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ANNUAL REPORT OP THE 



Off. Doc. 



ture of fertilizers of tlie several classes. Consumers should care- 

 fully avoid the error of accepting such valuations as infallible; they 

 are not designed to be used for close comparisons of single brands, 

 but only to indicate whether the price asked for a fertilizer is ab- 

 normal, assuming good quality for the ingredients used. From this 

 it is clear that, except as high freights may require, the selling price 

 of a brand should not far exceed the valuation; but that a fertilizer 

 may be made of inferior materials and yet have a high valuaiion. 



The valuations used during 1913 have been modified for use during 

 1914 in accordance with the changes in wholesale prices of fertilizing 

 ingredients and to make the valuations more closely follow the sell- 

 ing price. 



The following comparative statement shows the valuations and 

 selling prices of the several classes of fertilizers during 1909 to 1913. 



Fertilizers. 



a 

 o 



■*-» 



a ^ 



VI be 



o a 



4) 01 



a 



o a 



•- S 



V o 



S <-' 



Q 



Spring, 1909. 



Complete 



Bock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock, 



Fall. 1909. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, , 



Dissolved rock, 



Spring, 1910. 



Complete, 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock 



Fall, 1910. 



Complete, 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock, 



Spring, 1911. 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone 



Ground bone 



Dissolved rock, 



Fall. 1911. 



Complete. 



Rock-and-potash 



Dissolved bone, 



Ground bone, 



Dissolved rock 



Spring, 1912, 



Complete 



Rock-and-potash, 



Dissolved bone 



Ground lione, 



Dissolved rock 



426 



111 



8 



21 



33 



255 



92 



3 



26 



41 



438 



123 



8 



24 



47 



294 



109 



4 



29 

 32 



485 



129 



6 



23 



51 



292 



129 



3 



25' 

 42 



470 



137 



4 



24 



43 



J25 31 

 15.94 

 21.57 

 30.28 

 13.6? 



22.25 

 15.50 

 22.85 

 28.71 

 14.02 



26.63 

 16.08 

 21.47 

 30.27 

 14.00 



22.24 

 16.34 

 25.70 

 31.10 

 14.15 



25.95 

 15.99 

 23.82 

 31.47 



14.86 



22.33 

 16.07 

 21.51 

 31.18 

 13.78 



27.24 

 16.26 

 18.92 

 33.26 

 14.20 



$24 88 

 16.98 

 22.25 

 30.70 



i4.7e 



22.07 

 16.10 

 24.50 

 29.39 

 13. 8f 



25.26 

 17.16 

 22.17 

 30.19 

 14. 5« 



21.76 

 16.38 

 25.80 

 29.98 

 14.01 



24.97 

 17.05 

 20.33 

 30.93 

 15.83 



21.73 

 16.25 

 24.88 

 31.17 

 14.00 



27.64 

 18.27 

 20.94 

 32.81 

 14.69 



-.43 



—1.20 



—.68 



—.42 



—1.14 



.14 



—.60 



—1.65 



—.68 



.16 



1.37 



—1.08 



—.70 



.08 



—.56 



.43 

 —.04 



—.10 



1.12 



.14 



.98 



—1.06 



3.49 



.54 



97 



.60 



—.18 



—3.37 



.01 



.40 



2.01 



2.02 



.56 



.49 



