REPORT OF TUE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 

 TABLE II. —EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF BARLEY— Conc^w./fct. 



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9 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



Fertilizers applierl each j'oar from 1889 tn 

 181)8 or ISIlft. No fertilizers UBod fr 'ii 

 that time to 1005. Clover sown in 189!) 

 and each year after to 190.') with the grain 

 an(i p^oughpd under in the autumn. In 

 l!l05-(j fertilizers ajr;iin applied as in 18fl8. 

 Clover discontinued. 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 11)3., wood ashes, unleached, 1,500 lbs. 

 per acie, used each year from 1S88 to 1897, 

 inolnsive. In 1898 and 1899, .500 lbs. of 

 the Thomas pliosplKite were used in place 

 of tlie mineral iihos])hate. No fertilizers 

 used fiom 190O to l'.)05. In 1905-G ferti- 

 lizers again used as in 1899. ... 



Mineral sui>erphos])f).at(>, No. 1, 500 lbs. per 

 acre used each ye.i.r f»rom 1888 to 1899, 

 inclusive. No fertilizer used from 1900 

 to 1905. In 1905-(j fertilizer again used 

 as in 1899 



Mineral superphosphate. No. 1, 350 lbs., 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used 

 each j-enr from 1883 to 1899, inclusive, 

 No fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-G fertilizers arja'n used a.s in 1899. . 



Mineral superphosphate. No. 1, 350 lbs., 

 nitrate of soda, 200 lbs., wood ashes, 

 unleached, 1,.'")00 lbs. per acre, used each 

 year from 1888 to 1^99, inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizers again used as in 1899. . . 



Unmanured from the beginning 



Bone, finely ground, .^00 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 18S8 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-(l6 bone again used as at first 



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

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

 year from 1888 to 1899 inclusive. No 

 fertilizers used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 1905-6 fertilizers ag;iin used as at first. . . 



Nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, used e^ch 

 jT'ar from 18'^8 to 1899, iuclu.sive. No 

 f«rtilizer tised from 1900 to 1905. In 

 190.V6 fertilizer again used as .at first. . . . 



Muriate of potash, 150 lbs. per acre, used 

 each year from 1888 to 1899, inclusive. 

 No fertilizer used from 1900 to 190.5. In 

 1905-G 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 

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



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

 year from 18S8 to 18'.;9, inclusive. No 

 fertilizer used from 1900 to 1905. In 

 190.5-6 fertili-^-cr ag.ain u^ed as .at first. . . . 



Common salt (Sodium chloride) 300 lbs. per 

 acre used eacli j'ear from 1K88 to 1899, in- 

 clusive. Nofertilizerused froml900ti)1905. 

 In 1905-6 fertilizer again used as at first. 



Land plaster or gypsum (Calcium sulphate), 

 300 lbs. per acre, used each year from 

 1888 to 1890, inclusive. No fertilizer used 

 from 1900 to 1905. In 1905-6 fertilizer 

 again used as at first 



Mineral superphosphate, 500 lbs. per acre, 

 used each year from 1889 to 1809, inclu- 

 sive. No fertilizer used from 1900 to, 

 1905. In 1905-6 fertilizer again used as 

 at first 



AvEU.^GK Yield 



FOR 



Seventekn Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



23 31^? 



28 41|4 



28 20}| 

 15 2\] 



16 41,^ 



25 25,'> 



Yield 



of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



1901 



17S0 



2382 



2504 

 1278 



1436 



2151 



2211 



1847 



1905 



1630 



1869 



1613 



1770 



ISth Se.^sox, 1006. 

 Vakiety, 

 Mensury. 



Yi.ld 



of_ 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lb«. 



39 8 



33 42 



38 6 



41 42 



28 16 



31 ^ 



32 34 



33 26 



35 20 



32 14 



36 32 



33 36 



34 38 



31 42 



Yield 

 Straw. 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Eighteen Ye.\u3. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre Per acne. 



Lbs. 



2320 



2110 



2680 



3000 

 1100 



1220 



2420 



2070 



1260 



1460 



1020 



2140 



840 



840 



Bush. lbs. 



24 251i 1S24 



Yield 



of 

 Str.iw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



23 28 f\ 



29 19r, 



29 8',?- 

 15 38i', 



17 ^" ■-• 



1798 



2398 



2531 

 1269 



1424 



216b 



2203 



1815 



1880 



1&96 



1884 



1570 



1717 



