Production of Atmospheric Nitrogen: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 3390, a Bill to Provide Further for the National Defense; to Establish a Self-sustaining Federal Agency for the Manufacture, Production, and Development of the Products of Atmospheric Nitrogen for Military, Experimental, and Other Purposes; to Provide Research Laboratories and Experimental Plants for the Development of Fixed-nitrogen Production; and for Other Purposes, [March 22, April 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 20, 21, 27, 28, 1920]. |
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... sulphate of ammonia , in tons ? Secretary BAKER . As soon as the sulphate process is installed , which it is proposed to install by this bill , it would be about 215,000 tons a year . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . What percentage of ...
... sulphate of ammonia , in tons ? Secretary BAKER . As soon as the sulphate process is installed , which it is proposed to install by this bill , it would be about 215,000 tons a year . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . What percentage of ...
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... sulphate of ammonia if we put in this sulphate process at $ 65 a ton , which is to be compared with a price for the imported Chilean nitrate of $ 75 per ton . The Chilean nitrate has 15 per cent of fixed nitrogen , while our product has ...
... sulphate of ammonia if we put in this sulphate process at $ 65 a ton , which is to be compared with a price for the imported Chilean nitrate of $ 75 per ton . The Chilean nitrate has 15 per cent of fixed nitrogen , while our product has ...
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... sulphate of ammonia , as soon as we get the water power running , as $ 48.22 to us , and if we sell it at $ 65 it will give us $ 16.80 profit per ton . Senator GORE . Would that allow enough now on the manufac- turing cost of sulphate ...
... sulphate of ammonia , as soon as we get the water power running , as $ 48.22 to us , and if we sell it at $ 65 it will give us $ 16.80 profit per ton . Senator GORE . Would that allow enough now on the manufac- turing cost of sulphate ...
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... sulphate of ammonia . Senator GORE . And that is not liable to the objection which Senator Smith of South Carolina states ? Mr. ROBERTS . That is just like gold dust , so far as selling is con- cerned . I can sell it and get plenty of ...
... sulphate of ammonia . Senator GORE . And that is not liable to the objection which Senator Smith of South Carolina states ? Mr. ROBERTS . That is just like gold dust , so far as selling is con- cerned . I can sell it and get plenty of ...
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... sulphate of ammonia or the fertilizer form of this nitrogen for sale in com- mercial quantities ? Mr. ROBERTS . Just as soon as we can put in our sulphate of ammonia process , which , under the present conditions , we would say would be ...
... sulphate of ammonia or the fertilizer form of this nitrogen for sale in com- mercial quantities ? Mr. ROBERTS . Just as soon as we can put in our sulphate of ammonia process , which , under the present conditions , we would say would be ...
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agriculture Air Nitrates Corporation American Cyanamid American Cyanamid Co ammonium nitrate ammonium sulphate amount arc process BOWER by-product coke ovens by-product ovens capacity cent CHAIRMAN chemical Chile Chilean nitrate coal commercial committee construction consumption contract cost cottonseed meal cyanamid process electric estimate expense explosives farmer figures fixation fixed nitrogen furnace GAILLARD Germany going Government Haber process horsepower increase interest JOYES labor LANDIS manufacture material ment mixed fertilizers Muscle Shoals plant nitrate of soda nitrate plant nitric acid nitrogen compounds nitrogen fixation operation Ordnance Department patents phosphate phosphoric acid potash pounds present production profit purposes quantity question royalty SCOTT Secretary BAKER Senator KENDRICK Senator MCNARY Senator NORRIS Senator RANSDELL Senator SMITH Senator WADSWORTH SMITH of South sodium nitrate South Carolina statement sulphate of ammonia supply thing tion to-day tons of nitrogen United WASHBURN water power
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