ACTUAL POTASH USED IN DIFFERENT STATES 



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It is seen that Germany is the greatest consumer of these salts, 

 and the United States the next in actual quantity used. Other 

 countries use comparatively small quantities, but some of them use 

 larger quantities per acre of land under cultivation than are used 

 in this country. 



436. Amount of Actual Potash Used in Different States. The 

 relative quantities of potash used in the different states are shown 

 in the following table : 



DATE OF COMPILATION, JULY 8, 1901. 



Tons actual potash sold in the 

 various states in 1899, as per 



State 



NORTH 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Maine 



Massachusetts 



Michigan 



Missouri 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



New York 



Ohio 200,000 



Pennsylvania... 125,000 

 Rhode Island ... 5,000 



Vermont 13,000 



Wisconsin 2co 



Canada 4,000 



Tons of 



total 

 fertilizer 

 consumed 



in 1900 



22,500 

 6,OOO 



25,000 



75,000 

 6,000 



30,000 

 7,000 

 7,000 

 5,000 



42,929 

 125,000 



Total 698,629 



SOUTH 



Alabama 



Arkansas 



Florida 



Georgia 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maryland 



Mississippi 



North Carolina 

 South Carolina 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Virginia 



West Virginia . 



155,746 



1,200 

 4O,000 



412,755 

 32,6OO 

 25,OOO 

 85,000 

 66,667 



275,000 



250,000 



25,000 



3,900 



200,000 

 25,000 



Per 

 cent. 



K 2 

 (Esti- 

 mated) 



5-0 



4.0 



I.O 



3-o 

 5-o 

 2.6 

 o.S 

 3-0 

 6.0 

 4.0 



2.0 



3-0 

 4.0 

 5-0 



2.O 



3-o 



1-5 

 i-5 

 8.0 



2.O 



3-o 



0.8 

 3-8 



2.O 

 I.O 

 2.0 

 2-5 



agent's statement 



Total 1,597,868 



Grand total. 2,296,497 



Tons 



KoO 



1,125 



240 



250 



1,125 



180 

 1,500 



182 

 35 



150 

 2,576 

 5,000 

 4,000 

 3,750 



200 



650 

 4 



120 



2I,o87 



2,336 



18 

 3,200 



8,255 

 978 



200 

 2,550 

 I.OOO 

 4,125 

 3,750 



500 



39 

 4,000 



625 

 31,576 

 52,663 



