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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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it is only in this way that they can secure protection by our 

 State laws. Wood ashes should always be bought on a 

 statement of guarantee of potash, phosphoric acid and lime. 



(6) Lime Ashes. 



Table shoiving the Maximimi, Minimum and Average Per Cents, of the 

 Different Ingrcdicnls found in Lime Ashes, 1004 and 1905. 



It will be seen froni the above comparison that the aver- 

 age composition of lime ashes for the past year is superior to 

 that of 1904. The only safe way to buy lime ashes is to 

 insist upon a guarantee of potash, phosphoric acid and lime 

 which they are said to contain. 



