3 o FERTILISERS AS AN AID TO 



per ton to selling price will purchase the high- 

 grade because he finds from a simple calculation 

 that about 7! cwt. of it contains as much plant 

 food and of superior value to that contained 

 in one ton of the low-grade fertiliser. 

 Briefly it stands thus : 



s. d. 



The Farmer who buys I ton low-grade Fertiliser 



pays ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 10 o 



The Farmer who buys 7i cwt. High-Grade Fer- 

 tiliser at 6 per ton pays ... ... ... 250 



And saves i 50 



Notwithstanding the educational efforts that 



have been put forth by agricultural societies and 



others, for many years, and more 



Farmers recently by the Board of Agriculture, 



victimised / -J x ,.,. 



no excuse the sa * e * fertilisers containing ex- 

 tremely low percentages of phos- 

 phates and nitrogen, at prices far beyond the 

 commercial value of the plant food supplied, 

 appears to flourish as much as ever. There is 

 no excuse for this in these days. The trade in 

 fertilisers is regulated by The Fertiliser and 

 Feeding Stuffs Act of 1906, which requires that 

 the sellers shall, amongst other things, declare 

 the percentages, if any, of nitrogen, phosphates, 

 and potash in the article. With this informa- 

 tion before him, it is a simple matter for the 

 farmer to calculate the approximate commercial 

 value of what is offered to him before purchase, 

 and see if the price is reasonable. 



It is generally most profitable to employ 



Concentrated Fertilisers 



because it costs no more to grind, compound, 



