CONTROL SERIES NO. 178 



FERTILIZER TONNAGE 



Tonnage of Fertilizer Sold in Massachusetts 



Tonnage of Unmixed Materials, January 1^ 1957 to Julyl, 1958 



Material 



Processed tankage & activated 



sewage 



Superphosphate 



Pulverized animal manures. . . 



Cottonseed meal 



Ammonium nitrate 



Bone meal 



Nitrate of soda 



Muriate of potash 



Sulfate of ammonia 



Castor pomace 



Cyananiid 



Urea 



Urea formaldehyde 



Miscellaneous 



Totals 



1957 



TONNAGE 

 1957 



1958 



Jan. 1 to July 1 July 1 ta Dec. 31 



4,076 



2,141 



1,322 



1.030 



995 



424 



548 



457 



99 



202 



37 



134 



26 



219 



11,980 



1,579 



1,260 



480 



1,012 



442 



212 



266 



150 



47 



158 



255 



33 



272 



Jan. 1-July 1 



4,359 



1,786 



1 .658 



815 



808 



536 



503 



387 



336 



325 



255 



105 



46 



188 



12,107 



Brands 



46 



32 



44 



6 



8 



33 



12 



21 



19 



4 



10 



10 



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

 available (phosphoric acid, and potash. 



