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Chloride of Sodium 32.00 " *' 



Chloride of Magnesia 12.62 " " 



Moisture.,.. H-S^ " " 



Insoluble matter 1.92 " " 



Total, 100.00 



The common salt here contained I consider very- 

 valuable ; it is destructive to germ-growth and its 

 chlorine is advantageous. Prof. Maynard of Mass., 

 says that potash acts by setting the starch in motion, by 

 dissolving this and assisting leaf-vigor, and in the 

 leaves assists the change of starch into sugar. He 

 thinks the chlorine helps in this process and for this 

 reason he prefers the muriate of potash, but the above 

 analysis of kainit shows considerable chlorine, besides 

 other valuable plant-foods, and I don't hesitate to 

 recommend it, at least in alternate years, with the 

 muriate. 



After ploughing in the spring, apply kainit broad- 

 cast, from 200 to 500 lbs per acre, and harrow it in. Use 

 more or less, after applying the rules given for fertilizing. 

 It may be applied in the autumn in the same quantity 

 and in the same way and allowed to remain on the 

 ground and be ploughed in in the spring. It is claimed 

 to sometimes act better in this way. It has the faculty 

 of effecting a prompt action of the ammonia of the 

 decomposing organic matters it comes into contact with. 



