222 



iiATcii i':xi'r:i:iMKN'r staiion 



j.-iii 



N()'(xt, of (J/iloritl.c, of /'(>f(is,nu,tji (Muriate of PotasJi) on 

 Hidi)li(it<', (f Anutioniiuit. in Mixed Fcrlilizers. 



Ill ,m(ii<1\ iiru; IIk' iiilliK-iKc of (lie, follouiM^ luixliircM of ftii- 

 tili/.iiii:; iii;ilcii;ils, /. c, — 



AnriMi>l Hiipply nT Miuiiiiiiil HiiliNtancen. 



Hlllplllilo of Hiniiiiiiilii, 

 MiirliiU) of potiiHli, 

 DiHHolvrd UoiK'-lilitck, 

 Nltrulii of Hodii, . 

 Miirliiti) of |i(>titH)i, 

 DiHHolvfd l>oiie-lilit<d(, 

 l>rl<'(l )>l(>o(l, 

 M iirliili' of polnHli, 

 DiHHolvcd lioii<vlilii<d<, 

 Hiil]ihiU<< of uiiiinorilit, 

 Hiil|>)mt<' of poliiHli, 

 DIhhoIvimI hoiii^bluck, 

 Nllriilc of Hodii, . 

 Hiil|ilniti' of potiiHli, 

 DIhhoIviiiI lioiKt-bliicK, 

 Dried lilood, 

 HiilplmUi of pol.uH>i, 

 DJHHolvdd honc-ldiick, 



.•58 

 ;)() 

 4U 



47 



:!() 



40 

 7f> 

 ."iO 

 40 



:j8 

 ;io 



40 

 47 



;io 



40 

 7f> 

 :!0 

 40 



on tli(> yield ;im(1 cli.-ir.iclci- of .-i \ .-iricl y ol" i;:ir(lri\ ci'ops, it, w.'i.s 

 ii()li<'c(l, widi l)ii( OIK' (>!• two <'X<'('|)1 ions, llini llic fcrlili/crs on 

 IM.mI 1, (•onsisliiiu; ol' dissoKcd l)oiic-l»l:ick, sul[)luito of .'iniiuo- 

 niiini :ind niiirinlc ol" pol.-isli, produced llic lowest yiidd ol" (•ro[) 

 on iii:i.l; wliile lli<> rerlili/.<'rs on IM:it I, eoni|)()se(l ol" eor- 

 res|)oiidiii;j; (jiinnlil ies of dissolved l»oiie-l»l;icU, sulphale of 

 .•inunoninin :ind lii^li-^r;id(^ sulpliiile of potash, yielded, :is a 

 rul(% ii fail' a.vera_i;'e tn'O)). (For details, ser ])reeedinij: ariimai 

 reports since lHi)2.) 



As tlie sciison, cli;ir;icter ol' tlie soil and mode ol" ciilliNa- 

 tion were pract i<-all\' the s;inie in all cases, it seeni(>d Imt nat- 

 nr;d to eonchide that the rertilizers api)Iied to IMat 1 snlVered 

 nil iiiiravoraMe chaiiii'e when iiicoipoi':ite(l in the soil. An 

 actual trial ])rov(>d that a dry niixtiire of muriate ol" potash 

 and sulph:ite of ainmoninm dissolved in water cliaiii^es into 

 siilpliMte of polash :ind chloi-ide of annnonium (sal ammo- 

 niac) ; this form ol" nilroi:;en is known to act unfavorably on 

 fj^rowini; phiiits. 



Most of our a.i2,ricnltiir:il chemicals ar(> liahh^ to suffer 

 chemical chan<j;eH when us(m1 in mixed liM-Jili/ers ; these 

 changes are frequently not less depending on a mutual reae- 



