REPORT OF TEE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

 TABLE I.-EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF ^n^AH!— Concluded. 



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Fertilizers applied each year from 1888 to 

 1898 or 1890. No fertilizers used from 

 that time to 1905. Clover sown in 1809 

 and each year afrer to 1905 with the grain 

 and ploiifjhe<l under in the autumn. In 

 1905-6 fertilizers again applied as in 

 1898. Clover dL-continued. 



8 Mine r a 1 phosphate, untreated, finely 

 proun d, 500 lbs.; wood ashes, unlcached, 

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

 1SS8 to 1897 inclusive. In 1898 and 1899, 

 500 lbs. of the Thomas phosphate were 

 used in place of the mineral phosjjhate. 

 No fertili7:ers ti.'sed from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizers attain used as in 1899 



9 Mineral sui^erphcsphato, No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 :icr<% used each year from 1888 to 1899 

 inclusive. No fertilizer used from 1900 

 to 190.5. In 1905-6 fertilizer again used 

 as in 1899 



10 Mineral superphosi)hate. No. 1, 350 lbs. 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 188 ■< to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1005-6 fertilizers again used as in 1809. . . 



11 Mineral superphosphate, No. 1, 350 lbs., 

 nitrate of soda, 2'X) lbs., wood ashes, un- 

 leached, 1,500 Iba. Deracre, used each year 

 from 1888 to 1899 inclu.sive. No fertilizers 

 used from 1900 to 1905. In 1905-6 fertiliz 

 crs-again used as in 1899 



12 Unmanured from the beginning, 



13 Bone, finely ground, .500 lbs. jx-r acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1S99 mclusive. 

 No fertilizer used frorn 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6, bone again used as at first 



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

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

 year from 1888 to l>-'99 inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizers again used as at first. . . . 



15 Nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. jjer acre, used each 

 year from 1883 to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizer again used as at first. . . . 



16 Muriate of jx)tash, 150 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizer again used as at first 



17 Sulphateof ammonia, 300 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899 inclusi ve. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900 to 1!)05. In 1905- 

 6 fertilizer again ii^d as at first 



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

 year from 1888 to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900' to 1905. In 1905- 

 6 fertilizer again used as at first 



19 Common salt (Sodium chloride), 300 lbs. per 

 acre, used eacli year from 1888 to 1899 

 inchisive. No fertilizer used from 190ll 

 to 1905. In 1905-6 fertilizer again used 

 as at first 



20 Land plaster or gypsum (Calcium sulphate), 

 300 lbs. per acre, u.sed each year from 

 1S88 to 1899 inclusive. No fertilizer used 

 from 1900 to 1905. In 1905-0 fertilizer 

 again used as at first 



21 Mineral superphosphate, .500 lbs. per acre, 

 used each year from 1888 to 1899 inclu- 

 sive. No fertilizer used from 1900 to 

 1905. In 1905-0 fertilizer again used as 

 at first 



AvEKAGE Yield 



FOi; 

 Eighteen Years. 



Yi'^ld 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



12 %t. 



12 



14 

 10 



14 



15 



13 



40A 



13 33i| 



41rt 



12 mi^ 



15 32H 



23}f 



3215 



4/s 



12 53H 



13 52}f 



12 m\\ 



13 16H 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



LbB. 



2232 



2008 



2930 



2858 

 1874 



2106 



2658 



2477 



2312 



2474 



2024 



1676 



1958 



1954 



19tu Season, 1906. 

 Variety. 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Nineteen Years, 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



12 \^\\ 



12 42iiV 



13 42^1 



Yield. 



of 

 Straw. 



Per aero 



12 57 



15 43}? 



14 23j»5 



15 39r^g 



13 14H 



12 57A 



13 59/5 



13 4H 



13 2515 



Lbs. 



2237 



2014 



2879 



14 38A 2876 

 10 50,4 1880 



2111 



2653 



2471 



2306 



2457 



2042 



1704 



1977 



1955 



