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Cabbages. — The yield of cabbages on the two potash salts 

 this year is substantially equal. The crop on both was good. 

 This result is not in agreement with results which we have 

 usually obtained. As a rale, the sulfate of potash has given 

 us larger crops of cabbages and better headed than muriate. 

 The crop on this salt this year shows a slight inferiority in total 

 yield. This difference is perhaps accounted for by the fact that 

 the latter part of the summer was exceptionally dry. In seasons 

 with less than normal rainfall and on light soils the muriate of 

 potash often shows itself to be superior to the sulfate for crops 

 which under opposite conditions give the best results with the 

 sulfate. 



Rhubarb. — With this crop, as with the cabbages, the results 

 are substantially equal, whereas in earlier years the sulfate has 

 given the larger yields. The explanation is perhaps that sug- 

 gested in discussing the results with cabbages. 



Asparagus. — It will be noticed that the } r ield of asparagus 

 on the muriate of potash is much larger than on the sulfate. 

 This is in accordance with the results which have previously 

 been obtained with this crop. The customary practice of 



