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VIEW OF THE

CHILEAN NITRATE WORKS

AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF RESULTS OF

WHAT NITRATE HAS DONE

IN THE GROWERS OWN HANDS

PUBLISHED BY

WILLIAM S. MYERS, D.Sc, F.C.S., DirectorChilean Nitrate Committee

25 Madison Avenue, New York

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Boring test holes.

Blasting a test hole.

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Opening up trench after blasting: showing extraction of calicheby piece-work.

Loading caliche into carts.

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Tipping caliche into crusher-hopper.

Loaded train arriving at crusher-hopper.

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Top of caliche hopper; carts tipping caliche.

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Main engine.

Elevators from crushers to boiling-tanks.

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Gang ready to enter boiling-tank to discharge refuse.

Conveying refuse from underneath boiling-tank to dump.

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Crystallizing pans full, filling and empty.

Emptying crystallizing pans into cars.

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Piers with cars for conveying contents of crystallizing pans todrying floors.

Loading railway trucks for conveyance to port of shipment.

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Carriage of coal from store to boilers.

Laboratory.

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Exterior of Iodine House and water-deposit tanks.

Interior of Iodine House; packing Iodine in kegs.12

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General view of Nitrate and Iodine plant.

Fresh water distributing station.

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Exterior of Administration House.

Railway Station at Iquique: Goods depot.

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WHAT NITRATE HAS DONEIN THE GROWERS OWN HANDS

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COTTON4 BALES.The average yield of five

Egyptian acres of Cotton whereNitrate of Soda is used at therate of 100 lbs. or more to the

COTTON2 BALES.The average yield of five

United States acres of Cottonof average production and aver-age fertilization.

Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.CORN IN EAR24 BUSH-

ELS.Average product per half acre

for U. S. of corn with averagefarm fertilization.

CORN IN EAR56 BUSH-ELS.

The product of half an acreof corn fertilized with Nitrateof Soda, honie mixed withPhosphate and Potash.

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Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

OATS30 BUSHELS. OATS65 BUSHELS.Average product per acre for

the U. S. of Oats with averagefarm fertilization.

The product of an acre ofOats fertilized with Nitrate ofSoda.

Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

WHEAT14 BUSHELS. WHEAT37 BUSHELS.Average product per acre for

the U. S. of Wheat with aver-age farm fertilization.

The product of an acre ofWheat fertilized with Nitrate ofSoda, home mixed with Phos-

phates and Potash.19

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COFFEE.Porto Rican Experiment.

Fertilized with Nitrate of No Nitrate.Soda and Acid Phosphate at the Yield 205 lbs. Coffee,rate of 300 lbs. per acre each.

Yield 402^ lbs. Coffee.

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RESULTS AT HIGHGROVE, CALIFORNIA.Yields of 3 plots of equal size.

4 Boxes Orangeswith no fertilizer.

9 Boxes OrangesFertilized with AcidPhosphate alone.

15 Boxes OrangesFertilized with Ni-trate of Soda andAcid Phosphate.

RESULTS AT CORONA, CALIFORNIA.32.2 Boxes Oranges.Yield of 1/10 Acre Fertilized

with Acid Phosphate alone.

41.1 Boxes Oranges.Yield of 1/10 Acre Fertilized

with Nitrate of Soda and AcidPhosphate.

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SUGAR.Porto Rican Experiment.

Fertilized with Nitrate of No Nitrate.Soda at the rate of 400 lbs. per Yield 1860 lbs. Sugar,acre.

Yield 4340 lbs. Sugar.

SUGAR.Porto Rican Experiment.

Fertilized with Nitrate of Fertilized with Acid Phos-Soda at the rate of 400 lbs. per phate at the rate of 400 lbs. peracre. acre.

Yield 4340 lbs. Sugar.

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Yield 2170 lbs. Sugar.

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SUGAR.Porto Rican Experiment.

Fertilized with Nitrate of Fertilized

Soda at the rate of 400 lbs. peracre.

Yield 4340 lbs. Sugar.

with 12-5 FactoryBrand of Fertilizer at the rateof 600 lbs. per acre.

Yield 2480 lbs. Sugar.

Fertilized withSoda at the rate of 400 lbs,acre.

Yield 4340 lbs

SUGAR.Porto Rican Experiment.

Nitrate of Fertilized with Sulphate ofper Ammonia at the rate of 290 lbs.

per acre.Sugar. Yield 3100 lbs. Sugar.

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Fertilized in 4 applications atthe rate of 400 lbs. Nitrate ofSoda per acre.

759p increase and 6 daysearlier.

BLACK WAX BEANS.No Nitrate.

Fertilized in 4 applicationswith Nitrate of Soda at the rateof 400 lbs. to the acre.

BEANS (Seed).No Nitrate.

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BEETS.Fertilized in 4 applications at No Nitrate,

the rate of 500 lbs. Nitrate of Pulled in 72 days after seed-

Soda to the acre. ing.Pulled in 56 days after seed-

ing.

Fertilized with 300 lbs. Phos-phoric Acid and 100 lbs. Potashper acre.

Yield 4500 lbs. Beets per acre.

SUGAR BEETS.Fertilized at the rate of 300

lbs. Nitrate of Soda, 300 lbs.Phosphoric Acid and 100 lbs.

Potash per acre.Yield 9900 lbs. Beets per acre.

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Fertilized in 5 applications atthe rate of 575 lbs. Nitrate of

Soda per acre.

EARLY CABBAGE.No Nitrate.

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EARLY CARROTS.Fertilized at the rate of 500

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in4 applications.

Matured in 67 days.

No Nitrate.Matured in 142 days.

Fertilized at the rate of 300

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in2 applications.

LATE CARROTS.No Nitrate.

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CUCUMBERS.Fertilized at the rate of 324 No Nitrate,

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in First picking July 22.15 applications.

First picking July 1.

CUCUMBERS (Pickles).Fertilized at the rate of 324 No Nitrate,

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in Yield 948 dozen.15 applications.

Yield 6739 dozen.

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ENDIVE.Fertilized at the rate of 300

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in

2 applications.

No Nitrate.

Fertilized at the rate of 300lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in2 applications.

KOHL-RABI.No Nitrate.

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Fertilized at therate of 675 lbs. Ni-trate of Soda peracre in 6 applica-tions.

Yield 756 bu. On-

ions per acre.

ONIONS.Fertilized at the

rate of 375 lbs. Ni-trate of Soda peracre in 4 applica-tions.

Yield 482 bu. On-

ions per acre.

No Nitrate.Yield 127 bu. On-

ions per acre.

EARLY PEAS.Fertilized at the rate of 300

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre.First picking June 8.

No Nitrate.First picking June 17.

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EARLY POTATOES.Fertilized at the rate of 450

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in3 applications.

Yield 297 bu. per acre.

No Nitrate.Yield 92 bu. per acre.

LATE POTATOES.Dr. E. B. Voorfiees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

No Nitrate.Yield 231 bu. per acre.

Fertilized at the rate of 500lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in1 application.

Yield 374 bu. per acre.

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POTATOES.25 Potatoes grown without 25 Potates grown with Ni-

Nitrate of Soda. trate of Soda.

LATE SPINACH.Fertilized at the rate of 350 No Nitrate.

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in2 applications.

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No Nitrate. TOBACCO. Ferti lized at the rate of 100lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre.

OATS.Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.200 lbs. of Bone Dust and 8

loads of Stable Manure per acre.Yield 30 bu. per acre.

1,000 lbs. Lime, 400 lbs. AcidRock, 200 lbs. Muriate of Potashand 100 lbs. Nitrate of Soda peracre.

Yield 60 bu per acre.

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CORN.Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.Fertilizer, 300 lbs. per acre

Minerals and 150 lbs. per acreNitrate of Soda.

Rate of yield, 100 bu. Earsper acre, excellent quality.

Fertilizer, 300 lbs. per acreMinerals only.

Rate of yield, 80 bu. Ears peracre, poor quality.

CORN.Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

100 bu. of Ears per acre. Fer-tilized with 200 lbs. Nitrate ofSoda, and 200 lbs. Minerals.

30 bu. of Ears per acre. Fer-tilized with 10 tons of StableManure and 200 lbs. fine-groundBone.

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HAY CROP.Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

HAY CROP.Dr. B. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.

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OATS AND PEAS.Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms, New York.Yield, 3,500 lbs. per acre. Fer-

tilizer, 300 lbs. Minerals and 150lbs. per acre Nitrate of Soda.

Yield, 2,300 lbs. per acre. 300lbs. per acre Minerals only.

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