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(2) Isaac J. Clark. Corn -\vas grown on soil previous year. 

 The crop was well cared for and was healthy. 



(3) Perry W. Clark. The soil was rich, having been used 

 previously for growing teazels. The crop was well cared for and 

 free from disease. 



(4) S. H. Davis. In some spaces there were no beets and the 

 crop was somewhat affected by the hot, dry weather; hence, the 

 low yield. The crop received good care and clean culture. 



(5) Walter Elden. The land was stony and the soil firm. 

 The culture was good. The low yield on the plat received 750 

 pounds fertilizer was due to the fact that the ground in this place 

 was wet.. Took out every other row on other plats. This ac- 

 counts for large size of beets. 



(6) Geo. P. . Elliott. Soil occupied by corn previous year. 

 Beet crop healthy, and well cared for, but there were many spaces 

 not occupied by beets. 



(7) "W. F. Filkins. Soil was a peculiar sandy loam, occupied 

 by oats previous year. The crop was healthy and received good 

 care, but was not uniform. 



(8) Cyrus E. Fitch. Soil was a good sandy loam, previously 

 used for raspberries. The first sowing was a failure, owing to 

 sowing too deep. The second sowing produced an uneven crop. 

 The crop received excellent care. 



(9) A. H. Goodrich. Soil was a sandy loam, previously oc- 

 cupied by corn. The first sowing on the unfertilized plat did not 

 come up and a second sowing had to be made. The crop received 

 good culture and was healthy. 



(10) Chas. W. Ingalls. The soil was muck, previously used 

 in growing cabbage, and had never been fertilized. Crop re- 

 ceived good culture and was healthy. The soil was probably over- 

 rich in nitrogen and so produced beets with low sugar content 

 and purity. 



(11) Chas. W. Ingalls. The soil was alluvial clay, previously 

 occupied by corn, and had never been fertilized. Crop received 

 good culture, but was more or less blighted. The leaves dried 



