Fertilizer Resources And Requirements Of The United States

This comprehensive guide to fertilizer resources in the United States provides detailed information about the different types of fertilizers available, their uses, and the locations where they can be found. With helpful illustrations and clear, concise descriptions, this book is an essential resource for anyone involved in agriculture and soil science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Fertilizer technology in a changing world; Nitrogen production facilities in relation to present and future demand; conversion of ammonia tofertilizer materials; Chemical and physical properties of nitrogen materials and their sphere of usefulness; Phosphate resources and processing facilities; Chemistry and manufacture of superphosphates and phosphoric acid; Chemistry and technology of new phosphate materials; Patash resources in the united states in relation to world supplies; Production and processing of potassium materials; Resources and processing of materials carrying calcium, magnesium, and sulfur; Mechanics of mixed-fertilizer production; Physical and chemical problems in mixed-fertilizer production.

This publication presents a factual review relating to resources, production, marketing, and use of fertilizers and lime, information of basic importance to all who are concerned with or interested in the formulation of a national policy in respect to these materials.

Pp. 3 -- Introduction. pp. 4 -- Current fertilizer practice, by crops. pp. 5 -- Production from current acreage and projected needs. pp. 12 -- Acreage-fertilizer combinations for U.S. production and projected needs. pp. 14 -- Meeting projected needs at minimum unit cost. pp. 19 -- Optimum use of limited quantities of fertilizer. pp. 25.