100 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE. 



rapidly. This is due in large part to the facts that they 

 are of such a character as to make their application, and 

 even distribution, a comparatively easy matter ; that the 

 quality of the potash is not improved by the manufac- 

 turer; and that on many soils crops respond to liberal 

 applications of potash alone. The crops most benefited 

 are potatoes, white and sweet meadow grasses, clover, 

 and orchard fruits. 



