Purchasing Fertilizers in New Hampshire 



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Table 7. — Difference between Lowest and Highest Quotations on Selected 

 Fertilizers Southern New Hampshire, 1939-1944 



* Per ton. 



Cost of Chemicals Purchased Separately and in Mixtures 



Chemicals will necessarily cost more in fixed fertilizers than when 

 purchased separately, since cost is added when mixing is done. The 

 additional cost of such chemicals varies greatly with the formula. The 

 source of the chemicals and the type of carrier are also factors. If or- 

 ganic materials are used, the cost may be considerably higher. In the 



PERCENT 



50 



45 



40 



35 



30 



25 



20 



15 



10 



5 







SODIUM 

 NITRATE 

 EXCEEDS 

 AMMONIUM 

 NITRATE 



1944 



4-8-7 

 EXCEEDS 



8-16-14 



1941 



20% 



SUPER- 

 EXCEEDS 



47% 

 SUPER- 

 PHOSPHATE 



1943 



3-12-6 

 EXCEEDS 



5-20-10 



1943 



48% 

 EXCEEDS 



60% 



MURIATE 



OF 



POTASH 



1943 



3-12-15 



EXCEEDS 



4- 16-20 



1943 



BASED ON PRICES IN YEARS SHOWN ABOVE 



Figure 8a. — Excess costs for chemicals in fertilizers of low analyses 



The cost of chemicals in low analysis fertili~ers exceeds those in high analysis fertilizers by the 

 percentages shown. 



