22 Economic-Fertilizer & Chemical Use 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 1996 



FERTILIZER AND FERTILIZER MATERIALS SOLD IN MONTANA, 1990-1995 ^' 



MATERULS 



1990 



1991 



1992 



Anhydrous Ammonia 44,942 46,806 48,890 



Ammonium Nitrate 47,91 1 50,944 54,786 



Ammonium Sulfate 9,077 11,755 10,388 



Ammonium Thiosulfate 944 453 1,015 



Urea 81,978 62,966 90,576 



Nitrogen Solutions 12,573 9,478 1 8,900 



0-44-0,0-45-0^ 2,315 5,083 1,471 



Phosphoric Acid 3,293 3,840 2,974 



Potash 21,691 24,942 26,232 



Compost 2,722 3,958 1,200 



Gypsum, Lime & Sulphur 1,028 1,092 1,269 



Micronutrient Materials 410 474 476 



AMMONIATED PHOSPHATES & MIXTURE 



1846-0 (DAP) 39,735 36,387 43,567 



16-20-0(APS) 15,185 8,224 11,763 



11-52-0 (MAP) 84,234 80,508 86,360 



10-34-0 (Liquid) 5,309 3,656 5,365 



2-1-0 Ratios 2,360 8,457 4,196 



1-1-0 Ratios 2,156 3,038 2,890 



1-1-1 Ratios 3,112 2,390 N/A 



Other Blends 8,412 3,668 4,274 



total All Fertilizers & Materials 387,583 368,871 418,982 



TOTAL Nitrogen 115,766 111,257 130,158 



TOTAL Phosphate 69,962 68,258 74,1 1 1 



TOTAL Potash 13,059 15,332 15,739 



" Montana Commercial Fertilizer Report ^' All Phosphorus Materials N/A~Not Available 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE: Winter Wheat and Other Spring Wheat, Montana 1994-95 



Area Applied ' 



1995 



Percent 



89 

 82 

 29 



88 

 28 

 10 



44 

 12 



78 

 72 

 17 



76 



63 



8 



8 

 11 



18 



" Winter wheat area harvested in 1995 for Montana was 1.37 million acres and 1.85 million acres in 1994. Spring wheat area planted in 1995 for Montana was 3.95 

 million acres and 3.45 million acres in 1994. Refers to acres receiving one or more applications of a specific agricultural chemical. ~ Insufficient reports to publish 

 data. Note: Data may not multiply across due to rounding. 



