A FERTILISER OF THE FUTURE.
, •, COINED AVI) MAKE,IT HEEU? Concerning the possibility of establishing a lime nltrdgen industry in J New Zealand— ( which -&as foroshadoned m. an article in 'Tub Domikiov twelve months ago—some littlo discussion'occurred in tho House last neok \ ' The process by which this calcium lntrogo'n, or lime Jiitrogon, or cyanamide, nb it is cailea by the riqanufactuTers, is manufactured is an electrical ono An electric tiamo of tremendous power cantos small quantities of tbo ocean of nitrogen, of whjch the,, atmosphere 13 chiefly pomposcd.'to enter' into 'chemical com' bination" with lime Tho product is very similar Lin jts mtiogepous analysis, and in its action outcrops to mtratp of soda and sulphate. ot t ammonia New Zealand's special ability to enter the industry rests on our abundance of natural water power, which is the cheapest means oi driving electric generators cyanamido made intNorway is being Bold at Homo at a price ranch cheaper than the other quick nitrof genons manures, and it is this aspect of the K question" that has most interest for farmers Though sth&v New Zealand soils are, not yet crying fiupffsry loudly for Tlitrog"cV it is nevertheioss a very useful aid to iarming
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 10
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199A FERTILISER OF THE FUTURE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 10
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