1924. ANON., Potash changes sweet potato shape: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 9, May 3, p. 31. p. 50. Potatoes need potash: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 9, May 3, Favorable report for Sheppard potash bill: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 30, No. 20, May 19, p. 801. Peat lands need potash: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 9, May 3, p. 60. Potash surveys: Am. Min. Cong. Special Inf. Service, General Bull. 22, May 31, pp. 2-3. SALINES 1923. ANON., Story of potash at Searles Lake: Com. Fertilizer, vol. 27, No. 3, October, pp. 47–48. 1924. Potash production gains at Searles Lake plant: Chem. and Met. Eng., Mar. 31 (brief note). American Trona Corporation production figures: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 7, April 5, p. 31 (brief note). KELP 1923. ALLEN, A. W., Potash from seaweed in California: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 29, No. 2, July 9, pp. 49–52. 1924. TURRENTINE, J. W., and TANNER, H. G., Potash from kelp, VIII, Certain equilibria used in the manufacture of potassium chloride from kelp brines: Ind. and Eng. Chemistry, vol. 16, pp. 242-248. SILICATES 1921. GIANNOBI, J., La leucite, memoria premiata col Premio Cesare Zucchini della R. Univ. Bologna, 1921, 56 pp.; Bull. Agr. Intelligence 12, pp. 1389-1390. 1923. D'OSSAT, G. D'A., Leucite in agriculture: Internat. Rev. Sci. Practice Agr., vol. 1, pp. 305–316. GREEN, M. M., Rapid determination of potash in acid-insoluble silicates: HALEY, D. E., Availability of potassium in orthoclase for plant nutrition: MANVILLI, V., Leucite as a source of agricultural potash: Coltivatore, PATERNO, E., Preparazione dei sali potassici dalla leucite e da altri silicati potassici: R. Accad. naz. de Lincei Atti Rendiconti, ser. 5, vol. 32, No. 1, January 7, pp. 3-4. VANDECAVEYE, S. C., The liberation of potassium from feldspars and of potassium and carbon dioxide from soils by fertilizer and acid treatments: Soil Sci., vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 389-406, December. WHYTE, E. F., A study of the extraction of potash from orthoclase ANON., Alunite deposits and calcining plant at Marysvale, Utah: Cement, 529. The phospho-potash process: Canadian Min. Jour., July 13, p. A new source of potash: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, No. 12, December 15, pp. 65-66, 68, 70. 1924. HINCHLEY, J. W., Manufacture of potash and other salts from leucite: Soc. Chem. Ind. Jour., vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 158-168, London, February 15. INDUSTRIAL WASTES 1924. MERZ, A. R., and Ross, W. H., By-product potash from blast furnaces: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 8, April 19, pp. 25-28 (abstracted from U. S. Dept. Agr. Bull. 1226). PUBLICATIONS ON FOREIGN POTASH DEPOSITS FRANCE 1923. BUSCH, B., Contribution to the explanation of the elevated temperatures in the Oberelsass potash beds: Kali, vol. 17, pp. 202-203. CONTI, G., A visit to the potash mines in Alsace: Rassegna mineraria, MENNECKE, M., The French potash industry: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, WERVEKE, L. VAN, Zur Frage der Herkunft der Kalisalze des Oberelsasses: ANON., French potash policy: Min. Jour., May 10 (brief note). The actual and potential output of Alsatian potash: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, No. 1, July 14, pp. 61, 64. United States foremost foreign market for Alsatian potash: Chem. and Met. Eng., September 17, p. 557. 1924. BÖKER, H. E., Zur Entwicklung des elsässischen Kali-Bergbaus in der Nachkriegszeit: Kali, vol. 18, pp. 105-109, 121–124, April. ANON., La production de potasse alsacienne en 1923: Echo des mines, Alsatian potash production: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 7, April 5, p. 29 (brief note). GERMANY 1923. BRINCKMEIER, G., Erdmagnetische Untersuchungen am Salzstock der burbacher Achzenzone bei Wefensleben, bez. Magdeburg: Kali, vol. 17, No. 16, pp. 241–248. JACOB, A., Trend of the price of potash in Germany in the years 1861 to 1923: Chem. Zeitung, vol. 47, pp. 377-379. SEIDL, E., Die geologischen Gesetzmässigkeiten, welche im hessischthüringischen (Werra-Fulda) Gebiet für den Zechstein-Kalisalzbergbau massgebend sein müssen: Kali, vol. 17, pp. 17-26, 67-77, 84-93, 22 figs. ANON., Syndicate in control of German potash industry: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 28, No. 24, June 18, p. 1085. Larger sales of German potash: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 28, No. 24, June 18, p. 1087. German potash news: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 58, No. 13, June 30, pp. 146-148. Potash contracts signed: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, No. 1, July 14, p. 29 (brief note). Förderung und Absatz der deutschen Kalisalze im Jahre 1922: Kali, vol. 17, No. 14, pp. 222–223, July 15. Larger export demand for German potash: Chem. and Met. Eng., July 16. German potash prices raised as a result of higher costs: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, October 8, p. 34 (brief note). German potash production meets with difficulties: Chem. and Met. Eng., November 5, 1923 (brief note). Conditions in Germany: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, No. 11, December 1, p. 46. 1924. HENGLEIN, M., Das Kalilager im badischen Oberrheintal: Zeitschr. Kristallographie, vol. 59, Nos. 4-5, pp. 441-443, Leipzig. ANON., Geologie des niederrheinischen Kalibezirks: Techn. Bl., vol. 14, German potash industry: Min. Jour., January 12. Reduction in home consumption affects German potash output: Chem. and Met. Eng., January 28, p. 164. The German potash crisis: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 4, February 23, pp. 35–37. Dissension in Germany over potash prices: Am. Fertilizer, March 8, p. 50. Controversy over price divides German potash industry: Chem. and Met. Eng., March 10, p. 407. High prices for coal affect German potash production: Chem. and Met. Eng., March 17, p. 445 (brief note). German potash output reduced by closing mines: Chem. and Met. Eng., May 5, p. 721 (brief note). 1924. ANON., Germany using less potash: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 11, May 31, p. 43 (brief note). Decline in sales of German potash salts: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 30, No. 21, May 26, p. 841 (brief note). ITALY 1923. HINCHLEY, J. W., Italian leucite-promising new raw material for chemical manufacture: Chem. Trade Jour., vol. 73, pp. 608-611; Chemistry and Industry, vol. 42, p. 1133, November 23. MATIGNON, C., The Italian leucite deposits; their utilization and method RUSSIA 1923. ANON., Will revive potash production in Russia: Chem. and Met. Eng., October 8, p. 691 (brief note). Russian potash on sale here: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, October 8, p. 71 (brief note). 1924. MINEVITCH, J. R., and MALISOFF, W. M., Extracting potash from Russian soil: Chem. and Met. Eng., vol. 30, No. 13, March 31, pp. 501–504. ANON., Potash from sunflowers: Canadian Min. Jour., April 11 (brief note). SPAIN 1923. LARRAGÁN, A. DE, Datos acerca de los sondeos realizados en la cuenca potásica de Cataluña: Inst. geol. Bol., vol. 4, 3d ser., pp. 103-210, 8 pls. Madrid. 1924. 1923. 1924. MARIN, AGUSTÍN, Investigaciones en la cuenca potásica de Cataluña: Inst. ANON., Spanish fertilizers: Canadian Min. Jour., May 11 (brief note). OTHER COUNTRIES BAERTSCH, J. P., Saltpeter in Mexico: Chem. Zeitung, vol. 47, pp. 465-466 ANON., No commercial nitrate deposits in Mexico: Am. Fertilizer, vol. Potassium nitrate deposits in Caucasus: Chem. and Met. Eng., July 16, p. 123 (brief note). Potassium nitrate in Caucasus: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 59, No. 4, August 25, p. 46 (brief note). Looking for potash in Canada: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, vol. 104, No. 11, p. 56, September 10; Am. Fertilizer, September 22, p. 31 (brief note). Potash in Czechoslovakia: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, November 19, p. 48 (brief note). Sweden reports potash beds: Chem. and Met. Eng., November 26, p. 987 (brief note). Sweden to produce potash: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, December 3, p. 86 (brief note). STOCKLASA, Ueber den Ursprung des Salpeters in Chile: Chem. Zeitung, vol. 48, p. 4, February 1. UNGEMACH, H., Sur le gisement potassifère de Dallol (Abyssinie): Soc. franç. min. Bull., vol. 47, Nos. 1-2, pp. 12-32, Paris, January-February. ANON., Potash in Poland: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 3, February 9, p. 78 (brief note). 9786°-26-14 1924. ANON., Saltpeter in Honduras: Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter, vol. 105, No. 8, p. 70 (brief note). (From Trade Inf. Bull. 193, Bur. Foreign and Domestic Commerce, February_25.) A potash-slag fertilizer in England: Am. Fertilizer, vol. 60, No. 5, p. 48, March 8. Manchurian chlorate of potash factory to reopen: Chem. and Met. Eng., March 10, p. 407 (brief note). Polish production of potash and superphosphates: Chem. and Met. Eng., April 14, p. 605 (brief note). STONE By G. F. LOUGHLIN and A. T. COONS PRODUCTION The sales of stone in the United States in 1923 were the largest ever recorded. There was an increase of 29 per cent in quantity and of 31 per cent in value. All varieties of stone showed increases. The tables of this report give quantities and values f. o. b. at quarries and mills as far as it is possible to obtain them. Stone quarried and used by the producer is considered as sold and is included in the figures given. This report does not, however, include the stone manufactured into abrasives (grindstones and pulpstones), glass sand, lime, and cement and reported in terms of finished prodThese products are treated in the chapters on abrasives, sand and gravel, lime, and cement. Stone sold or used by the producers in the United States, 1921–1923, by kinds • Includes mica schist, conglomerate, argillite, various light-colored volcanic rocks, serpentine not used as marble, and such other stone as can not be properly classed in any of the main groups. 205 |