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pounds per acre, slaked lime 207 pounds per acre. 

 This plot yielded at the rate of 20,909 pounds of cab- 

 bage per acre, an increase of 8,364 pounds per acre 

 over the average of the two unfertilized plots. The 

 fertilizer mixture used on Plot 8, which is a close 

 second, was the following: Thomas phosphate 885 

 pounds per acre, cotton seed meal 650 pounds per acre 

 and muriate of potash 207 pounds per acre. This plot 

 yielded at the rate of 20,893 pounds of cabbage per 

 acre, an increase of 8,348 pounds per acre over the 

 average of the two unfertilized plots. 



Note that in the two unfertilized plots in the several 

 tests that the fields are practically^ the same, being 

 much lower than any of the plots receiving a complete 

 fertilizer. 



Results obtained from both experiments at Auburn 

 and Bessemer show that potash did not increase the 

 yield sufficiently to warrant its use on loam or clay 

 soils. On sandy soils, which are very deficient in potas- 

 sium, this element must be included in the fertilizers 

 applied. 



