Fertilizers in War-Time: How War Affects the Nation's Fertilizer Supply
New York, New York: The Coe-Mortimer Company, c.1916. A brief pamphlet on fertilizers in war time, published during the First World War when raw materials for fertilizers such as nitrates and sulphuric acid had to be diverted from the farm to the battlefield: "Every cannon crash and every bursting bomb on the battlefields of Europe uses up important fertilizing materials. A single skirmish may consume more potential plant food than would be required to feed the fields of an entire township ... [but] when Mars is the dictator the needs of the crop must give way to the needs of the cannon" (p. 2). The pamphlet notes the subsequent rise in price for farmers, but asks them to buy, buy, buy, in the interest of maximizing food production during the war and thus supporting the war effort. Advertises fertilizers produced by the Coe-Mortimer Company. Bi-fold pamphlet (6" by 3" folded). Near-fine.
Price: $85.00
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