The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-05
Cheaper N|TRATES
NAY BE OBTA|NADLE


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Several articles from the department
Of sgrieuIinse relating to the purchase
Of inmates BY tht eovefnPent under
the provisions Of tho Food Control Law
have been received BY The Advertised
and published. These have all told Of
the purchase BY the government and
its Willingness 70 supply the fertilizer
to farmers The price mentioned III
the articles has been 1850 ton at
the port Of delivery, a price consider.
ably lower than the planters here are
able to secure Il. II has been suggest
ed that possibly the planters might be-
able to secure nitfates from the gov
ernmcpt at lower rate than they are
now paying and az the same time make
certain Of its delivery.
Applications are to be made TO the
county agents not later than Monday,
the last article received By The Adj
yertisef SAYS This reads as followe;l
WASHINGTON, January 1S The
secretary Of agriculture today an
honnced the plan for the sale aud dis
Itributiun Of the 100000 tons Of nitrate
Of soda for fertilizer use purchased
under the provision In the Food Con-
troll Act which authorizes the President
TO secure nitrate Of soda and TO sup
ply II to farmers for cash at cost. "A
circular In which the plan IL fully set
forth is being mailed today TO the
county agents who viii receive orders
for the nitrate and transmit them to-
Washington.
Price II Named
The fob. price at ports win be.
1880 q ton, farmers paying the freight
charges from the port Of arrival aud
the state fertilizer tag fee. The plan
Is that In each county where there
y IN county agent 10 have the agents
associate with themselves three or more
local business men N each community,
who will serve without compensation,
to assist them n theseale Of the ni1
Itrate. In each county where there H.
NO c0lfntt agricultural agent q com
mittee Of three Or inorelocal business
men win be appointed. A farmer livs
ing in such q county who desires to
make application for nitrate Of soda
should, II he does not know the adj
dress Of the local committee, address
an inquiry to the state director Of ex-
tension for bis state. The post office
address Of the director Of extension
in each state Is given in the circular.
The ships carrying the nitrate will be
directed to the most convenient portss
Including Charleston, Wilmington, 6a-
vahnah, Norfolk, and Baltimore. Rep
resentatives, who also viii serve with
out compensation, have been or will
be selected to, handle the shipments At
these places. rs
Making Applications
Farmers win make application for nj
|trate upon blanks furnished by the
county agents or the local committees
|ApplieatiOns must be signed and re-
turned SO as to reach the county agents
or members of the local committee by,
February A. As the nitrate, under the
law, can be sold only for cash, the
farmer will be required to deposit the
money covering the cost Of the MI
trafe he wishes with the local hank
association, or individual TO be desig
mated by the department. The orders
win be transmitted to the department,
accompanied by the amount covering
the same. If the quantity Of nitrate
THAT can be secured win an an or
lders, each farmer viii secure the
amount he requests; otherwise II vii
be necessary to aIlot the nitrate to
those applying for II 30 that all may
participate on equal terms in its dis
| tribution. None Of the nitrate will be
sold to dealers, either directly or in
directly. 1t win be sold only to farm.
ers directly for cash ut cost, and gen
orally not in excess Of the amounts
used by them heretofore.
The government is making every efi
fort 10 reach farmers who desire q
part of this nitrate, but states that il
will be impossible for the county
agents or other persons 70 visit every
fndiyidual farmer, and urges all who
iesire to purchase nitrate to get In
ouch with their local county agent OF
member Of their local committee.