Re: Have you priced fertilizer?

"Robert Lorenzini" <bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:slrng69vca.50m.bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:47 -0400, Pat Brennan 
> <pat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I just ordered fertilizer.  What cost around $20 a bag last time I
order 
>> is
>> currently well over $40.  I guess I will not be feeding as much for a 
>> while.
>>
>
> Fertilizer is tied to nat gas.
>
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> Bob

Yeah, I'd forgotten about that...  A local vendor was complaining about
the 
cost of insecticide, too. (Sorry I don't remember which insecticide...may 
have been orthene) Were all going to Helena handbasket.

K Barrett