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in favor of the fertilized plants. The young plants did not vege- 

 tate so quickly on the unfertilized plat, and afterwards they were 

 not so vigorous as on the fertilized area. 



The yield of beets on the unfertilized portion of the field was 

 between 7^ and 8 tons per acre, which shows that the fertilizer 

 caused an increase of at least 6 tons of beets. At four dollars 

 per ton this increase would pay for at least twice the amount of 

 fertilizer used. 



