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Report on Crop Production of the 



EXPERIMENT OF lSf)9. 



Tliis was similar in plan to those of 1&08 and was conducted 

 on the Station farm. As before stated, the crop was a failure 

 on part of the plats, owing to a failure of the seed to germinate. 

 Only on the check plat and on the plats to which farm manure 

 was applied was there a uniform stand of plants. Because of 

 lack of rain at critical times the crop was reduced below the 

 normal. The seed was sown June 1 and the crop was harvested 

 November 22. The plats were 1-36 acre in area. To avoid 

 error, 20 beets from each plat were analyzed. 



Table XIV. — SujiiiARY' Showing Effect of Stable Manure on the 

 Yield and Composition of Sugar Beets, 1899. 



Uauuring per acre. 







stable manure, 20 tons 



Stable manure, 20 tons 



Stable manure, 20 tons 



General average for manure plats. 



EXPERIMENT OF 1900. 



In the experiment of this year three varieties of beets were 

 grown, the seed of which was supplied by the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. Each variety was planted in triplicate plats 

 with commercial fertilizers and the same with stable manure. 



