. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. TUl. CUB A R I. V I h W 29 yet the fact remains tliat thore is now in the western hemisphere but a tithe of the potash nor- mally needed, and tliat this scarcity is apt to be felt as loiif? as the war lasts. The i)resent price and scarcity of potash in the market is such that it is impracticable to secure fertilizers with any but a very small percentage of this substance, and even in cases where the fertilizer contains a small amount, it is valued at so high a price that it is very doubtful if the effect on crops will pay for its use. The nitrogen situat
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. TUl. CUB A R I. V I h W 29 yet the fact remains tliat thore is now in the western hemisphere but a tithe of the potash nor- mally needed, and tliat this scarcity is apt to be felt as loiif? as the war lasts. The i)resent price and scarcity of potash in the market is such that it is impracticable to secure fertilizers with any but a very small percentage of this substance, and even in cases where the fertilizer contains a small amount, it is valued at so high a price that it is very doubtful if the effect on crops will pay for its use. The nitrogen situation is better, but it is not all that could be desired. The principal supply of the nitrogen contained in the fertilizers used in Cuba comes from sulphate of ammonia and slaughter house products, such as tankage, bone-meal and blood. Almost all of the sulphate of ammonia used in agriculture lias luitil recently {;ome from Knghmd, but the exigencies of the war, ex' essive freight and insurance rates have, to a large extent,cut off this supply, and the production in the United States has not kept up with the demand. The excessive prices put iipon sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda for munition making have caused a large demand for the animal ammoniates, causing in turn a scarcity of all these articles and exorbitant prices. It is costing now more to treat phosphate rock with sulphuric acid in order to render the phosphoric acid available, since the sulphuric acid is in demand also in the war industries. With these facts as to the fertilizer situation before one, the establishment of this large plant by the Armour Company at Matanzas seems most timely, and it is to be hoped that the farmers of Cuba, particularly those of the western provinces where the land is old and next to impossible to grow crops without fertilizer, will awaken to the possibilities afforded and the advantages to be derived from this new and welcome industry in their country. OIL WELLS A recent visit made
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