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Soda when applied to the following crops has pro- 

 duced under proper conditions increased yields as 

 tabulated : 



Apples 50-75 bushels. 



Apricots 96 lbs. 



Asparagus 100 bunches. 



Bananas 1,167 lbs. 



Barley 400 lbs. of grain. 



Beans (white) 225 lbs. 



Beets 4,900 lbs. tubers. 



Cabbages 6,100 lbs. 



Carrots 7,800 lbs. 



Castor Beans 50 lbs. 



Celery 30 per cent. 



Corn 280 lbs. of grain. 



Cotton 200 lbs. seed cotton. 



Ensilage Corn 1.18 tons. 



Grape Fruit 29 boxes. 



Hay, upwards of 1,000 lbs. barn cured. 



Hops 100 lbs. 



Mangels 123.7 bushels 



Oats 400 lbs. of grain. 



Onions 1,800 lbs. 



Oranges 22 boxes. 



Peaches (dried) 56 lbs. 



Pecans 37 lbs. 



Potatoes 3,600 lbs. tubers. 



Prunes '. . 975 lbs. (dried). 



Raisin Grapes 347 lbs. 



Rye 300 lbs. grain. 



Strawberries 200 quarts. 



Sugar Beets 1,330 lbs. 



Sugar Cane 2.40 tons of cane 



(Tropics). 



1.17 tons of cane 



(Louisiana). 



Sugar (from Sugar Cane) 322 lbs. (Tropics). 



224 lbs. (Louisiana). 



Sugar Mangels 1.6 tons. 



Sweet Potatoes 3,900 lbs. tubers. 



Tobacco 75 lbs. 



Tomatoes 100 baskets. 



Turnips 37 per cent. 



Walnuts 106 lbs. 



