CONTROL SERIES NO. 174 



FERTILIZER TONNAGE 

 Tonnage of Fertilizer Sold in Massachusetts 



Tonnage of Mixed Ferlilizers, January 1 to December 31, 1956 



Grade* 



5-10-10 



10-10-10 



5-8-7 



6-3-6 



8-16-16 



6-10-4 



7-7-7 



5-10-5 



S-6-4 



6-8-8 



8-6-2 



9-7-4 



8-12-12 



8-8-8 



Tonnage 



Jan. 1 to 

 July 1 



12,121 



6,191 



4.218 



4,126 



3,308 



2,769 



2.708 



1.875 



1,316 



1,165 



1,005 



964 



809 



759 



July 1 to 

 Dec. 31 



2,829 



2^285 

 583 

 150 



1.606 

 26S 



1,222 

 453 

 401 

 137 

 475 

 596 

 64 



Brands 



32 

 16 

 17 

 12 

 12 



9 

 18 

 32 



7 

 12 

 10 



7 

 6 



Grade* 



0-15 30 

 6-12-12 

 4-12-16 

 0-20 20 



10- 6- 4 

 5- 5-15 

 4-12- S 

 3-12-12 

 0-10-20 



12-12-12 



10- 5- 5 

 0-14-14 



15-30-15 

 Miscellaneous 



Totals 49,194 



Tonnage 



Jan. 1 to 

 July 1 



640 



6 27 



317 



306 



223 



161 



127 



115 



104 



34 



31 



23 



13 



3,139 



July 1 to 

 Dec. 31 



488 



32 



193 



205 



142 



2 



5 



47 



97 



23 



9 



5 



4 



1.494 



13,822 



Brands 



355 



*The grade represents the plant food guarantee and is e.xpressed in the order of nitrogen, 

 available phosphoric acid, and potash. 



Tonnage of Unmixed Materials, January 1 to December 31, 1956 



Material 



Tonnage 



Jan 1 to 

 July 1 



July 1 to 

 Dec. 31 



Brands 



Process tankage and activated sewage 



Superphosphate 



Pulverized animal manures 



Cottonseed meal 



Ammonium nitrate 



Nitrate of soda 



Bone meal 



Muriate of potash 



Castor pomace 



Cyanamid 



Urea 



Sulfate of ammonia 



Rock phosphate 



Linseed meal 



Miscellaneous 



Totals 



3,706 



2,075 



1,486 



1,014 



747 



575 



444 



348 



288 



235 



107 



88 



65 



251 



1,370 



1,643 



565 



761 



378 



200 



248 



187 



116 



40 



41 



50 



47 



75 



190 



5,911 



