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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 

 EXPEPaMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF OATS— Concluded. 



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 13 



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21 



Fertilizers applied each year, from 1889 to 

 1898 or 1899. No fertilizers used from 

 that time to 1905. Clover sown in 1899 

 and each year since with the grain and 

 ploughed under in the autumn. In 1905 

 fertilizers again applied as in 1898. 

 Clover discontinued. 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizers again used as in 1899 



Mineral superphosphate. No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs . ; vvfood ashes un- 

 leached, 1,500 lbs. per acre, used each year 

 from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No fertil- 

 izers used from 1900 to 1905. In 1905 

 fertilizers again used as in 1899 



XJnmanured from the beginning 



B(jne, finely ground, 500 lbs. per acre, 

 used each year from 1888 to 1899 inclu- 

 sive. No fertilizer used from 1900 to 

 1905. In 1905 bone again used as at 

 first 



Bone, finely ground, 500 lbs. ; wood ashes, 

 unleached, l,50Ulbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizers used again as at first 



Nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizer used again as at first ..... 



Muriate of potash, 150 lbs. per aero, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizer again used as at first 



Sulphate of ammonia, 300 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizer again used as at first 



Sulphate of iron, 60 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 18S8 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905 fertilizer again used as at first 



Common salt (Sodium chloride), 300 lbs. per 

 acre, used each year from 1888 to 1899, 

 inclusive. No fertilizer used from 1900 

 to 1905. In 1905 fertilizer used again as 

 at first , 



Land plaster or gypsum (Calcium sulphate), 

 300 lbs. per acre, used each year from 

 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No fertilizer 

 used from 1900 to 1905. In 1905 fertilizer 

 again used as at first 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 2, 500 lbs. 

 per acre, used each year from lS89to 1899, 

 mclusive. No fertilizer used from 1900 to 

 1905. In 1905 fertilizer again used as at 

 first 



Average Yield 



FOB 



Sixteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



47 U^i 



38 31}J 

 23 3011 



35 19H 



41 »K 



46 32i| 



40 m 



Yield, 

 of 



Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



2645 



2441 

 1433 



2005 



2300 



2729 



2717 



2766 



2025 



1976 



2060 



1904 



17TII Season, 1905. 

 VAKiExr, Banner. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw . 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



1650 



2190 

 1680 



2170 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Seventeen Years. 



3010 



2620 



2520 



2690 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



2170 



2040 



Lbs. 



2576 



2426 

 1442 



2015 



2340 



2746 



2241 



2752 



20G4 



2O07 



2066 



1912 



