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roots and stubble, there was no appreciable improvement 

 from soy beans, but marked from clover ; (c) that potatoes, 

 clovers, cabbages and soy beans did much the ])est on sul- 

 fate of potash, while the yield of corn, grasses, oats, barley, 

 vetches and sugar beets has been equally good on the muriate ; 

 (tZ) that, if the muriate is used continuously, sooner or later 

 lime must be applied ; (e) that, with garden crops, both 

 early and late, the sulfate rather than the muriate should be 

 used ; (/) that none of the natural phosphates appear to be 

 suited to crops belonging to the turnip and cal)bage family ; 

 (g) that, while it is possible to procure profitable crops of 

 most kinds by a liberal use of natural phosphates, the best 

 practice will probably be found to consist in using one of 

 those in part, and in connection with it a moderate quantity 

 of one of the dissolved phosphates. 



A detailed account of the operations of the year is here- 

 with submitted. 



