Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-11

and O. A. Thomas, State Business
Agent of the Farmers Union, gave
the list price Of fertilizers as being OF.
fered by manufacturers which showed
it to be approximately what was re-
ceiyed last spring. Frank S. Walker,
President, Virginia Dairy Assocla-
ton, stated that he had reliable IN
formation that manufacturers were
making Acid Phosphate carry tho
overhead charges of the other goods
and said that there should be com
mittee appointed from the farmers
organizations to confer with a similar
committee from fertilizer manutact-
urers and argue before committee
of Congress the condition and the
abide by the decision rendered.
D. H. Barger, vice-President OF tn
Virginia Farm Bureau, spoke brief
", bringing out the fact that ferti-
than those now prevailing if the rig.
lized could be bought at lower prices
business methods are used. He also
smoke of the unjustness Of the pre-
sent quotations being made o tertl-
lizer.
Representatives TO farmers organi-
cations from Augusta, Loudoun
Shenandoah, Culpeper, Rockbridge,
Orange, Pulaski, Wythe, Smythc,
Montgomery, Bedford, Washington,
Giels, Grayson, Roanoke, and most OF
the Their counties that use fertilizer
in the fall, were present, and the eX-
preston from them was that farmers
were not going to use fertilizer to
any larger extent than they were
compelled since the price is not re-
duced in proportion to the reduction
of farm products. The thought
brought out was that the farmer was
business man enough not to buy fer
tilizer unless it will make money TOR
him.
Professor 7. 3. Hutcheson, Agrono-
mist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
spoke of the value of fertilizer When
properly used and urged the farmers
to use more of it. He said it was az
visable for them to curtail the acre
age Of crops if they wished to de-
crease the use of fertilizer.
Dr.. McGruder, of the Register Guano
Company, Norfolk, and Mr.. Bunch {
the Agricultural Supply Corporation,
Richmond brought ut the fact. that
fertilizer manufacturers were heavily
in debt and had sold spring goods at
reduced prices which amounted to an
actual loss They stated also that the
excessive freight rates were largely
responsible for the high prices.
ducers' Cooperative Exchange Rlch
W. NJ. Cease President of the Pre-
mond, reviewed the proceedings
the meeting held in Lynchburg March
j, 1921. and of his activities as an ap-
pointed agent to purchase fertilizer
for the farmers of Virginia whicl
brought about better conditions IN
spring trade He admolished formers
to stand up and be men by paying
their bills and doing the business like
thing, and stated that the manufactur
ers of fertilizer were human and tn,
same things that appealed to othc
people appealed to them, and that
cash would get goods cheaper.
On motion of J. H. Meek and sccon
ed By n. 3. Rue, Field Agent Of
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation,
committee of five was appointed to
work out plans for handling the stu
ton and to report the next morning.
Mr.. Moore appointed the following
committee:
O. A. Thomas, Chairman, Lynch
burg, Virginia Business Agent, Viz
ginia Farmers Union.
n. B. Rue, Secretary, Roanoke, Vir
ginia. Field Representative, Virgin
Farm Bureau.
J. B. Quiscnberry, Fredericks II"
Virginia, District Agent, EXte' .Siol
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