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" The results of my experiments have been given in the Grange 

 and club meetings and also published in the papers. Wliether this 

 had anything to do with the case or not I don't know, but I do 

 know that of about forty tons used by our Grange this season only 

 one ton used was other than plain phosplioric acid goods." 



Mr. A. O. Stewart, of Mariposa, N. Y., wrote as follows : " In 

 making my report I wish to assure you that we liave been greatly 

 benefited by the experimental work in many ways. AYe have 

 learned that the better preparation of the soil and good cultivation 

 are the prime requisites of a good crop. 



Plat (N) Plat (K) Pint (P) Plat (Blank) 

 Nitrogen. Potash, Phos. Add. No fertilizer. 



64. — Potatoes harvested from four of the experimental plats of Mr. Ila'ch. 



" In making these experiments the past three years we have, with 

 the kindly help and suggestions of the Experiment Station, been 

 able to determine what our soil requires, and now in buying fertil- 

 izers we buy only what our soil most needs, thus reducing tlie cost 

 of the fertilizer bought nearly 50 per cent. Several of our neigh- 

 bors have been interested in our experimental work and they 

 requested me this last spring to purchase for them a fertilizer con- 

 taining only phosphoric acid. They claim that it gave them good 

 results on all crops, equally as good as a complete fertilizer costing 



