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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION, 



[Jan. 



2. Analyses of Garden Crops. 



Fertilizing Constituents of Garden Croios. 

 [Average amounts in 1,000 parts of fresh or air-dry substance.] 



C/ienopodiacece : — 



Mangolds, . 

 ♦Mangolds, . 



Mangold leaves, 



Sugar beets, 

 ♦Sugar beets, 



Sugar-beet tops. 



Sugar-beet leaves. 



Sugar-beet seed, 

 *Red beets, . 



Spinach, 

 *8pinach, 



ComposiiecE : — 



Lettuce, common. 

 Head lettuce, 

 ♦Head lettuce, 

 Roman lettuce, . 

 Artichoke, . 

 ♦Artichoke, Jerusalem, 



Coiivolvulacece : — 

 Sweet potato, . 



Cruci/erm : — 



White turnips, . 

 ♦White turnips, . 



White turnip leaves, 

 ♦Ruta-bagas, 



Savoy cabbage, . 



White cabbage, 

 ♦While cabbage, 



Cabbage leaves, 



Cauliflower, 



Horse-radish, . 



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.20 



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So 



.3 



.6 



1.6 



.4 



.6 



.9 



3.1 



10.2 



.5 



1.9 



.6 



.5 

 1.5 



1.2 

 1.0 



