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History of Fertilizer Usage

  • Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially

    Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially
  • marketplace

    marketplace
  • Period: to

    Expanding Market

    Expanded market for agriculture spurs adoption for the improved technology resulting increases in farm production.Especially in fertilizer.
  • Period: to

    3,738,300 tons

    The average annual consumption of fertilizer in 1900-1909 is 3,738,300 tons. Within the increase of technology, fetalizer has also grown.
  • farming in the 1900's

    farming in the 1900's
  • Period: to

    6,116,700 tons per year

    The average consumption has changed from 3,738,300 tons to 6,116,800 tons. since during the time, more families built farms because they needed the money.
  • farming in 1910

    farming in 1910
  • Farming in 1920's

    Farming in 1920's
  • Period: to

    6,845,800 tons of fertilizer used

    Average consumption of fertilizer used at this time was 8,845,800, where it used to be 6,116,700. It hasnt grown as much because people started moving into the cities more.
  • farming in the 1930's

    farming in the 1930's
  • Period: to

    6,599,913 tons of fertilizer used

    Yearly fertilizer changed from 6,845,800 tons to 6,559,913 tons. This occured because families started moving towards the cities and getting jobs in the cities.
  • Period: to

    Commercial fertilizer used was 13,590,466 tons

    Commercial fertilizer used is 13,590,466 tons where it used to be 6,599,913 tons. It has doubled in 40 years. People found out that they can make alot of money from farming.
  • farming in the 1940's

    farming in the 1940's
  • Period: to

    Commercial fertilizer used is 22,340,666 tons

    Commercial fertilizer used is 22,340,666 tons where it used to be 13,590,466 tons. It is still increasing at a very high rate.
  • farming in the 1950's

    farming in the 1950's
  • farming in 1960's

    farming in 1960's
  • Period: to

    32,373,713 tons of fertilizer used

    32,373,713 tons of fertilizer used, where it used to be 22,340,666 tons. By now people have moved back out into the farms and by this time frozen foods have become popular.
  • farming in the 1970's

    farming in the 1970's
  • Period: to

    43,643,700 tons of fertilizer used

    43,643,700 tons of fertilizer used, it used to be 32,373,713 tons. It will continue to grow like this for a long time.