is considerabl
doubt about birthstone and sulphat
of ammonia. Please continue t.
fight on this proposition.