The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
|1T IN FERTILIZER
VOLUME SEEN
loco Was Year OF Increased
production And Poor
reflections

Inn hopeful r the men of
W. engaged in the manu-
.ra and distribution Of fertiliz-
e.. ,oss the industry suffered from
II .da of price cutting. In 1889 it
a s'%~ onticipated this practice would
vas ,ai+ed. It was slowed, but not
stopped increased in 1870
'a' 1qss but collections fell off
og IT,. closing of the tobacco mar
n .. and the low weed prices
h'' ,rb+ on by the enormous crop
were as,ection forces found farmers
'sor.1lv hesitant to sell their crop
sD .ss face of low prices before the
ii Nv closed. After the markets
.aaened they found most of the
'loors had disposed Of their entire
rons at prices not much better
ivy those which prevailed prior to
.As closing Of the marts.
Tho farmers income was not
w. the farmers had anticipated
0rd in many instances was not suf-
ttriently great to allow them to pay
.ssir fertilizer bills and their bills
tar goods consumed during the pre-
l;o,s wear at the same time.
number of factors are expect
nlay a part in the fertilizer
field in 1910.
cr0p CONTROL is
FACTOR IN 40
Perhaps the most important one
:. tbe AAA control program for to-
h.cco. which will require farmers,
4 thew are to receive federal bene-
tits to reduce their crops Is per
oort under their 1899 allotments,
| which will be approximately 80 1-3
ne, cent under their 1889 paintings.
Generally fertilizer men predict
this will reduce the sale of fertiliz-
or about 20 per cent. No greater re-
duction is anticipated because the
men of the industry expect two
things; ~ Farmers will put their
tobacco rows closer together and
Use more fertilizer in an attempt
TO raise more Of the weed per acre;
C) Tobacco farmers will use land
retired from .obacco to raise food
crops and other cash crops. In other
tobacco control programs Of the
past there has been a limit on the
number Of pounds grown on an acre
which could be marketed tax free
but in 1910 there will be a limit
only on the numbe" Of acres which |
can be planted, with no limit being
paced on the number Of pounds per
acre which can be marketed without
penalty.
Another factor which enters the
fertilizer industry picture in 1910 is
the matter of credit extended by
fertilizer manufacturers. Stung in
the past on too liberal credit, the
industry as a whole plans to watch
much more carefully the people to
whom it extends credit in 1916.
Many who have purchased on credit
in the past will find it difficult to
secure as liberal credit, and in some
instances, any credit. in 1910.
Whether the federal government
will enter the credit picture to any
extent in 1910 is still unknown but
fc'tillzer men are generally agreed
that credit will be hard to secure
IN 1910 from the fertilizer industry
itself.
At the beginning Of 1899 it had
been anticipated there would be a
general elimination of price cutting.
IN 1888 it hurt the industry great
~ and it was thought the industry
mad profited by its past experience.
But fertilizer men say, such was
not the case. They are hopeful, to
extent, that reforms in this
matter may be effected during 1910.
10 date the European conflict
mas not seriously disturbed the in.
Forseeing it, fertilizer manu-
iac'ufefs generally procured their
supplies for 1910 in advance, Be-
Vause OF an anticipated reduction in
'olulne' their needs are not so great.