Evening journal., 1916-12-16
rERVrLIzERs AND EARLY ORDERING.

ewyE bav received from Horace Bowker. OF New
w York president OF the National Fertilizer Asso-
citation letter which feel TO be OF Interest to all
farmers and fertilizer men the Delmarvia PENN
sula In he says that September first there was
q car shortage in the United States OF 19O00 october
first GO 600; November first, 10SOO0 December first,
approximately 15O 0oO with the probability that ship
ping conditions will continue to become worse from
week to week Nearly ninety per cent Of the four
million five hundred thousand tons OF fertilizer used by
farmers in the sprine season has the past year been
conrested in a shipping Of just six TO eight
weeks length The Spring shipments OF fertilizer re
quire three hundred thousand railroad cars. lndica-
tions point greatly increased demand for fertiiz
ers this Spring on account Of The higher prices for
farm products and the greater profits from invest
ments in fertilizer. It will be absolutely impossible
for the railroads to furnish that number OF cars this
Spring for moving the Spring fertilizers IL they are
congested I'm short period Of time this season as
they been in past This year the co-opera
ton Of the farmers with the railroads and dealers II
necessary. The fertilizer shipments will be moved
promptly and will reach farmers in plenty OF time
II orders are made early and early shipments started
thereby relieving the congestion and extending the
length Of the shipping period. The ordering OF as
near maximum quantity Of capacity Of cars as
possible instead OF minimum Of fifteen tons which
s usually customary will also help relieve the sua-
tion This is year when supply OF piantfood is
most needed for greater production OF foodstufs and
greater farm profits The railroads can only spare a
limited number or railroad FOR fertilizer ship
ments The period just before the coming of Spring
IS one Of their greatest rush seasons.
Farmers who order their fertilizers early Will en-
able the railroads them before the rush sea-
SON opens ard the he unoaded and used sew
eral times and for several haus instead OF one.
This will help out the railroads. the dealers the
manufacturers a7d will insure supply OF fertilizers
in year when account OF high prices for farm
products fertilizers going to pay bigger profits on
the investment than before The shipping Of
fertilizers early Is Of advantage TO the farmer in other
ways; not only be assured OF a supply Of pantfood
ready for use when needed but he haul it &c
his farm before the rush OF Spring work starts II
many sections 4 is OF advantage to haul the snow
before the roads get bad in the Spring breakup Wher
the farm work least rushing and labor costs OF haul
ing are is the profitable time for such hauling
Early ordering will help everybody. II is because
these things that We at the instance OF Mr. Bowkei
call the attention OF farmer the freig
shortage the danger OF embargo some railroad
and the need OF early shipments and present the ad
visibility OF early ordering OF fertilizers. We feel Ger
! tain that an article this subject coming from gu
paper to our readers will be OF great beneh. TO them
/ TO the railroads and to all concerned.