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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. 



(5) LiiHG AsJies. 



Table showing the Maximuin, Minimum and Average Per Cents, of Ihe 

 Different Ingredients found in Lime Ashes, 1904 and 1905. 



It will be seen from 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. 



