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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 32 No. 2 1918

The Fertilizer Needs of the United States

H. J. Wheeler

American Water (Canada)

Abstract

I. Introductory: the country's fertilizer requirements, 209. — Effects of farming methods, 211. — II. Nitrogen, 213. — Sources of supply, 214. — Nitrate of soda, 217.— III. Phosphoric acid, 219. — The phosphate beds of the South, 220. — IV. Potash; divergent opinions, 221. — Detailed survey of needs, by states, 222. — Domestic sources of supply, 235. — V. Conclusion, 237.

DOI
10.2307/1885426
Volume
32
Issue
2
Pages
209
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