Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-16
FARMERS SHOULD GET
IN ORDERS FOR PICRIC
Meeting of County Agents AT
Rhinelander Last Week
Laid Plans for Distrib-
uting Explosives

The following article on picric acid
and how to obtain it, taken from the
Rbfnelander Daily News last week,
will no doubt be of interest to many
Villas county farmers. If they haven't
already seen County Agent Gibson in
regard to getting their allotment, it
will be advisable to do so at once.
An event which will prove of great
benefit to Oneida county was the con
ference of the county agricultural
agents of five counties which has
been in progress at the office of
County Agent Brann in this city to-
day. County agents in attendance
and participating in the meeting
were Peterson, of Florence county;
Schroeder, of Iron; Gibson, Of Villas;
ReumbIeau, of Price and Brann, of
Oneida
The meeting has been in charge Of
State Land Clearing Director, John
Swenehart Of the Wisconsin Univer-
sity and the principal topic of discus
sion was the use, availability and
utility of the government developed
explosive, picric acid, for land clear
ing purposes This explosive is
somewhat cheaper that dynamite, one
stick costing three and eight-tenths
cents, which according to Mr.. Swene
hart is equivalent to. seven cents
worth of commercial dynamite.
There is at this time 100000
pounds of picric acid available for
the state and Oneida county land
clearers were assured that this county
will be able to get all that may be re
quired. The explosive will be deliv
cred from the car at Rhinelander for
eleven and seyen-tenths cents per
pound. The supply for Wisconsin will
be shipped direct from the govern
ment storehouse at Fort Wingate,
New Mexico, which by reason of the
long haul brings the explosive a lit
tie higher that last year when it was
shipped from the supply stored at
Sparta,
Not over 200 pounds will be allotted
to any one individual In case the
supply is exhausted before the order
is received the cash, check or money
order will be returned
The price, lit cents per pound is
for delivery in carload shipments to
one shipping point within the county.
The county agent will gather the or
ders together to give farmers the
benefit of carlot handling. If you
fail to take your allotment from car
at the distributing point, and it be-
comes necessary to store the acid or
reship by local freight or truck an
additional charge will have to be adj
ded to take care of the extra expense.
1t is therefore to your advantage to
get your supply direct from car on
arrival.
Requests for picric acid must be
made through county agents where
one is employed.
The picric acid is secured from
surplus war material transferred by
Congress to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and distrib-
uted by law in cooperation with the
Agricultural College OF the Univers-
ity Of Wisconsin. 1t was made pri-
marily for war and costs considera-
bly, more than dynamite to manufac-
ture When this supply of war pic
ric acid is exhausted, it will be i'm
possible to secure an additional sup
ply for land clearing.
The picric acid is cartridged and
packed in 100 pound boxes ready for
immediate use in land clearing. 1t is
distributed at cost of packing and
cartridging, cartridge wrappers, para
din, labor, boxes, box Innings, truck
ing and supervision. No charge is
made for the material and no profit
s allowed Rhinelande News.