Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21
CALCIUM ARSENATE.
Some Facts About the Boil Weevl
Poison.

Some Facts About the Boil Weevl
Poison.
n. l.. Willet in Augusta Chronicle.
There is a whole lot of rambling,
eliminating and indefinite talk just
now about calcium arsenate, Sherwin-
Williams company and the Entomo-
logical department in Atlanta. These
ramblers ought to know better. In the
beginning of the season made a clear
statement on calcium arsenate as re-
lated to the above parties and stated
that Sherwin- Williams Co., had left
from practically two seasons, sixty car
loads of calcium arsenate. They did
not propose to carry it another year.
They concluded to dispose of it and
they thought the easy way to do 1t
and get spot cash was to work
through the Georgia chronological de-
partment. The amount of this was go
cars and no more. There was no con-
tract. A contract means a quid pro
quo Of or value receivd. Sherwin-
Williams company was not getting any
value received. There was simply an
agreement. Sherwin- Williams COM
pany agreed to sell at about four cents
pound loss to themselves. This
meant $4,000 a car. The Entomologi-
cal board well knew the amount that
Sherwin- Williams company was offer
ing to them. All the business men
and well posted farmers knew that the
agreement was limited to what Shcr-
win Williams company had on hand.
The chronological board in making
this agreement with Sherwin- Williams
company did a great service for the
Georgia farmers. Well advised farm
ers knew that calcium arsenate pur-
chases in the state, because of the low
price, were going to the chronological
board and the quite wise ones got in
their orders early in the year.
Calcium arsenate sales last year by
the chronological board were only ten
cars. This year, because Of decreased
price to them they have already sold
sixty cars. They have untitled orders
for fifteen cars at nine cents which
they cannot and will not fill. Sher-
win Williams company of course were
not such fools as to agree to deliver
something that they did not have and
at four cents q pound loss to them
selves.
There has been no bad faith on
anybody's part. There has beer con-
tract, only on agreement. Agriculture
we'll knew that when these sixty cars
were sold calcium arsenate would be
off the market or would go high. 1t
seemingly has done both.
Calcium arsenate is a dangerous
thing to manufacture, in that the de-
mand for it is so indefinite. In spite
Of all it's advertising only a few people
are using it this year. This is my in
formation from the country. It's man.
ufacture therefore becomes a mere
gamble. People think that more of it
is being used simply because Of nine
cents advertising from the Entomolog-
ical department at Atlanta. It's man
uf2cture and sale has always been a
losing matter. Agriculture seemingly
Is too poor or has not made up its
mind as to its efficiency as regards the
use of calcium arsenate.
There are more test plats and re-
search work in calcium arsenate this
year than ever before. Perhaps these
test plats this year may standardize
| in a way this poison (and this only
pOigon) for boil weevil. Nobody knows
at the present moment as to whether
| farmers are going to use up this sea-
sons present stock or not OF whether
| there will be more demand than sup
! ply. If there is a demand for what
available supply exists, the manufac-
turer is entitled to get cost or more
for his goods. 1t is probable that what
lily be sold at manufacturers cost.
"The above explains why there is nc
more nine cents calcium arscnate and
why there will be no more of it. 1t
Hexplains why there has been no bad
faith on the part of anybody. This
sale of sixty cars of calcium arsenate
at nine cents to Georgia farmers was
simply a streak of agricultural good
luck. Therefore let us stop in oul
newspapers all this rumbling and ram
bling and indefinite talk about nine
cent calcium arsenate, and why its
sale stopped"
| q, Gradually. we're finding out that