1906.] 



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limed plat yielded 205.1 pounds, consisting chiefly of timothy 

 associated with some redtop. 



The clover section of the limed plat at Hamilton yielded 

 204.6 pounds, consisting of about equal parts of clover and red- 

 top, mixed with a few other grasses. The yield of the uniimed 

 section, shown at the right, was but 66.9 pounds ; only ^.S 

 pounds of which consisted of clover. 



The second crops of clover from the lim.ed and uniimed 

 sections at Hamilton weighed 74.4 pounds and o.i pounds 

 respectively. The smaller amount was cut with a pocket knife, 

 and plr.ced in a straw hat in order to make it visible. 



This experiment was conducted upon the hill land at Kings- 



ton. 



The crops from the two clover sections of the plots were 

 harvested and the clover was separated from the weeds. The 

 two lots at the left represent the clover and weeds from the 



