What is Behind the Fall in Russian Agricultural Production

A stick-shaped material propelling container is comprised of a tubular body provided with a spiral groove in the inside thereof, a guide sleeve inserted into the tubular body that is not movable in an axial direction, but rotatable relative to the tubular body, and which is provided with guide grooves extending in the axial direction. A holder for holding stick-shaped material, is provided with projections to engage the spiral groove, so that a stick-shaped material held in the holder can be selectively extended from or retracted into the stick-shaped material propelling container. The stick-shaped material propelling container further includes a slit formed in the axial direction through a side wall portion of the holder where there are no projections.