TABLE 1.-RANGES IN MINERAL COMPOSITION OF EDIBLE PORTIONS OF COMMERCIALLY GROWN FLORIDA VEGETABLES.

 I Average Pounds
 S Primary Percentage Composition of Crops on Moisture-Free Basis
 No. of Nutrients ___ -
 Area Sam- Applied per I
 ples Acre Protein Calcium Magnesium Potassium I Phosphorus I Iron
 IN IP2051 O KO IMin. IMax. IMean MinI Max. -Mean- Min. l Max. Mean Min. I Max. I Mean Min. | Max. [ Mean | Min. | Max. | Mean
 Cabbage Head

Hastings ......... 9 162 133 204 16.4 23.0 20.5 0.32 0.60 0.47 0.12 0.19 0.16 2.96 3.72 3.28 0.50 | 0.63 1 0.56 .0031 .0062 .0045
Winter Garden .. 143 140 126 14.3 21.6 18.5 0.34 0.74 0.52 0.14 0.29 0.18 2.61 3.85 3.05 0.43 0.56 0.48 .0026 .0038 .0030
Bradenton .. 10 187 120 109 11.8 21.1 16.9 0.47 0.80 0.56 0.13 0.18 0.16 2.48 3.28 2.88 0.36 0.48 0.39 .0025 .0037 .0029
Belle Glade .... 8 0 63 157 20.8 32.2 25.9 0.85 1.15 0.97 0.19 0.25 0.22 2.42 4.24 3.27 0.39 0.70 0.53 .0030 .0064 .0047
McIntosh ......... 6 88 97 110 18.6 23.2 21.4 0.36 0.65 0.47 0.14 0.18 0.16 2.20 3.14 2.79 0.40 0.53 0.47 .0033 .0044 .0037
All samples ..... 41 11.8 32.2 20.4 0.32 1.15 0.60 0.12 0.29 0.18 2.20 4.24 3.05 0.36 0.70 0.49 .0025 .0064 .0037
Statistical Sig-
 nificance ....... .01 .01 .01 ...... ..... .01

 Cabbage Leaves

Hastings .............. 10 162 133 204 17.4 27.3 23.0 0.68 1.91 1.20 0.13 0.30 0.22 3.53 4.77 4.09 0.55 0.72 0.60 .0044 .0096 .0063
Winter Garden 8 143 140 126 17.9 25.6 21.7 0.80 2.66 1.64 0.18 0.37 0.26 2.43 5.35 3.31 0.47 0.54 0.50 .0036 .0051 .0043
Bradenton .......... 10 187 120 109 12.1 23.8 17.2 0.92 2.37 1.36 0.19 0.32 0.24 2.31 3.73 2.96 0.33 0.48 0.41 .0031 .0061 .0046
Belle Glade ........ 5-8* 0 63 157 20.6 29.7 26.4 2.12 3.41 2.55 0.32 0.47 0.37 2.76 5.41 3.74 0.52 0.71 0.58 .0044 .0077 .0064
McIntosh ............... 6 88 97 110 19.9 26.0 22.4 0.64 1.69 1.13 0.15 0.24 0.20 2.06 3.84 3.00 0.43 0.56 0.48 .0044 .0070 .0056
All samples ........ 39 12.1 29.7 21.9 0.64 3.41 1.53 0.13 0.47 0.25 2.06 5.35 3.42 0.33 0.72 0.51 .0030 .0096 .0055
Statistical Sig-
 nificance ........ .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01

 Green Beans Pods

Belle Glade ........ 8 0 24 15 20.5 27.1 24.4 0.54 0.68 0.60 0.26 0.34 0.28 2.22 3.50 3.02 0.34 0.50 0.42 .0054 .0094 .0070
Palm Beach ..... 9 65 96 52 20.7 22.9 21.6 0.35 0.60 0.50 0.23 0.31 0.26 1.81 3.16 2.53 0.40 0.54 0.48 .0052 .0085 .0067
Homestead ......... 8 52 96 64 18.1 26.4 22.7 0.46 0.77 0.62 0.21 0.34 0.25 2.31 4.64 3.05 0.52 0.62 0.56 .0053 .0075 .0061
All samples ...... 25 18.1 27.1 22.9 0.35 0.77 0.57 0.21 0.34 0.26 1.81 4.64 2.87 0.34 0.62 0.49 .0052 .0094 .0066
Statistical Sig-
 nificance ...... .05 .01 .... ...... .01


 Partial analysis on 3 samples. See Table 2.