24 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD Vil., A. 1905 

 TABLE II.— EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS OX PLOTS OF BA'R'L'EY- Concluded. 



o 



Fertilizers applied each year from 1889 to 

 1898 or 1899. No fertilizers used since. 

 Clover sown in 1899 and each year since 

 with the grain and ploughed under in the 

 autumn. 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Fifteen Years. 



16th Season, 1904. 

 Variety, 

 Mensury. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



9 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



19 



20 



21 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



siMineral phosphate,untreated, finely ground 



5001b3.; wood ashes, unleached, 1,500 lbs 



per acre, used each year f)-om 1888 to 1897 



inclusive. In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of 



the Thomas' phosphate was used in place 



of the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 



have been applied since then 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 acre used each year from 1888 to 1899, 

 inclusive. No fertilizers have been ap- 

 plied since then 



Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 350 lbs.; 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizers have been applied since 

 then 



Mineral superphosphate. No. 1, 350 lbs 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. ; wood ashes, 

 unleached, 1,500 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. . 



Unmanured from the beginning 



Bone, finely ground, 500 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. . 



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

 unleached, 1,.500 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then . . 



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

 year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. . 



Muriate of potash, 150 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers have been applied since then. 



Sulphate of ammonia, 300 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 



] fertilizers have been applied since then.. 



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



year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No 



fertilizers have been applied since then 



Common salt (Sodium chloride) 300 lbs. per 

 acre, used each j-ear from 1883 to 1899 in- 

 clusive. No fertilizers have been ai)plied 

 since then 



Land plaster or gypsum (Calcium sulphate), 

 300 lbs. per acre, used each year from 

 1888 to 1899, inclusive. No fertilizers 

 have been applied since then 



Mineral superphosphate. No. 2, 500 lbs. per 

 acre, used each year from 1889 to 1899, 

 inclusive. No fertilizers have been ap- 

 plied since then 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



21 37 



21 26i'^i 



28 4 



27 1^ 



14 12,^5 



15 15 



24 1^=, 



22 7H 



22 401g 



19 I6/3 

 18 441? 



27 19 



20 24 



21 df. 



Lbs. 



1,835 

 1,729 



2,359 



2,481 

 1,228 



1,421 



2,089 

 2,270 

 1,859 

 1,933 

 l,6oG 



1,892 



1,591 



1,770 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Average Yield. 



FOR 



Sixteen Years. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



35 30 



28 46 



25 40 



32 14 

 17 24 



21 22 



27 34 



19 8 



23 36 



19 38 



20 .. 



23 26 



22 34 



24 18 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



2,070 



1,280 



1,770 



2,170 

 1,420 



1,560 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



22 30^ 



22 0^ 



27 45i*i; 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



15 333^ 



2,630 24 12,% 2,123 



1,530 



1,430 



1,450 



1,290 



1,510 



1,780 



21 46ii 



22 43" 



19 m'i 



18 47-H 



'in 



20 30} g 



1,580 , 21 19t^ 1,758 



Lbs. 



1,850 



1,701 



2,322 



27 17tv 2,462 

 14 22 Jg 1,240 



1,430 



2,224 



1,832 



1,903 



1,633 



1,868 



1,603 



