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Potash and German Salts Lead in Farm Fertilizers
This article explains potash as plant food, comparing wood ashes with Stassfurt German salts. It covers ore sources at Stassfurt, ore contents from kainit to sylvinit, and salt concentrates yielding 45 55 percent potash. It notes inexhaustible deposits, transport costs, and future potential from Dead Sea waters. It discusses agricultural bulletins on seed corn, oils laws, and fruit industry trends in Georgia.
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Matey
Stassfurt
Germany
Saxony
Secon
Liebig
Dead Sea
Georgia
United States
W. C. Bryant
Charles W. Davis
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
B. W. Kilgore
North Georgia
Virginia
Dairymans’ Association
Department of Agriculture
State Treasury
Illuminating Oil Fund
Farmers’ Union
Southern Cotton Association