826 



EXPEKIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The auiouiit and value of fliffereiit kinds of fertilizing materials produced in 

 1!)05 as compared witU I'JOO are shown in the following table : 



Amount and value of fcrtilizinff materials iirodueed in the United Stutcs, 



IDOO and 1905. 



Kind of fertilizer. 



Fish 



Kainit 



Limestone 



Phosphate rock 



Pyrites , 



Sulphur 



Lime , 



Potash salts , 



Nitrate of potash 



Nitrate of soda 



Wood ashes 



Sulphuric acid 



Superphosphate 



Ammouiates , 



Ammonium sulphate . 



Common salt 



Cotton-seed meal 



Bones, tanliage, etc . . . 



Amount 

 1905. 



Tom. 



923, 305 



190,493 



20, 281 



888, 571 



342, 962 



4,210 



6 22,131 



122, 107 



1, 160 



42, 213 



f> 17, 083 



197, 865 



320, 559 



125, 888 



10,540 



2,406 



Value 1905. 



Increase 



in 



amount 



lover 1900. 



Increase 

 in value 

 over 1900, 



I 



1,891, 



10, 

 4,244, 

 2,020, 



92, 



3, 



3, 606, 



39, 

 1,760, 

 2, 

 1,084, 

 2,912, 

 2,445, 

 600, 



13, 

 2. 376, 

 5,094, 



Per cent. 



101 



248 



183 



13 



19 



Per cent. 



379 J 



263' 



47] 



19 i 



a Decrease. 



b Bushels. 



Italy's production of chemical manures, A. Menozzi (Ahs. in CJirm. Trade 

 Jour., '/.i {1008), Xo. 1108, p. 1.52). — A report presented to the minister of 

 agriculture on this subject is briefly reviewed. 



Fertilizers in Australia {Mark Lane E.x:press, 99 {1908), No. 1,023, p. ^97).— 

 Attention is called to the rapid increase in the use of fertilizers in Australia, 

 the imports in 1906 amounting to 150,360 tons valued at about $1,891,500. 



Artificial fertilizers in China {Chem. Trade Jour.. .',3 {1908), No. 1119, p. 

 398). — A brief statement is given as to the extent to which fertilizers are used 

 in China and the iiossibilities of developing the fertilizer trade there. 



Report on commercial fertilizers, 1908, E. H. .Jenkins and ,J. P. Street 

 {Conneetieut State Sta. Rpt. 1907-8, pt. S, pp. .'/.53-570+ 17//). —Analyses of 632 

 samples of commercial fertilizers and manurial waste products examined during 

 the year are reported and discussed with reference to variation in composition 

 and commercial value. The fertilizers examined are classified as follows : Con- 

 taining nitrogen as the chief active ingredient, 185 samples; phosphoric acid, 

 10 samples; potash, 23 samples; nitrogen and phosphoric acid, i53 samples; 

 mixed fertilizers, .305 samples; and miscellaneous fertilizers and manures, 56 

 samples. 



Inspection and analyses of cotton-seed meal on sale in Mississippi, W. F. 

 Hand et al. {Mississippi ISta. Bui. 11^, pp. 3-35). — Itesults of inspection of 414 

 samples of cotton-seed meal during the season of 1907-8 are summarized. Very 

 few shipments of meal showed marked deficiencies in composition. 



Analyses of commercial fertilizers, W. Frear {Penn. Dept. Afjr. Bui. 171. 

 pp. 73). — This is a report of insiiection of fertilizers in the State from January 

 1 to August 1, 1908, and includes analyses of 625 samples of fertilizing materials. 



Fertilizers as sold 1908, A. McGill et al. {Lab. Inland Rev. Dept. Canada 

 Bui. 161, pp. 23).— Analyses of 119 samples of fertilizers collected in various 

 districts of Canada are reported. Attention is especially called to the need of 

 improvement in the Canadian fertilizer law with respect particularly to regis- 

 tration and identification of brands. 



