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II Ia I * one OI bt * ' y } seCieh seCiehof . aerie .eje eje , * . of ofexch 01 f excli extt exch exchelve excliT " , . slve elve | T artlqles artigtea rtlcl OD on tke &be be the & curreat C1U'I'eb C1UIeb current ' & fertilizesifatlei ferUl&er ferUler fertlUgc ferUl&ersUuation fertlUgceituatlo & sUuation eituatlo n nThere ) ! ) There bas has ha been mu much b criticism critlcllrn criteiam ( of ofthe e ethe tthe , the price at which whicb wbich the th * army ord orc orcnance orenance [ ' . nance planf planta plants and end Tennessee Tenneesee Voile Voileauthority V Vallcauthority Uey Ueyauthority authority are ar disposing of arnrnQn1- arnrnQn1 arnrnQn1urn amnion amnionum ammonium - urn um nitrate for ( or fertilizer fert1Uze fertWzer--$5O fertWzer $5O 5O - - $50 50 $ par per tofob ton tonfob to tofob fob plant . . Nitrogen produced pfOCluced by the CanadJ Canad Canadan , . an Department of cd Munitions Mtmitiona aod aodSupply an anSupply anSupply Supply 1 ) la . bem bein beintransported beintransported , transported . , .ome ome corn * . .omeof omof ' of It { t more t6aD t6a tha3,000 tha3000 3,000 3000 , mUes mile mUe * . from fromC'lglry iron ironCalgary frorCalgary C'lgl\ry C'lgl Clgl ry Calgary ' ; \ , . Alberta Albertaand Albertand ! , and 11 la I * delivered t tthe m mthe Ithe 11 the United States State Statesat Stater Stateat Stateat i r at from $4629 4629 $4029 4029 $40 40 $ 29 to t ti50 t$50 t50 $50 50 i50 $ $ a ton The Ca Canadiane C Cnadians ? . nadians nadlans nadiane say ay the they theyare ; : are not selling be- be below be below below . - low costsubsidirIng cost-subsldiiing cost subsldiiing cost-subsld1z cost subsld1z cost-subsidir subsidir costsubsld1zIng - - Ing the America American Americas AmericanBarrow AmericasBarrow : farmer * tout but th thfreight the thetrelght t . Lyonafarmer Lyonsfarmer " " " - " Barrow Lyona Lyons Ly . . . freltht trelght freight from Cal Calg'lry Calgary Calt-iry Calt iry g'lry glry gary - ' to the southern southem seaboard on tertillzer fer- fer fertilizer ter tertilizer - . tilizer ammonium nitrate Is i between betweei betweer$16 betweer16 $16 16 $10 10 $ and $20 20 $ a tonThe tonThe ton tonThe The army ordnanca ordnance plant plants * began begandelIvery begandelivery beiaidelivery delIvery in quantity In November November1M3 1943 For the first three months month monthsthey monththey monththey ! they sold old directly to TV TVA A who wbo con contracted contracted contraded tracted with Associated Cooperalives Coopera Cooperatlves Cooperalives tlves lives Inc , set act et up by a croup group o ofarmers of offarmers ofarmer farmers * cooperative cooperatives * , , to sell < eU the thenitrogen thi thinitrogen thinitrogen t nitrogen to fertilizer manufacturer manufacturers tnanufacturera manufactur tnanufactur ers era at $ $49 49 $ a ton M As A of 01 February 1 1this 1this 1this this year the army ceaxed ceased to sell selldlrectJy sal saldirectly eldirectly dlrectJy directly , to TVA TV A but- but butnow . - now liens sells cU tt ttthe t tthe to tothe < > the Commodity Credit corporation corporationwhich corporationwhich , , which . , In turn , . celli sells to the coopera coopers cooperatlve cooperstrve cooperative tlve trve The price has ha * been railed raised to tt t$50 t50 ( $50 50 $ )0 0 ' ) a ton to allow a dollar for tor freight freigh freightequalization freighequalization treigbiequalization equalization . . Clue to Cod Cost CostThe The Tenneaiee Tennessee Valley authority authorityhas authorityhas authorithas ] ' has given one clue due aa as to the cost of ofthe o othe olthe the fertilizer On November 7 1943at 1943at 1043 1943 1043t at t hearinfs hearings before a subcommltte suboommlttee euboommlttet subcommltteof suboommltteeof euboommlttetof < of the house committee on approprl approprlations approprlations appropriations ations a table was W88 submitted wbich wbict wbichshowed wbictshowed whicrshowed > showed that the cost coat of ot limed am ammonium ammonium amrnonium monium nitrate manufactured In InTV h hTVA irTVA ' TV TVA A plant plants * was wee $ $37 37 $ 92 82 exclusive of ofadministrative of ofadministrative oladministrative ( administrative and depreciation depreciatior depreciationcharges depreciatiorcharges depreciatiocchareea depreciatiocchareeaIn ' charges chargesIn In another table TVA TV A showed thaiit that thai thatIt thaiit ; It expected to Show net cash Income Incomebetore incomebefore incomtbefore ! betore before depreciation of $246000 246000 $ $240 240 $ 000 in fis es estal flscal .al al tal < . 1944 on the production of ter fert tert t lizer hzer and war chemicals despite inelusion In Inelusion inelusion elusion of an expense of $ $900 900 $ 000 for tor forresearch torresearch toiresearch research work Apparently the entire en entire entyre tire tyre cost coat of research is being beingcharged beingcharged beinicharged charged for budget purposes as a acurrent acurrent acurrent current expense eJCpense ; on all chemical op operat operat oper erat t ons one In 1943 a loss of $612000 612000 $612000was $612 612 $012 012 $ OOC OOCwas 000was , was shown and a loss of 3336000 $ $330 330 $336 336 $ 000 for tor1945 1945 is estimatedThere estimatedThere estimated estimatedThere There has been much difficulty indealing In Indealing indealing dealing with the army which is not notset notset notset set up to do ordinary commercia commercial commercialbusiness commercialbusiness ) business It prefers to sell seU to a gov government government government ernment corporation rather th than n dlrectly dl dlrectIy directly rectIy rectly to commercial commerclq.l commerclql . concerns Its Itsordnance Itsordnance Itsordnance ordnance plants were built In theemergency the theemergency theemergency emergency to assure ample nitrogen nitrogenproduction nitrogenproduction nitrogenproduction production tor for explosives but the theoperating theoperating theoperating operating capacity was found to be betar befar befar tar far greater than needed-hence needed hence needed - hence nl ni nltrogen nitrogen nltrogen trogen has become available for tor fer fertlhzer fertilizer tertilizer tertilizerThe tlhzer tilizer tlhzerThe tilizerThe The construction of army ord ordoance ordnance ordnance oance nance plants has created a problem problemin In disposal of the plants after the thewar thewar thewar war Some ! In n the fertilizer industry industryt Industrytelieve t ell elieve eve that th t the r nitrogen gjtrogen trogen producing producingcapacity producingcapacity producingcapacity capacity of the country after the war warwill warwill warwill will be far tar In excess excells of requirementsfor requirementstor requirements tor for peacetime peactime ( ! industrial purposesand purposesand purposes purposesnd and nd agrlc agriculture 1ture , , and advocate scrap scrap- scrapping scrapping scrapping - - ping some of ot the army t1ltrogen nitrogen t1ltrogenplants nitrogenplants nitrogenplants plants after the warIn warIn war warIn In tact fact , , the newest plant-the plant the plant - the cactus cac- cac cactus cac-tu cac tu - - tus ordnance plant near Etten Texas Tex Texasalready Texasalready as-already as already - - already has been converted to toproduction toproduction toproduction production of ot other products . , , and the thenitrogen thenitrogen thenitrogen nitrogen equipment dismantled Ef Eftorts Efforts Efforts torts forts are now beinf beine being made to seD sell seDthis sellthis sellthis this nitrogen producing equipment to toEgyptian toEgyptian toEgyptian Egyptian interests Interesu interestsIt InteresuIt It is pointed out that in m 1939 Indus Industry industry Industry try consumed 230000 230 000 tons of nitro nltro nitrogen . gen while wblle agriculture used 400 400000tons 000 000tonsa 000tonsa tons-a tons a - - a total of 630,000 630000 030,000 030000 , tons700,000Ton tons tons700.000Ton 700.000-Ton 700.000Ton 700.000 700000 Ton 700,000-Ton 700,000 . , - CapacityThe Capacity CapacityThe The present capacity of governrnent eovern govern eovernment government ment la IB is 700 700000 000 tOld tone ton * of nitrogen nltroen , a ayear ayear ayear year and the capacity of private privateplants privateplants privateplants plants amounts to : 500,000 500000 :500,000 , tons--a tons a tons-a tons - - a ro- ro to- to - rotal total to total - tal of ot 1 200 000 ions tons ons a year-almost year almost yearalmosttwice yearalmosttwice year - almosttwice twice as 8S much 8 as . was used before beforethe beforethe ! the war warBut warBut warBut But this year . some .ome ome come B73 67:5 675 : 000 ton tons . of ofnitrogen ofnitrogen ofnitrogen nitrogen will be used In agriculturea agriculturealone agriculture agriculturelone a alone lone and fertilizer use Is I * Increas IncreasIng increaslog Increaaing Ing log Purdue university agronomists agronomistsrecently agronomistsrecently agronomistsrecently recently calculated that if the state stateof stateof stateof of Indiana Indlan alone were to use as asmuch asmuch asmuch much nitrogen in fertilizer fert1llzer as itshould It Itshould itshould should 178000 17t 170 000 tons would be con consumed consumed I Isumed sumed , against oJaln.t oJalnt . the 8,523 8523 0,623 0623 ,523 523 , tons con consumed consumed concumed sumed In 1941 . ThI This . may . seem .eem eem fan fantasUc fantastic fantastic tasUc tastic but It Indicates indicate . ; that there Is ls lsa isa 8 a considerable , future tuture tor for the tertU1z tertiliz fertillzer tertilizer , ' er Industry , . and that the 1.200000tons 1200000tons 1,200 1200 . , 000 000tons tons of plant capacity In the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States may not be too great ( real , . , If farm farmers farmarc farmers ers arc wake up to the possibilities posslbfUties possibilltles ofthe of ofthe ofthe the most efficient use of fertilizerAgronomists fertilizer tertilizer fertilizerAgronomist Agronomist gronomlsu Agronomists * also point out that thatwhen thatwhen thatwhen when the proper use of fertilizer tertlllur be be- becomes beLomes beLomes - comes Lomes more genera general . ) , , farmer farmrs farmgra , * wbo who wbolive wholive wholive live near the large larce market markeu markets * wUi wlli wiL p p-o p o p'o-duce p'o po duce ' - o ( ) oduce - . duce more abundantly , ar ar-d ar d aid - that ftl ILI tilsmay . may tend to take part of 'e e ' tt tl + e mark M Mfrom . ( . from trom those who are further from the thecenters thecenters thecenter centers * of greatest consumption . . Also , as a * the food good land is " ( * cultlvated culUvated cultivated culUvat cultivat ed more Intensively IntenslveJy , the cost of oftarmlng offarming offarming tarmlng farming marginal land will becomeIncreasingly becomeincreasingly become iIncreasingly Increasingly less le.s les . profitable profttable profltable This Thismay Thismay Thismay may mean meCm a more rapid conversion tonveralon converalonof conversionof tonveralonof of marginal lands landJ Iota Into pastures paature . andwood and andwood andwood wood lots lob lot . . , with poulble poasible possible chitting I&J11fthqf IJ11fthqf slIftlnj & * olpopulation 01 of 01population ofpopulation population In to aom some ome . area areas area . * . |