Excerpt from Sessional Papers, Vol. 20: Part IV. Second Session of Sixth Legislature of the Province of Ontario, Session 1888The use of Canada ashes has of late steadily increased, and the cost gradually declined to 24 to 25 cents per bushel of 45 to 50 lbs. These are prices by the carload at Amherst and its vicinity. This is from the Massachusetts Experimental Station bulle tin issued J annary, 1887. The prices in the Eastern States are based upon chemical analysis, 6 per cent. Of potash and 15 or 2 per cent. Phosphoric acid being the standard. Upon that standard fresh ashes will often exceed the above value.Government returns state that in 1885 ashes were exported from Ontario to the value of in 1886 to the value 01 From Quebec, however, in 1885, ashes (pot, pearl and leached) were exported in value to in 1886 in value Since shipments are made almost entirely to Great Britain and the New England States, most of the Ontario ashes will be handled through Montreal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.