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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



H. C. Burleigh, Vassalboro'. 



Crop, oats. Tlie land was broken in 1881, manured with one- 

 half ton coarse bone per acre, and seeded to winter wheat and 

 Tinioth}*. In grass since, with no fertilizer. Seed sown at rate of 

 2J bushels per acre. 



Plot. 



1 

 2 



4 

 5 



8 



9 

 10 



Fertilizer Applied. 



No fertilizer 



Dissolved bone black 



Dissolved bone black. 

 Muriate of potash ... 



Dissolved bone black.. 

 Muriate of potash .. .. 

 Sulphate of ammonia 



Fine ground bone 



No fertilizer 



Dissolved bone black 



Dissolved bone black 

 Muriate of potash .. .. 



Dissolved bone black. 

 Muriate of potash .... 

 Sulphate of ammonia. 



Fine ground boue 



fa *^ 



Cm 



O 



u 



*» o. 



lbs. 



400 



400 

 100 



400 

 lOU 

 100 



400 



11 



400 



400 



100 



400 

 100 

 100 



400 



hi 

 a> 



a. 



a. 



o 



o 



o o 



lbs. 

 2,540 



2,420 

 2,800 



3,180 

 2,.^50 



2,730 

 2,680 



2,910 



3,850 



2,920 1 



Yield Per Acre. 



a 



o 



bush. 



28. 



20.7 

 37.3 



45.3 

 30.3 



31.7 

 32.0 



39. 



49.7 

 37. 



g 



CO 



lbs. 

 1,700 



1,800 

 1,G80 



1,820 

 1,640 



1,780 

 1,720 



1,740 



2,360 

 1.810 



Average. 



