2 BULLETIN 312, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
production of fertilizers will undoubtedly continue its interrupted 
advance, and the phosphate industry will resume its former activity. 
The output of phosphate rock in this country, by States, is given in 
Table I, and the production, exports, imports, and consumption in 
the United States for the last 14 years are given in Table II. 
TasLeE I.—Production of phosphate rock in the United States.* 
[In tons of 2,240 pounds. ] 
1910 1911 1912 
Phosphate. 
Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value 
Monga Nard Tock= see-e- 2. --oe 392,088 | $2,940, 660 474,094 | $2,953, 606 536,379 | $3,218,274 
Florida land pebble.......---- 1,637,709 | 6,550,836 | 2,020,477 | 6,809,007 | 2,043,486 7,101, 186 
Toials Worndas ses e 2,029,797 | 9,491,496 | 2,494,571 | 9,762,613 | 2,579,865 | 10,319,460 
South Carolina land rock....-- 185, 000 786, 250 2 169,156 673, 156 2131, 490 524, 760 
South Carolina river rock..... 16, 347 57s314 ied. sseee Se Sec ek ee ee eee eee 
Total, South Carolina...| 201,347 843,564 | 2 169,156 673,156 | 2131,490 524, 760 
MeENTCSSCO see sae es cae . | 1, 586, 516 542, 761 1,918, 489 | 443, 065 1,710,000 
OihersStatesaes =. 90 ee 10, 095 40,380 310,505 39, 882 | 211,612 46, 450 
Total, United States....| 2,681,938 | 11,961, 956 | 3,216,993. | 12,394, 140 | 3,166,032 | 12,600,670 
1913 1914 
Phosphate. 
Tons Value Tons Value 
HOTA a WATGUOC Ke Pare eee a eee 485, 811 $3, 206, 343 2 309, 689 2 $1,912,197 
alondatand' mebbles 2 = as. sacs nee 2,043, 403 6, 334, 549 21, 829, 202 2 5, 442, 547 
otal wordnet soo es - ae ek ee e 2,529,214 9,540,802 | 22,138,891 27,354,744 
pout Carolmavland crock: 3s ee eee Se ee eee ee eee a eee 2106, 919 2 415,039 
South Carolina river Tock—...--- 252 espe soe | beiebeescuscss|sods con ccs lene tao ee 
‘Total South: Carolina =< ...22 222. -c52ccb = 2] eee eee | bee eee eeeees 2106, 919 2 415,039 
MRENTICSSCOS ae Nee soe ak mee ee eae epee 434,193 1,628, 224 2483, 203 21,822,770 
OLHErStales oreee ois ee ee ee aoe a een eee 499,600 4 398, 272 25,030 215, 488 
Total, Uinited* States: 2-5-0 aren | 3,063, 007 11, 567, 388 | 2 2, 734.043 2 9,608, 041 
1 Statistics collected by Mineral Industry, except as otherwise noted. 
2 Reported by the U. eee Survey. 
3 Idaho, Utah, and W yom 
4 Figures include produchiad et South Carolina and other States not separately mentioned, 
TaBLE I1.—Statistics of phosphates for the United States. 
[In tons of 2,240 pounds. ] 
, Produc- | Im- 9 Sonnet Produc- | Im- Consum 
SEE tion. | ports. |E*P°TtS.?| tion || 9 Y®8F- | tion. | ports.” | E*P8tS-7| “tion a 
pad Se eS en eee | eae eee ee eS 
| 
19012 =~ | 1,483,723, 180,714) 729,539) 934, 898/| 1908......-. 2,375,031] 26, 734! 1,196,175} 1, 205, 590 
ti See 1,600,813) 145,793) 802086] 944,250| 1909........ 2) 463,766] 11,903) 1,020, 556| 1,455,113 
10S oo os 1,581,576) 153,972) 785,259) 950,289)| 1910......-- 2,681, 938 19, 319) th 083, 037) 1,618, 
eee 1,874,428) 166,090) 842,484) 1, 198, O34) 1910. a2 3,216,993) 16, 153, L, 246, 577| 1, 980, 569 
POD 5 Se eon os 1,933,286) 82,072) 934,940 i 080, 418|; 1912.....-.. 3, 166, 032 28, 821) ‘h 206, 520} 1, 988, 333 
1 ODO Ss 2/222: 2,052,742} 46,228] 904,214 1 194; 756}} 1913.-< 22-4: 3,062,975) 26, 408, 1 338, 450 1, 724, 525 
Lh Ur Cae Su) 25, 896} 1,018, 212 1, 259, sa! 1 eee eee | 2; fat, 049) <2 oe | ” 964, 114| 1, 769, 929 
1 Production statistics of 1901 and subsequent years, except 1905 to 1913, are those of the U.S. Gealogiegy 
Survey and are based on marketed products. 
2 Neglecting the insignificant exports of foreign products. -~ 
