14 BULLETIN 798, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Of the 2,000,000 tons of acid phosphate reported sold as such, a con- 
siderable quantity was sold to dry mixers who used it in preparing the 
final product. The quantity of acid phosphate used by dry mixers in 
1917 was 494,261 tons, leaving about 1,500,000 tons of acid phos- 
phate sold for direct application to the soil. The quantity of mixed 
fertilizer produced was 4,443,000 tons in 1917 and 4,958,000 tons 
during 1918. Certain quantities of bone, tankage, blood, fish scrap, 
and cottonseed meal were sold in their original state; also some 
nitrate of soda, but beginning with July, 1918, practically no nitrate 
of soda was sold as such. 
Brands.—Each fertilizer manufacturer was asked to give the quan- 
tity of each grade of fertilizer he produced during the periods referred 
to in the schedule; also the names of such fertilizers and the crops 
for which they were recommended. Table XI gives the quantities 
of each of the principal grades produced in 1917. 
TABLE XI1.—Distribution of fertilizer produced in 1917, by grades. 
Rea eee eka Sec SPER li 
produce umula- roduc: mu- 
(2, centage A Vs centage lative 
Grade. of total Grade. of tot 
pound | Sroduc- aS pound | produe- 5 
tons) in | Pin. | centage. tons) in | Pitta. | centage. 
1917. 1917. 
Total goods for Total goods for 
which grade which grade 
was reported. 3, 179, 135 T0055 pe: was reported. 3,179, 135 1007 ee 
NH; | P20s | E20 | NH; | P20s | K20 | 
2 10 #40 | 340,664 | 10.71 | 10.71 2 9 2 | 13;356 42 73.17 
3 9 0 | 193,468 5.08 | 16.79 1 12 1 12,640 | .39 73.56 
2 12 O | 164,830 5.18 | 21.97 a 8 3° | 12,549 | .39 73.95 
2 8 2 | 163,756 5415 1), (97:12 1 | 1 | dd 605: 17 oonG 74.31 
4 8 0 | 137,737 4.33 31.45 | 3 9 1 11, 381 -35 74. 66 
3 8 OQ | 126,192 3. 96 35.41 34 9 0 11,199 .35 75.01 
2 10 2 91, 618 2. 88 38.29 3 11 0 11,100 | 34 75.35 
= 10 0 79, 749 2.50 40.79 1 8 2 10, 956 -34 75.69 
5 10 0 74, 289 2.33 43.12 3 12 0 | 10,938 34 76.03 
1 10 0 72, 879 2.29 45.41 1 9 0 | 10,511 33 76.36 
(oa 8 2 | 66,830 2.10 47.51 | 3 5 0 | 10,419 .32 76.63 
3 10 0 54, 585 1.71 49.22 14 9 1 | 10,340 -32 77.00 
1 8 1 54, 331 1.70 50. 92 1.65 10 0 | 10,116 ssi! 77.31 
3 8 3 1 sIgsas 1.49 52.41 | 4 err 9, 956 31 77.62 
2 9 1 43,977 1.38 53.79 4 11 1 9, 894 -3l 77.93 
5 Re 1339 ao 1.22 55.01 1 11 O° S317 .28 78.21 
7 8 0 34, 307 1.07 56. 08 14 10 0 |. 9,207 . 28 78.49 
24 8 1. | 34,277 1.07 57.15 1 2 13-9, 198 .28 78.77 
1 12 0 30, 964 .97 58.12 2 11 1 8,814 21 79.04 
2 11 0 | 30,491 95 59.07 es 3) 8,560 . 26 79.30 
23 8 0 | 30,491 95 60. 02 4 12 3 8,500 26 79.56 
4 6 0 27, 957 87 60.89 z5 9 1 | 38,306 . 26 79,82 
0 16 3 27, 769 . 87 61.76 7 9 0 | 8,296 - 26 80.08 
4 12 0 27, 499 . 86 62. 62 a 12 0 “ 7,960 .25 80.33 
3 8 1 26, 992 . 84 63.46 | 4 10 0 7,952 .25 80.58 
13 10 0 24, 352 . 76 64. 22 + 7s 0 7, 604 . 23 80.81 
4 8 2 24, 137 «40 64.97 34 10 Ono 412 23 81.04 
oa 8 4 21, 955 69 65. 66 24 27 0 7,377 . 23 81.27 
1 10 1 21,915 68 66.34 0 10 2 7,273 a, 7. 81.49 
2 8 0 21, 796 68 67.02 | 13 7 0 7,162 .22 81.71 
1 8 0 20, 390 . 64 67.66 1.65 11 0 6,931 21 $1.92 
2 10 1 19,755 . 62 68. 28 1 8 3 6,798 .21 82.13 
23 9 2 19, 222 . 60 68. 88 3 9 2 6,614 .20 82.33 
1 9 1 16, 960 .53 69.41 5 8 3 6,389 20 82.53 
23 84 123 | 15,906 | .50 69.91 a 9 0 6,327 19 82.7 
2 9 0 15, 897 -50 70.41 23 10 0 6, 107 19 82.91 
6 7 0 | 15,815 .49 70. 90 2! AG 1 5,997 18 83.09 
3 24 0 15, 637 -49 71.39 6 10 0 5, 888 18 83.27 
1 3 1 15, 000 -47 71.86 2 113 0 5, 689 17 $3.44 
2 8 1 14,719 -46 72.32 2 8 3 5,559 17 83.61 | - 
5 7 0 | 13,949 | 148 72.75 1 10 3] 5,484 17 83.77 
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