COTTON 133 



In most States, however, it is now unlawful 

 and properly so for the fertilizer manufacturer 

 to use the "sliding scale" in his printed analysis; 

 only guaranteed minimum figures are allowed. 



Ammonia is used in fertilizers because it sounds 

 as if a little more nitrogen was used, but values are 

 estimated on basis of nitrogen content. Remember 

 it is nitrogen you are after. Ammonia can be 

 reduced to terms of nitrogen by multiplying by 

 .824. In other words, one pound of ammonia 

 equals . 824 pound nitrogen. 



