humane
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It is highly probable that a certain quantity of potash in the soil may exist in combination with humic and ulmic acids, forming insoluble potassium humates and ulmates.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
The ulmates and humates of lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, oxide of manganese and alumina, are insoluble, or nearly so in water.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
They are formed when the alkalies or their carbonates act on ulmin and humin, or upon ulmates or humates of lime, iron, etc.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
The ulmates and humates of the alkalies, viz.: potash, soda, and ammonia, dissolve readily in water.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
They unite with the ammonia and the alkali substances in the mineral portion of the manure, forming humates and ulmates of ammonia, potash, &c.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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