Exhibit 99.2
 
                         NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
 
                                WITH RESPECT TO
                    10 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2005, SERIES A
                                       OF
 
                             TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.
 
  This form must be used by a holder of 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2005, Series A
(the "Notes") of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") who wishes to tender
Notes to the Exchange Agent pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures
described in the "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" of the
Prospectus dated     , 1995 (the "Prospectus") and in Instruction 2 to the
related Letter of Transmittal. Any holder who wishes to tender Notes pursuant
to such guaranteed delivery procedures must ensure that the Exchange Agent
receives this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date of the
Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.
 
        THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,
         ON           , 1995, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
 
 
                        FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                             (THE "EXCHANGE AGENT")
 
    By Registered or Certified Mail,
  Overnight Courier or Hand Delivery:
    First Trust National Association                 By Facsimile:
         180 East Fifth Street                       (612) 244-1145
       St. Paul, Minnesota 55101              Attention: Theresa Shackett,
      Attention: Theresa Shackett,                Specialized Finance
          Specialized Finance
 
 
                                                 Confirm by Telephone:
  For general information contact the                (612) 244-1196
 Exchange Agent's Bondholder Relations
     Department at (612) 244-0444.

  DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION VIA FACSIMILE,
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE VALID DELIVERY.
 
 
  This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on the
Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an "Eligible Institution"
under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the
applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
  The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of
Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth
in the Prospectus and in Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
 
  The undersigned hereby tenders the Notes listed below:
 


 CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN) OF
               NOTES OR
   ACCOUNT NUMBER AT THE BOOK-ENTRY   AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
               FACILITY               AMOUNT REPRESENTED    AMOUNT TENDERED
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                            PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
 
 Signatures of Registered Holder(s)       Date: ________________________, 1995
 or
 
 
                                          Address: ___________________________
 Authorized Signature: ______________     ------------------------------------
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 ------------------------------------     Area Code and Telephone No. ________
 
 Name(s) of Registered Holder(s): ___
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   This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the Holder(s) exactly
 as their name(s) appear on certificates for Notes or on a security position
 listing as the owner of Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become
 Holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted with this Notice of
 Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator,
 guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or
 representative capacity, such person must provide the following information.
 
                      PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
 
 Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________
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 Capacity: ____________________________________________________________________
 
 Address(es): _________________________________________________________________
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                                   GUARANTEE
                    (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
 
   The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national
 securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
 Inc., or is a commercial bank or trust company having an office or
 correspondent in the United States, or is otherwise an "eligible guarantor
 institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, guarantees deposit with the Exchange Agent
 of the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the Notes
 tendered hereby in proper form for transfer (or confirmation of the book-
 entry transfer of such Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-
 Entry Transfer Facility described in the Prospectus under the caption
 "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" and in the Letter of
 Transmittal) and any other required documents, all by 5:00 p.m., New York
 City time, on the third New York Stock Exchange trading day following the
 Expiration Date.
 
 Name of Firm: ______________________     ------------------------------------
 
                                                  Authorized Signature
 Address: ___________________________     Name: ______________________________
 
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                                          Title: _____________________________
 
 
 Area Code and Telephone No.: _______
                                          Date: ________________________, 1995
 
 
  DO NOT SEND NOTES WITH THIS FORM, ACTUAL SURRENDER OF NOTES MUST
BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, AN EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
 
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                 INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
 
  1. Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. A properly completed and
duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other
documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by
the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to the Expiration
Date. The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any
other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and sole risk
of the holder, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received
by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return
receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. As an alternative to
delivery by mail, the holders may wish to consider using an overnight or hand
delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure
timely delivery. For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedures, see
Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
 
  2. Signatures on this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Notes referred
to herein, the signature must correspond with the name(s) written on the face
of the Notes without alteration, enlargement, or any change whatsoever. If this
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a participant of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility whose name appears on a security position listing as the
owner of Notes, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the
security position listing as the owner of the Notes.
 
  If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of any Notes listed or a participant of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be accompanied by
appropriate bond powers, signed as the name of the registered holder(s) appears
on the Notes or signed as the name of the participant shown on the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility's security position listing.
 
  If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so
indicate when signing and submit with the Letter of Transmittal evidence
satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority to so act.
 
  3. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for
assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed
to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the Prospectus. Holders may
also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other
nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
 
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