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Show HELP REDUCE INSECTICIDE FMCES Helps,. Reduce Insecticide Prices. Chemle.il advice has been given by the United States Department ot Ag; rlculturs to tne Food Admlnstratlon, and much valuable data have been supplied to It relative-to manufactures manufact-ures engagaod In making certain types ot Insecticides and the Importance Import-ance or nontmportance of various In. (wcticldal materials. A representative of tho Insecticide and Fungicide Borad has attended several conferences conferen-ces between the Food Admlnstratlon and manufacturers and .has been able to supply tfadta ot value. As a result ot the activities ot the Food Admlnstratlon, Admln-stratlon, assisted by the Department, the price ot arsenic asked by tho pro- ducer has been reduced tromk12 to 16 cents to 9 cents for carload lots and 91-2 cents tor shipments less than a carload. This presumably will lead to a reduction In the., price of Paris grjon, lead arsenato, and other arsenical Insecticides to the consumer. consum-er. - . , , I In |