Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-08 | Page 26 | Fertilizer Output is Fast Increasing

FERTILIZER OUTPUT IS FAST Relative to the time matter mater of or commercial fertilizer In iii the United States a a. a New Ne NewYork ew York journal comments as follows I It ItIs I I is b by no mere coincidence that the three principal fertilizer stocks should show conspicuous market str strength at the same saro time The past year ear has been one of or exceptional prosperity for the fer- fer group arid antI the present and sue sue- years promise to keep their thel horn of at plenty plent tle filled Food Foo and antI all al aids aid to the production of ot food are at a pre pre- An And Amid when it I is realized that tha not in one year ear can the larders harders am and pantries of ot the tho world be restocked i it J becomes easy to believe e bele that tho time f fer r- r companies are only anI just crossing the time threshold of ot an era er of cC bl big profits Their domestic held field feld Is tremendous tremendous- amounting to acres in 1917 I that that being being the acreage planted to corn wheat oats barley barle rye rc buckwheat buckwheat buck hucl wheat potatoes tobacco rice h hay peanuts peanuts pea pea- nuts and antI cotton coton In iii 1914 the area planted wa was acres less Jess There Is still however howe er an enormous acreage In the that has used country never ne use a u pound o of fertilizer It I is estimated that at present tons of or fertilizers are produced an ami- ami n In the United States State This It Is believed etI bele can be enormously expanded b by virtue of of at the time big increase In sulphuric sul sul- ph uric acid production un under er the t spur pu of at wars war's demand demantI The 1911 Ull 1 production of or tho the country was tons ton o or of add acid B By fly 1917 the tho output had grown to tons and the estimates for or 1918 and 1919 are an and tons respectively ely Such an expansion ellan lon Eton In output would provide pro llo an nn a aCid aCh ld foundation for double the tonnage o of fertilizers now not being produced Plants and cannon eat cat the same food Sulphuric acl acid enters enter largely Into tIme the manufacture of at explosives an and amid other necess necessary war materials while at the tho same ame time Plants plants call cal for or sulphuric acid compounds compound The Tho fertilizer Industry industry Indus indus- I try up to the time be beginning of or the tho war Wll I was tho the largest st producer and consumer of acid ail taking takIng around 2000 I 1000 tons a year ear hut but first place quickly I I lund bad hal to 10 be yielded to the tho War ar God