Fertilizer Collection

Valtra T151 tractor with muck spreader, spreading muck on arable field, England, march

A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Manure
A succesful crop of potatoes grown using Hadfields Special Potato Manure - George Hadfield & Co. Ltd. (Established 1820) - Bone, fertilizer & Vitriol Works, Liverpool. Date: circa 1910s

The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Whale, c1850. Around the main illustration of harpooning a whale and the whalers being tossed from their boat are vignettes of the uses to which the whale was put after the carcass had been cut

JCB Loadall telehandler loading muck into muck spreader, for spreading on arable field, England, march

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: peasants pick up dead leaves in a poploraie, 1895
LUX4751967 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vernou: peasants pick up dead leaves in a poploraie, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vouvray: a peasant prepares sulphate to treat vineyards, 1895
LUX4751951 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Vouvray: a peasant prepares sulphate to treat vineyards, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Jardin de Boisdenier, gardeners at work making compost, 1880
LUX4754162 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Jardin de Boisdenier, gardeners at work making compost, 1880; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Jardin de Boisdenier

Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving)
8631849 Experiment with Buckwheat and Oats grown in Barren Sand, and supplied with different Fertilising Ingredients (engraving) by English School

The use of plaster in agriculture in the 18th century: the experience of Franklin - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
PCT4293956 The use of plaster in agriculture in the 18th century: the experience of Franklin - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Manure pile in front of a farm in the French countryside - illustration of the New Universal Dictionary of Maurice
PCT4297967 Manure pile in front of a farm in the French countryside - illustration of the New Universal Dictionary of Maurice Lachatre (de La Charest) 19th century (between 1865 and 1870)

The Great Union Stock Yards of Chicago, c.1878
1575298 The Great Union Stock Yards of Chicago, c.1878; (add.info.: The Great Union Stock Yards of Chicago, including pack houses, fertilizer factories, slaughterhouses and other businesses)

Crystallised patterns in an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain

Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain

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China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Farmers clearing aquatic vegetation from a choked irrigation canal with bamboo poles. They hope to catch any surviving fish in small mesh nets attached to some of the poles

Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Four young men mixing fertilizers, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. 1899 or 1900

Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement
An advertisement for Forsyth, Jones and Co. Ltd. based at 14, Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. Selling a product called Genzyme a fertilizer rich in nitrates

Spreading fertilizer from 4-mule team wagon, Georgia, ca. 1940. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
Spreading fertilizer from 4-mule team wagon, Georgia. [Georgia oat field? Southern U.S.]

Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County, California. Supply of fertilizer and potato seed on edge of field in which mechanical potato planter is operating

Almanac advertising ammonium sulphate, January 1911 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT230870 Almanac advertising ammonium sulphate, January 1911 (litho) (b/w photo) by Gerbault, Henri (1863-1930); Bibliotheque-Musee Forney, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

German playing cards, 16th Century (colour litho)
7201521 German playing cards, 16th Century (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: German playing cards, 16th Century)

Unloading of guano wagons in the Chincha Islands (Pacific Ocean
LSE4328369 Unloading of guano wagons in the Chincha Islands (Pacific Ocean, near the south-west coast of Peru), whose main interest was the exploitation of guano deposits (used as fertilizer)

Anthropomorphic onion (chromolitho)
3105279 Anthropomorphic onion (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthropomorphic onion)

The exploitation of guano (seabirds excrement, uses as fertilizer in agriculture)
LSE4328376 The exploitation of guano (seabirds excrement, uses as fertilizer in agriculture), the cliffs of the Chincha islands (close to the Peruvian coast)

Leibig (b / w photo)
816000 Leibig (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Justus Freiherr von Liebig (1803-1873) German chemist and scientist

Commercial Fertilizer, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615351 Commercial Fertilizer, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, June 1938 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Advertisement for the magazine L Agriculture Moderne
CHT163020 Advertisement for the magazine L Agriculture Moderne, in Le Petit Journal, 4 April 1897 (colour engraving) by French School

Advertising for the newspaper "L agriculture moderne"
LSE4077314 Advertising for the newspaper " L agriculture moderne" - in " Le Petity Journal" of 04/04/1897 by Unknown Artist

The animal manure collected (oil on canvas, 1868)
LRI4602274 The animal manure collected (oil on canvas, 1868) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Villa La Falconiera, Pistoia

Farmer fertilizing on rice terrace in the mountain, Jiabang, Guizhou Province, China

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China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Female farmer with a backpack sprayer applying pesticide on vegetables being grown on the bank of a polluted canal

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China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Farmers clearing aquatic vegetation from a choked irrigation canal with bamboo poles. They hope to catch any surviving fish in small mesh nets attached to some of the poles

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Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Hand painted billboard poster advertising Glycel weed killer fertiliser from Anglo Asian Fertilisers containing Glyphosate a systemic herbicide originally patented by

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead, Hertfordshire

John Bennett Lawes, English agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) began experimental farming on his estate at Rothamstead, Hertfordshire

John Bennet Lawes, British agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) founded Rothamsted Experimental Station at Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 1843

Phosphate Rock Silo At ICI Works, Stockton On Tees
The earliest surviving example of this type of silo in England. IoE 351259

Guano island off the coast of Peru, 1880s
Sailors visiting a guano bed off the coast of Peru, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Historic Fertilizer Advertisement From Early 20th Century Magazine

Recycled leather being delivered by lorry to make potash, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India, February

Bone crushing equipment
Bone-crushing equipment of the type used in workhouses in the early nineteenth century. The crushed bones were used as fertilizer

Putnam Oil & Fertilizer Company Ginnery
Putnam Oil & Fertilizer Company Cotton Ginnery - Eatonton, Georgia, USA Date: 1907

A Horse near Cappadocia Fairys Chimneys
Ancient rock dwellings carved into the soft tufa stone in ancient times in Cappadocia near GAoreme. Volcanic rocks also called Fairy Chimneys.A horse is grazing along the trail

Helicopter in flight, liming the forest, Ommerborn, Bergisches Land region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, c1900. Mixing fertilizer in an agriculture class at Hampton Institute, Virginia. Photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston, c1900

The then chief winemaker and director of Chapoutier, Alberic Mazoyer holding in his
Winemaker holding a soil sample to demonstrate its qualities. Vineyard Le Pavillon of M Chapoutier on the Hermitage hill. Domaine M Chapoutier, Tain l Hermitage, Drome, France

A farmer spreads manure from a horse and cart on a February morning in Allington, Kent. 1939

Sacks of surplus hops, which will be used as manure, stacked on to a horse and cart. 1936

Cowfold Young Farmers Club - May 1944
Group testing sewage sludge against farmyard manure - May 1944 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N23211

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"Fertilizer: Nurturing the Earth's Bounty Through Time and Technology" A Valtra T151 tractor with a muck spreader diligently spreads nutrient-rich muck across an arable field in England, enhancing its fertility during the crisp month of March. The JCB Loadall telehandler efficiently loads muck into the waiting muck spreader, ready to be dispersed onto another English arable field, ensuring optimal soil health and crop growth. Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' magnificent sculpture "The Whale, " created around 1850, reminds us of nature's intricate balance and how fertilizer plays a vital role in sustaining life on land. Witnessing the John Deere 8530 tractor equipped with a Samson vacuum slurry tanker inject slurry into fields in Alunda showcases modern farming techniques that utilize fertilizers for maximum agricultural productivity. Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement from yesteryears serves as a testament to humanity's continuous quest for effective fertilization methods that have evolved over time to meet growing demands for food production. Crystallized patterns found within an abandoned pond used for fertilizer disposal highlight both the beauty of nature's cycles and our responsibility to manage waste products responsibly while nourishing future harvests. A service road crossing through an abandoned pond once utilized for fertilizer disposal symbolizes progress in sustainable agriculture practices where environmental considerations are integrated into every aspect of farming operations. Marion Post Wolcott's captivating photograph captures farmers spreading fertilizer from a 4-mule team wagon in Georgia circa 1940, showcasing traditional yet essential methods employed by generations past to enrich their soils. Dorothea Lange's poignant image depicting a supply and potato seed on the edge of a field in Kern County, California (1939) reflects resilience amidst challenging times when access to quality inputs was crucial for survival.