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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., Director
Chilean Nitrate Committee
25 Madison Avenue,
New
York
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Boring
test holes.
Blasting a test hole.

3
Opening up trench
showing extraction of caliche

by piece-work.
after blasting:
Loading caliche into

4
carts.
Tipping caliche into crusher-hopper.
Loaded
train arriving at crusher-hopper.

5
Top
^'^''\v^-
of caliche hopper; carts tipping caliche.
Main
engine.
Elevators from crushers to boiling-tanks.

7
Gang ready
to enter boiling-tank to discharge refuse.
Conveying refuse from underneath boiling-tank to dump.
Crystallizing pans
Emptying
full, filling
crystallizing
9
and empty.
pans into
cars.
Piers with cars for conveying contents of crystallizing pans to
drying floors.
Loading railway trucks for conveyance

10
to port of shipment.
Carriage of coal from store to boilers.
Laboratory.
11
Exterior of Iodine House and water-deposit tanks.
Interior of Iodine
House; packing Iodine

12
in kegs.
13
General view of Nitrate and Iodine plant.
Fresh water distributing

14
station.
jsm
,>ft.-..^ ;;*w
Exterior of Administration House.
Railway Station
at Iquique:
15
Goods
depot.

IN
THE GROWERS OWN HANDS
17
COTTON4
COTTON2
BALES.
The
The
average yield of five

Egyptian acres of Cotton where
Nitrate of Soda is used at the
rate of 100 lbs. or
more
yield of five
United States acres of Cotton
of average production and aver-
age
to the
fertilization.
Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms,
CORN
IN
EAR24 BUSH-
CORN
ELS.
IN
New
York.
EAR 56 BUSH-
ELS.
The product of half an
Average product per half acre
acre
of corn fertilized with Nitrate

of Soda, honie mixed with
for U. S. of corn with average
farm
BALES.
average
fertilization.
Phosphate and Potash.

18
OATS 30 BUSHELS.
Average product per acre for
the U. S. of Oats with average
Oats
farm
Soda.
The product
fertilization.
fertilized
WHEAT 14
the U. S. of
age farm
of
WHEAT 37
BUSHELS.
Wheat with
York.
an acre of
with Nitrate of
Average product per acre
New
OATS65 BUSHELS.
New York.
BUSHELS.
The product of an acre of

Wheat fertilized with Nitrate of
Soda, home mixed with Phos-
for
aver-
fertilization.
phates and Potash.

19
COFFEE.
Porto Rican Experiment.
Fertilized
with
Nitrate
Soda and Acid Phosphate
of
at the
rate of 300 lbs. per acre each.

Yield 402^ lbs. Coffee.
No
Nitrate.
Yield 205
lbs. Coffee,
RESULTS AT HIGHGROVE, CALIFORNIA.

Yields of 3 plots of equal
4 Boxes Oranges
with no fertilizer.
9 Boxes Oranges
Fertilized with Acid
Phosphate alone.
size.
15
Boxes Oranges
Fertilized
trate of
with
Ni-
Soda and
Acid Phosphate.
RESULTS AT CORONA, CALIFORNIA.

Boxes Oranges.
Yield of 1/10 Acre Fertilized
with Acid Phosphate alone.
41.1
32.2
Boxes Oranges.
Yield of 1/10 Acre Fertilized

with Nitrate of Soda and Acid
Phosphate.
21
SUGAR.
No
Fertilized
with Nitrate of
at the rate of 400 lbs. per
Soda
Nitrate.
Yield 1860
lbs.
Sugar,
acre.
Yield 4340
lbs.
Sugar.
SUGAR.
of
Nitrate
Fertilized with
Soda at the rate of 400 lbs. per
Fertilized with Acid Phosphate at the rate of 400 lbs. per
acre.
acre.
Yield 4340
lbs.
Yield 2170
Sugar.
22
lbs.
Sugar.
SUGAR.
Fertilized
with Nitrate of
Soda at the rate of 400 lbs. per
acre.
Yield 4340
lbs.
Fertilized with 12-5 Factory

Fertilizer at the rate
Brand of
of 600 lbs. per acre.

Yield 2480 lbs. Sugar.
Sugar.
SUGAR.
Fertilized
with Nitrate of
at the rate of 400 lbs, per
Fertilized with Sulphate of

at the rate of 290 lbs.
per acre.
Ammonia
Soda
acre.
Yield 4340 lbs
Yield 3100
Sugar.
23
lbs.
Sugar.
BLACK WAX BEANS.

Fertilized in 4 applications at
the rate of 400 lbs. Nitrate of
Soda per
759p
No
Nitrate.
acre.
and
increase
days
earlier.
BEANS
Fertilized
in
applications
with Nitrate of Soda at the rate

of 400 lbs. to the acre.
(Seed).
No
Nitrate.
BEETS.
No
Soda to the acre.
Pulled in 56 days after seed-
Nitrate,
Pulled in 72 days after seeding.
ing.
SUGAR BEETS.
Fertilized at the rate of 300
Nitrate of Soda, 300 lbs.
Phosphoric Acid and 100 lbs.
Fertilized with 300 lbs. Phosphoric Acid and 100 lbs. Potash
lbs.
per acre.
Yield 4500
Potash per
lbs.
Beets per acre.
acre.
Yield 9900
20
lbs.
Beets per acre.
EARLY CABBAGE.
Soda per
acre.
No
Nitrate.
EARLY CARROTS.
No

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre in
4 applications.
Matured in 67 days.
Nitrate.
Matured
in 142 days.
LATE CARROTS.
No

2 applications.
28
Nitrate.
CUCUMBERS.
No Nitrate,
First picking July 22.

15 applications.
First picking July 1.
CUCUMBERS
(Pickles).
No

15 applications.
Nitrate,
Yield 948 dozen.
Yield 6739 dozen.

29
ENDIVE.
No
Nitrate.
KOHL-RABI.
No
Nitrate.

2 applications.

2 applications.
.30
ONIONS.
Fertilized at the
rate of 675 lbs. Nitrate of Soda per
acre in 6 applica-
Fertilized at the
rate of 375 lbs. Nitrate of Soda per
acre in 4 applica-
tions.
tions.
Yield 756 bu. Onions per acre.
Yield 482 bu.

ions per acre.
No
Nitrate.
Yield 127 bu. Onions per acre.
On-
EARLY PEAS.
No Nitrate.
First picking June

lbs. Nitrate of Soda per acre.
First picking June 8.
31
17.
EARLY POTATOES.
No

3 applications.
Yield 297 bu. per acre.
Nitrate.
LATE POTATOES.
Dr. E. B. Voorfiees' Experiment, Highlands Farms,
No
York.
Fertilized at the rate
Nitrate.
New
lbs.
1
of 500
Nitrate of Soda per acre in
application.
POTATOES.
25 Potatoes grown
Nitrate of Soda.
without
25
Potates
trate of Soda.
LATE SPINACH.
No

2 applications.
33
Nitrate.
grown with Ni-
TOBACCO.
No

Nitrate of Soda per acre.
Nitrate.
lbs.
OATS.
200 lbs. of Bone Dust and 8
loads of Stable Manure per acre.
New
Lime, 400 lbs. Acid

lbs. Muriate of Potash
100 lbs. Nitrate of Soda per
1,000 lbs.
Rock, 200
and
acre.
Yield 60 bu per acre.

34
York.
CORN.
300 lbs. per acre
Minerals and 150 lbs. per acre
Nitrate of Soda.
Rate of yield, 100 bu. Ears
per acre, excellent quality.
New
York.
300 lbs. per acre

Minerals only.
Rate of yield, 80 bu. Ears per
Fertilizer,
Fertilizer,
acre,
poor
quality.
CORN.
100 bu. of
Ears per
New
York.
30 bu. of Ears per acre. Fertilized with 10 tons of Stable

Manure and 200 lbs. fine-ground
acre. Fer-
with 200 lbs. Nitrate of

Soda, and 200 lbs. Minerals.
tilized
Bone.
35
HAY CROP.
Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment,
HAY
Highlands Farms,
New
York.
New
York.
CROP.
Dr. B. B. Voorhees' Experiment, Highlands Farms,

30
OATS AND PEAS.

Dr. E. B. Voorhees' Experiment,
Yield, 3,500 lbs. per acre. Fer300 lbs. Minerals and 150
lbs. per acre Nitrate of Soda.
tilizer,
Highlands Farms,
New
York.
Yield, 2,300 lbs. per acre. 300

per acre Minerals only.
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INDEX
VIEWS OF CHILEAN NITRATE WORKS
Blasting a test hole
Boring test holes
Carriage of coal from store to boiler
Conveying refuse from underneath boiling-tank to
Crystallizing pans, full, filling and empty
Elevators from crushers to boiling-tanks
Emptying
3
3
11
dump
8
9
7
crystallizing pans into cars
Exterior of Administration House

Exterior of Iodine House and water-deposit tanks
Fresh water distributing station
Gang ready to enter boiling-tank to discharge refuse
General view of Nitrate and Iodine plant
Interior of Iodine House
15
12
14
8
14
12
Laboratory
11
5
Loaded
train arriving at crusher-hopper

Loading caliche into carts
Loading railway trucks for conveyance to port of
shipment
10
Main engine
Map
of South
America
Opening up trench after blasting

Piers with cars for conveying contents of crystalizing pans to drying
10
15
6
13
13
floors
Railway station at Iquique
Steam
boilers
Subliming retort in Iodine House

Sulphur ovens in Iodine House
Tipping caliche into crusher-hopper
Top of caliche hopper

24
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Asparagus
Barley for
Hay
Beans
Beets
Cabbage
'
Carrots
Celery
Coffee
Corn,
Cotton
l'~
Cucumbers
Endive
Hay
Kohl-Rabi
Oats
Oats and Peas
Oats for Hay
Onions
Oranges
Peas
Peas and Oats
Potatoes
Spinach
Sugar
Sugar Beets
Timothy Hay
Tobacco
Wheat
Wheat
for
Hay
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CHILEAN NITRATE WORKS

WHAT NITRATE HAS DONE

THE GROWERS OWN HANDS

Chilean Nitrate Committee

Blasting a test hole.

showing extraction of caliche

Loading caliche into

Tipping caliche into crusher-hopper.

train arriving at crusher-hopper.

of caliche hopper; carts tipping caliche.

Elevators from crushers to boiling-tanks.

to enter boiling-tank to discharge refuse.

Conveying refuse from underneath boiling-tank to dump.

Piers with cars for conveying contents of crystallizing pans to

Loading railway trucks for conveyance

Carriage of coal from store to boilers.

Exterior of Iodine House and water-deposit tanks.

House; packing Iodine

General view of Nitrate and Iodine plant.

Fresh water distributing

Exterior of Administration House.

WHAT NITRATE HAS DONE

THE GROWERS OWN HANDS

average yield of five

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

Average product per half acre

of corn fertilized with Nitrate

for U. S. of corn with average

Phosphate and Potash.

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

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

Average product per acre

The product of an acre of

phates and Potash.

Soda and Acid Phosphate

rate of 300 lbs. per acre each.

RESULTS AT HIGHGROVE, CALIFORNIA.

RESULTS AT CORONA, CALIFORNIA.

Yield of 1/10 Acre Fertilized

Fertilized with Acid Phosphate at the rate of 400 lbs. per

Fertilized with 12-5 Factory

of 600 lbs. per acre.

Fertilized with Sulphate of

Yield 4340 lbs

BLACK WAX BEANS.

with Nitrate of Soda at the rate

Pulled in 72 days after seeding.

Beets per acre.

Beets per acre.

Fertilized at the rate of 500

Fertilized at the rate of 300

Fertilized at the rate of 324

Fertilized at the rate of 324

Yield 948 dozen.

Yield 6739 dozen.

Fertilized at the rate of 300

Fertilized at the rate of 300