The purpose of this research was to compare results of several solutions for the extraction of P, K, Ca, and Mg in Alabama soils. Fifty soils from each of three soil groups ranging from sands to clay loams were selected for analysis. The soils were analyzed by Mehlich 1, Mehlich 3, Bray‐Kurtz P1 and by the Mississippi method of Lancaster (modified for Alabama). Values for P, K, Ca, and Mg were plotted against Mehlich 1 results, the procedure presently used in Alabama. Also, all soils were extracted with ammonium acetate for cation comparisons with the other four methods. Good correlations were obtained for all comparisons among extractants.