EXPERIMENT STATION. 



77 



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COST OF POTASH 



AT WHOLESALE IN 



Muriate 



of Potash. 



cts. per lb. 



3.78 



3.86 



3.92 



4.06 



3.78 



3.64 



3.62 



3.60 



3.71 



3.60 



3.36 



3.24 



3.26 



8.28 



3.40 



3.52 



3.60 



3.56 



3.56 



3.58 



3.51 



3.42 



3.42 



3.40 



3.34 



3.36 



3.23 



3.18 



3.21 



3.12 



3.20 



On the Composition of Leaves at Different Periods of 



Growth, 



Dead leaves collected in the fall are valued for litter and as an 

 absorbent in stables, but it is generally understood have no great 

 fertilizing value in themselves. The experiments of Zoller and 

 Rissmilller have shown that while in early summer the leaves 

 contain very considerable amounts of nitrogen, phosphoric acid 

 and potash, these substances are withdrawn into the wood of the 



