[Syrupmakers] Cost of Fertilizer for Cane

[jay shumpert]

Richard,
I assume that you apply the cottonseed meal as a
sidedressing. If so about how much do you apply?
Thanks
--- Richard Harrison <rharrison922 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>         Well, probably some of you know already that
> commercial fertilizer is up by 40% or more over last
> year's prices. Some of you may not know that the
> price of Cottonseed meal is going up, too. 
>           Last year, I paid about $8 for a 50 lb bag
> of cottonseed meal for fertilizer. A couple days
> ago, I began pricing it--figuring that it would NOT
> increase by the percentage that chemical fertilizer
> did....wrong !  I guess they are taking advantage of
> the increase in the price of oil, too---apparently. 
>  
>          Anyway, by shopping around at some stores
> that don't sell a lot of cottonseed meal. I found a
> bargain---$8.90 per 50 lb bag. They had a little
> left from last year's inventory.  The prices that I
> found a few days ago from other stores was $14.15
> from the local Co-Op and as low as $11.50 at the
> normally cheapest store 15 miles away.
>         So, my advice would be to locate the best
> price ASAP and stock up now. Try finding a store
> with some leftover inventory. Tell them you DON"T
> need it for livestock feed but for fertilizer--so it
> doesn't need to be as fresh.
>                                              Richard
> Harrison
>   With oil prices continuing upward, fertilizer
> prices are expected to continue to climb. A 50 lb
> bag of 10-10-10 at the Co-Op was about $8 last
> year---it is now $12 and climbing.....shop early !
> 
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