Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-04-10
Anaconda Fertilizers Prove
Big Stimulant to Production

ton Is capable OF producing the va
riety and volume Of foodstuffs that
can be grown in the United States, 1t
is also true that II there were no
commercial fertilizers available today.
1t would require 100000 more acres
to grow the same amount Of foods as
is now being produced through the aid
of commercial fertilizers.
At Anaconda is located one of the
largest superphosphate plants in Amer
ca. This plant supplies the major por-
ton Of the phosphate fertilizer used
in the western half OF the United
States
Result data from various sugar COM
panies shows that 100 pounds Of phos-
phate fertilizer per acre, on an average.
increases the yield Of sugar beets by
two tons per acre. Accordingly. ton
of phosphate will produce an extra 40
tons Of beets. Approximately 1900 tons
of Anaconda phosphate is used each
year in the fertilization Of sugar beets
Therefore this tonnage will produce
| approximately $4,000 extra tons Of
beets CT computed in tons of sugar,
this fertilizer produces 100000 extra
tons Of sugar. This is valuable con-
tribution in these DAYS of threatened
sugar shortages. Similar increases in
Yields on all other farm crops such
as wheat, barley, potatoes, alfalfa and
fruits and vegetables are obtained
from the use of phosphate fertilizers.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co.
started the production of phosphate
fertilizers in 1921. For a number Of
years the production was sold in the
midwestern states of Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan and Illinois. During these
earlier years. it was thought that the
soils of the intermountain and western
states were sufficiently well supplied
with phosphates and that the addition
of phosphate fertilizer was not needed.
On many farms this was true. How
ever. about 1928, test with phosphate
fertilizer on sugar beets in the Wheat
land. wyoming territory gave such
outstanding results. that beet growers
in that area quickly adopted the use
of this material.
News of the splendid results with
phosphate on sugar beets in the
Wheatland area quickly spread to
other beet-growing areas, and by 1890
beet growers throughout the inter-
mountain territory were beginning to
try out this fertilizer Results were so
generally satisfactory, that the use of
fertilizer on the sugar beet crop grew
by leaps and bounds, until at the pres
ent time, the majority of the sugar
beet acreage in the mountain states is
regularly treated with phosphate fer
tilizer. Farmers, observing the in
creased yields on sugar beets from the
use of phosphate, started trying it out
on their other crops. They quickly
found that phosphate gave Just as
| good results on potatoes. alfalfa, grain,
vegetables and fruits as it did on sugar
beetS.
Western sugar companies. having
quality as well as increased production
in mind, not only recommend Ana
! conda fertilizers. but sell them to
! growers
The following fertilizer materials are
manufactured by the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co.:
Anaconda Treble superphosphate-
A high grade concentrated phosphate
fertilizer containing 43 percent to As
percent available phosphate.
Anaconda lawn and garden fertilizer
"A fertilizer particularly designed to
increase the growth of grass, flowers,
! shrubs, trees. ETC., on the soils of Mon
tana and adjoining states.
( Anaconda ammoniated phosphate g.
800 and 1O-20-0-A combination of
nitrogen and phosphate designed for
use on vegetable and fruit crops, where
/ the soils are deficient in nitrogen as
we'll as phosphate.
/ Anaconda fertilizers are sold by the
Anaconda Sales Co.. Anaconda, Mont.
/ of which r, A. Jones is sales MANAGER