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They consequently require large quantities of manure, and are especially benefited by saline manures -- such as kainit and common salt -- and liberal doses of nitrate of soda, which may be regarded as the most effective of manures for all the cabbage tribe.

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= Sulphate of potash = is three or four times as rich in potash as kainit, and is correspondingly more expensive; apply in spring and summer, a little in advance of sowing or planting, at the rate of about one pound per square rod.

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The kainit contains a considerable amount of salt, which is of value to this crop.

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The Potash class, including kainit and sulphate of potash.

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Sandy soils are generally deficient in phosphates and alkalies; hence it will on such soils be frequently found that kainit (a crude form of potash) and superphosphate of lime will conjointly produce the best results, more especially in raising Potatoes, Onions, and Carrots, which are particularly well adapted for sandy soils.

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Four pounds of kainit may also take the place of one pound of sulphate of potash in the suggested mixtures mentioned below.

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From 1 to 2 cwt. of the muriate or sulphate is a common amount, and from 6 to 8 cwt. of kainit.

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Instead of superphosphate, a mixture of this fertiliser with an equal amount of bone meal or basic slag may be used, and either 4 lb. of kainit and 1 lb. of muriate of potash instead of 1 lb. of sulphate of potash.

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Of these salts there may be mentioned, viz., kainit, an impure form of the sulphate, containing on an average about 12 per cent of potash, and the muriate and the sulphate -- both salts, in a more or less pure form, being used.

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Where, however, forcing manures may have been employed in too large a quantity, an application of potash (in the form of kainit or sulphate of potash) and phosphatic fertilisers should be given to counteract the effect of the nitrogen.

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