The Great Nitrate Fields of Chile Reprint of An Article From the Monthly Bulle
The Great Nitrate Fields of Chile Reprint of An Article From the Monthly Bulle
International Bureau of the American Republics
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The second phase of the association's purpose is to spread a knowl- edge of the sources of nitrate of soda, of the essential value of nitro- gen compounds in the arts and in all industrial processes, and es- pecially to extend in every direction among those whose business it is to deal with products of the soil a better recognition of the fact that no soil can forever maintain a highly productive capacity. That is to say, any soil will, after a time, decrease in commercially pro- ductive value.... Soil must be nourished before paying crops can be grown. If the soil does not find this nourishment from the environ- ment it must be artificially supplied. The three essential soil and FIG. 15. Workmen in a nitrate plant. plant foods are potash, phosphorus, and nitrogen. At present the only available supply of nitrogen is from the nitrate of soda fields in Chile. The English, at the beginning of the exploitation of the nitrate fields, were the first to learn the practical value of the salt as a fer- tilizer; they for years absorbed the entire output, and their business men purchased the mines.
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