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The fertilizers and the rate per acre appHed to each plat were 

 as follows : 



Plat 

 Plat 



Plat 5 



Plat 

 Plat 

 Plat 



Plat 9 

 Plat 10 



Plat 



Plat 

 Plat 

 Plat 



a 



ii 



a 



(I 



3 Sulfate of potash 554 pounds. 



4 Superphosphate 554 



^ Sulfate of potash 277 



( Nitrate of soda 277 



6 Nitrate of soda 554 



7 No fertilizer. 



8 No fertilizer. 



^ Sulfate of potash 277 



I Superphosphate 277 



c Nitrate of soda 277 



( Superphosphate 277 



r Sulfate of potash 18423 



II ^ Nitrate of soda 1 84 2- ^, 



( Superphosphate 184 2 3 



12 Muriate of potash 554 



13 Quick lime 1089 



14 Ground phosphate rock. . 1089 



All plats were planted to beets IMay 19, the variety being the 

 Kleinwanzlebener. Germination was good, and the beets on all plats 

 were finally thinned down to 28 plants to the plat. 



Samples were taken for analysis from the various plats October 4, 

 9 and 20, November 6 and 27. The results of these analyses at the 

 different dates are shown in the followin<^ tables : 



Results on Plat 3—1897. 



