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the proper methods be practiced. In ordinary farm practice barn 

 manures and commercial fertilizers are frequently used, while on the 

 station grounds no manures or fertilizers have been used for four years. 

 If use had been made of them it is probable that better results could 

 have been shown. The purpose of the experiment, however, has been 

 to show what could have been accomplished by better methods of 

 tillage and better care of foliage than is ordinarily given. Should 

 one-third of the land be planted to potatoes which is ordinarily planted, 

 and this lessened number of acres be given better tillage and better 

 care, the results would be far more satisfactory. 



The question is frequently asked, " Will these better methods pay ?" 

 While this question cannot be answered definitely, yet it is recom- 

 mended that a careful study be made of the results obtained during 

 the three years in which the trials have been made. If it appears that 

 these results are better than are ordinarily obtained by the farmer, then 

 the study should be continued to determine how these results were 

 obtained. 



While we cannot guarantee that the same increase of labor will in 

 all cases give the same satisfactory results, yet we recommend that it 

 is worthy of a trial by all who are interested in securing better returns 

 for the labor expended. 



I. P. Roberts. 

 L. A. Clinton. 



