CONTROL SERIES NO. 158 



FERTILIZER TONNAGE 



Tonnage of Fertilizer Sold in Massachusetts 



Tonnage of Mixed Fertilizers, January 1 to December 31, 1952 



* The grade represents the plant food guarantee and is expressed in the order of nitrogen, 

 available phosphoric acid, potash. 



Tonnage of Unmixed Materials, January 1 to December 31, 1952 



Material 



Tonnage 



Jan. 1 to 

 July 1 



July 1 to 

 Dec. 31 



Superphosphate 



Process tankage and activated sewage 



Pulverized animal manures 



Nitrate of soda 



Cottonseed meal 



Ammonium nitrate 



Bone meal 



Muriate of potash 



Sulfate of ammonia 



Castor pomace 



Rock phosphate 



Cyanamid 



Miscellaneous 



TOTALS 



2,668 

 2,202 

 1,503 

 962 

 896 

 722 

 496 

 311 

 232 

 227 

 159 

 101 

 307 



10.786 



1,589 



1,222 



528 



322 



176 



298 



293 



130 



50 



31 



51 



43 



25 



4,758 



13 

 29 



