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Show Fertilizer Use In Utah Makes Big Jump In '47 Consumption of commercial fertilizer In Utah In 1917 more than tripled the amount used ln 1945, according to a report released re-leased this week by the National Fertilizer association. In 1915, (5,02 tons were used. In 1917 19,093 tons of fertilizer were used by Utah's farmers. Consumption of commercial fertilizer by nil American farmers farm-ers during 1947, Increasftig for the ninth consecutive year, surpassed sur-passed that for 194i"), the previous previ-ous all-time high, according to the annual report on fertilizer consumption which was made by the National Fertilizer Association Asso-ciation on the basis of tag sales data, shipments, reports of State officials and authoritative estimates, nnd was made public this week by Maurice II. Lock-wood, Lock-wood, president. It indicates that American farmers used more than 15 million mil-lion tons of commercial fertilizer fertil-izer last year. This figure docs not Include raw phosphate rock, soft phosphate and colloidal clay, gypsum, or domestically-produced domestically-produced basic slag. Were such materals included, the total consumption con-sumption for 1917 would be well over 16 million tons. Liming .materials are not Included In lnny of the Above figures. Although the consumption of 15.039,000 short tons during 1947 was only 165.000 tons greater than that in 1946. the increase is significant because it marked a new peak in fertilizer fer-tilizer consumption, and because it reflected peace-time demand for agricultural production rather rath-er than swollen war-Induced demand. de-mand. A comparison with tho 1935-1939 prewar period, when annual fertilizer consumption averaged 7.33S.000 tons, shows that consumption in 1917 has more than doubled. About per cent of the total of 15,039 000 tons rorosvnted commercial fertilizer fer-tilizer distribution. Direct Gov. ernment distribution through AAA and TVA during 1947 wis about 2-3 as groat as in iau; and was at its lowest level since 1939. Distribution of fertilizer under the Government's "Purchase "Purch-ase Order Han" which is in-eluded in-eluded in commercial distribution, distribu-tion, increased 1 per cent over 1946. |