Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-01
FERTILIZER. | ! |! SITUATION.
Large Quantities ufI Ealeilall / i i I
.... Hand: In the Country. :..:a 81. = !:
PRICE I-,tNuBT5 CelE HUGH: :IeIEk

District Farm osmonstrstisn Agent
Discusses tho situatiortcaf q ssfs
Potash Recently offsrsd atS M
Royal at .sss a ,Ton-Farriinsrs Urged ]
to Mix Their Own. !. }.:& : ::
, Realizing that there is going ::toEbs:3
considerable curtailment in THE us4 ipfs;
fertilizers this year, we are. IoinID,ts: I:
do everything that we can towaIH1S
ing to it that the farmers gee athsEs
fertilizer as cheaply rs possible iatth !
that no money is wasted In the matter
Of fertilizer" District ;; Farm :: Denton
'stration Agent A. A .AcKeown tpdt
reporter for The Yorkyille Enquiffs tnss
Rock Hill last Saturday. WI :als I
planning aseries OF farmera' meetings !;
for every county In the state: !at which
the problem OF fertilizers and the :seo =, =
nomical use thereof WIN be discussed, q s
Mr. McKeown went on to- eay. "Ssx.; !;
eral such. meetings under; the airscS'
ton of John r: Blair. farm; demonatla4
ton agent, will be held ii: York ;eoua. J:
ty. There is no question OF tho fasts;
that farmers can save big monty, ;s,bs
mixing their own fertilizers .sfasbir !:
than buying them ready MIXED and ~
propose TO lend our aid in every possl.
BILE way in this work. e.
Incidentally. said. Mr.. " IeKebNn,, !
farm demonstration forces all ofer
the state are doing their best 10 watch )
out for cheap offerings of fertilizer,
and all information in regard to- bar
gains will be placed before the farm:
ers. Just the other days;I heard :ofta !,
cargo OF German potash that Is HeMi2'
at Port Royal S. G. u. y: ,,sis ~ ,S' i
-"The potash is q distress shipmATt
and is now being sold at;sss "a tsa.
We are expecting to hear, of:otheri ear=-5: !,
goes Of different kinds OF. ferttlt5SssS:
coming into Carolina = iportr and i'rHSSi !
propose to. see to it that THO Farmers. !:
know about It. N.:,,"- ~: 81! = ::%S ,S 81
Interesting information: ln. reeasl
to the FERTILIZER situation :'was va ssdsvslop..
ed at a meeting Of fertilizer comp my
representatives and farmers% fibnf ait::s';' &
ferent sections Of the !ntsts; Xhith ss
held}in Columbia. February y:
izins the acutenesss Of this + :. fsgtiiiaste g:
sitnation @E;xtension. service sgpx'
Clemson coilegeF. eallsd .stsst .staf I
conference W b q dsfs sioD
that:
First: There are ldrst, apant,tfes;.
Of fertilizer materials Oh ffgd ~ iBtss'
country =. '!:t,5 ;F;ll't stt2ff
Second From 50 70 sssPssk. .ssat5 !,
all fertilizers sold In, ths; :yfata: :;ttit.9S. 4.
year Will be on time bas.sS III; aIalRsss:
approximately SO per cent lasst tstxss::
On time basis no definite 1r4es
arrived at, due to differences ri ieisaat
and character OF security. II GE SSSa. i
economic fact that a good risk e4skr@
ways buy cheaper than "a 'poot ;riate5S,,;3 Il Z
Third. The fertilizer rilarkefshS St4ts
present unstable; due to the fSct HIS
spectators as well as nfanufa etlft&
have on hand large supplies aht:eoss,sst
are being forced to sell ct hat6Tsr
cash prices they can obtain. s. ypaaE !.
these circumstances it remains tosahx44
man who has the cash to MAKE, th1
best purchase possible. No ohs' ':es4
say today what are the; beat cash.
prices Of fertilizers. =; - %.3s':;.
; NOW the Department OF. Agriculture, |,
of the United States government. says !:
there is an abnormal supply ot moss:
fertilizing materials in this country;
and that prices being quoted 6t ;fnanY s:
local points seem unreasonsbly, high ri
the light Of the general sitIation iOns
official Of the department further sus-.
gests that it'seems useless TO .rritsso
wire for quotations since you would.
get only prices corresponding TO- the
general market. -. w.. ~:
1--WE are advocating the. .judieioas
use OF properly. balanced :..fertilizers
this year as a means Of keeping down
production costs" Mr.. McKeown Weat
on to say. I'VE are urging farmers be-:
fore buying to get In touch with. az,
many dealers as possible. in order tn::
take advantage Of the competition now ::
going on for cash. Cooperative part
chasing in car lots or more ls ALSO ad:
vlsed as means OF keeping down the
costs. BY all means farmers should
make comparisons Of formulas, and
costs in order to determine the adrfsa-
bility of home mixing"