20 ASPARAGUS — BEANS — CLOVER. 



1895. 

 By*L. H. Bailey. Bulletin No. 84. 



"Potash is considered to be the dominant factor in fruit producr 

 tion; this and phosphoric acid should be added each year." 



ASPARAGUS. 



MARYLAND, 1892. 



On March 14th, 1892, the following letter from a truck farmer, in 

 the vicinity of Baltimore, Md., was received: 



"Relative to the use of kainit on my asparagus bed, would say that 

 I have tried all kinds of fertilizers, and none have ever given one-half 

 the result of kainit. I used it in a generous manner, say about three- 

 quarters of a ton to an acre. I have been a successful asparagus 

 grower for the last twenty years, and the year I had the most success 

 was when I put a ton per acre; I then cut $1,000 from an acre and 

 one-half of ground. G. W. Ridgely, 



Liberty Road, Baltimore, Md." 



BEANS. 



RHODE ISLAND, 1890. 



By C. O. Flagg, Director. Third Annual Report. 



"2. An application of sulphate of potash increased the yield 38 

 per cent." 



CLOVER. J^ 



NEW JERSEY, 1884. J 



By C. W. Larison, Ringoes, Hunterdon Co. Fifth Annual Report.. 

 "Muriate of Potash alone increased the yield by over 1,300 lbs." 



1889. 



By A. P. Arnold, Vineland, Cumberland Co. Tenth Annual Report. 

 "This ends the second year of the four years' rotation on this 

 farm. No fertilizers were applied in 1889; the experiment shows, 

 therefore, the accumulative effect of the applications during the pre- 

 ceding seven years. The residue of plant-food previously applied 

 was effective in increasing the value of the crop in a very marked de- 

 gree, ranging from $4.13 to $32.76. In considering the total net gain 

 for eight years, it is to be seen that muriate of potash applied alone 

 produced the largest profit from the investment, viz.- S88.49, from an 

 Qutiay of ^21.00. 



