Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
PICRIC ACIDFOR
FARMERS CHEAP
Government Offers High Explos.
i've For Stamping, Ditching,
Etc.

The government has on hand a
large quantity of picric acid, high
explosive. left over from the war.
which it is distributing to the farmers
of the various states fec use in stump
ing land, ditching. etc. The cost to
farmer is much lower than other ex,
piosives, it is said. Georgia has been
allotted 1,080,000 pounds, which is
expected to be ample for all needs
IN this state. Sumter county will get
her share,
George 0. Marshall. county farm
agent, has received letter from ].
Fhll Campbell, of the State College
1T Agriculture, giving The. details of
row tins explosive may be secured,
cost, etc. This letter is published
herewith, together with government
bulletin telling all about pieric acid
IN concise form. The letter follows,
The Letter.
Mr.. G. 0. Marshall, Dear Sir: lie.
plying te your inquiry regarding TIE
use of Pieric acid and where orders
are to be placed, wish to advise that
p'etric acid will be handled co-opera-
lively through the State College of
Agriculture. Your orders must come
m through the county agents and sent
TO the College of Agriculture where
they will be consolidated into car
lead lots No landowner whether cor
noration, company or individual will
be sold more than one thousand
pounds of pierre acid Neither VIII
pierre acid be sold directly to IN
dividual farmers or corporations.
The total amount of picric acid |
available is 100000 pounds and |
has been allotted among the several |
states on an equal basis. All orderf |
from companies and individuals will |
be held until enough orders have
been received to make carload lot,
All farmers and landowners de,
string Picric acid will consolidate
their orders through the county agent
and their local banks must under.
write ali orders collecting seT2n cents
per pound therefor, at the rinc or
der is taken. They will in addition to
this collect freight charges which will
be determined later. The seven cents
per pound will be forwarded to the
Bureau Of Public Roads with the or
der for carload lots, the freight
charges will be held by the co-onerau,l
ing agency until the arrival OF the
shipment. The total cost of picric
acid, therefore will vary from 8 to
Ii cents per pound, freight charges
included. This price, we understand
is about one third the price OF com,
mercial explosives. .
If you have already sent an order
for picric acid to the Department of
Agriculture, disregard this and make
your order to the college Of agricul-
lure, as the Department of Agricul.
ture cannot hSrGle individual or
ders. Picric acid will be shipped from
Sparta, Wisconsin and Fort Wingate,
New Mexico in carload lots 10 some
one shipping point in each county.
For full instructions as to the use
of pierre acid write direct to the Bu.
reau of Public Roads. u. S Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D
c. Very truly yours,
]. PHIL CAMPBELL,
Director
What Is Picric Acid
The following bulletin by the y. S.
Department Of Agriculture tells
about picric acid, its properties, uses,
etc:
What picric acid is. Picric acid isl
y high explosive which was used in
large quantities by this and other
countries during the war, Because OF
its high cost Of manufacture, it's in
constituencies, and its rapidity of de-