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APRIL 1955 Volume 3 , Number 4 C o p y r i g h t 1 9 5 5 b y American Chemical Society
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Agricultural a n d Food Chemistry
FEATURE Grasslands Improvement—A Vast Profit Potential. II Intermountain Region—L. A. Stoddart and Arthur D. Smith The Southwest—R. R. Humphrey The Pacific Coast—R. Merton Love
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Ammonium sulfate producers watch future sharply Fall fertilizer marketing results disappointing Potash expansion—3 million tons by 1 960? Agricultural chemicals industry takes self-critical look British agricultural chemicals exports up 2 5 % Food additives bills give FDA strong position
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