Annual Report of the Secretary of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture, Volume 30Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1897 - Agriculture Report for 1898 has Appendix: Condensed index of reports of Connecticut Board of Agriculture, 1866-1898. |
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Page 76
... potash . This represents a total of 18 lbs . of plant food in a ton of manure , and the balance of 1,982 lbs . is trash . This manure is valued by the chemist at $ 1.66 per ton . Regarding horse manure , I find , by referring to a ...
... potash . This represents a total of 18 lbs . of plant food in a ton of manure , and the balance of 1,982 lbs . is trash . This manure is valued by the chemist at $ 1.66 per ton . Regarding horse manure , I find , by referring to a ...
Page 77
... potash , and it requires these as soon as its feeding roots are old enough to absorb them . Suppose there is neither phosphoric acid nor potash in the soil when the crop is planted ; how much of these two most essential chemicals would ...
... potash , and it requires these as soon as its feeding roots are old enough to absorb them . Suppose there is neither phosphoric acid nor potash in the soil when the crop is planted ; how much of these two most essential chemicals would ...
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... potash , 192 lbs . With $ 50 worth of chemicals , we have of nitrogen , 90 lbs . , phosphoric acid , 240 lbs . , and of potash , 600 lbs . From this it will be seen we have only one- half as much nitrogen as with stable manure , yet ...
... potash , 192 lbs . With $ 50 worth of chemicals , we have of nitrogen , 90 lbs . , phosphoric acid , 240 lbs . , and of potash , 600 lbs . From this it will be seen we have only one- half as much nitrogen as with stable manure , yet ...
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... Potash .. 112 High Grade Sulphate of Potash .. 112 Double Sulphate of Potash ... 112 Phosphate of Potash .. 113 Muriate of Potash .. 113 Potash Salts .. 113 Raw Materials containing Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid .... 115 Bone Manures ...
... Potash .. 112 High Grade Sulphate of Potash .. 112 Double Sulphate of Potash ... 112 Phosphate of Potash .. 113 Muriate of Potash .. 113 Potash Salts .. 113 Raw Materials containing Nitrogen and Phosphoric Acid .... 115 Bone Manures ...
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... Potash Salts give always the per cent . of Potash ( potassium oxide ) : that of Sulphate of Potash or Muriate of Potash may also be stated . The chemical composition of other fertilizers may be given as found in the Station Reports . 3 ...
... Potash Salts give always the per cent . of Potash ( potassium oxide ) : that of Sulphate of Potash or Muriate of Potash may also be stated . The chemical composition of other fertilizers may be given as found in the Station Reports . 3 ...
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