A SURVEY or THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY. 

 FiGUEB 1. 



SOURCES OF AMMONIA 



IN 



MIXED FERTILIZERS 



1918 



BASED ON REPORTS FROM 425 COMPANIES 



AMOUNT USED IN 

 MIXED FERTILIZERS 



AMMONIA BEARING 



PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL AMMONIA 

 DERIVED FROM EACH MATERIAL 



THOUSANDS OF TONS 



MATERIAL 



PER CENT 



500 400 300 200 100 





5 10 15 20 25 









■ 



- 





SODIUM NITRATE 



AMMONIUM SULPHATE 



COTTONSEED MEAL 



ANIMAL TANKAGE 



BASE GOODS 



NATURAL GUANO 



1 



■B 



_^ 



1^ 



^ 



^ 





- 



I 



- 



H 

 t 























1 



^ 





" 

















. 















1 



DRIED BLOOD 



■ 

























GARBAGE TANKAGE 



■ 























■ 



FISH SCRAP (dried) 



■ 























■ 



CASTOR BEAN POMACE 



■ 























1 



LEATHER SCRAP OR MEAL 



1 























1 



FISH SCRAP (acidulated) 



























HAIR 

























1 



AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE 



























CYANAMID 

 { HOOF MEAL 

 TANKAGE (n.O.S.) 

 HIDE SCRAP j 

























■ 



OTHER MATERIALS 



I 













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