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If we rearrange this table so that the yield of the unfertilized 

 plot is ill each case represented by loo and the yields of the other 

 plots changed in the same proportion it is easier to compare the 

 effect of the fertilizers on the different crops. This we have done 

 in the table below. 



It will be seen that the average results obtained from tho.se fer- 

 tilizers that were used on all the crops is slightly below the crops 

 obtained without the u.se of fertilizer. Even if we eliminate the 

 effect of the moister situation of the unfertilized corn plot it could 

 scarcely be claimed that there was an appreciable advantage 

 gained by the use of the fertilizers. 



A POINT IN THE CULTIVATION OF ROOT CROPS. 



That roots form a very desirable adjunct to the winter ration of 

 almost all kinds of domestic animals few who have raised them 

 will question. At the same time from the large amount of water 

 they contain, it is imperative that they be raised at the smallest pos- 

 sible cost in order to make their use profitable as a food for animals. 



Two things make the growth of mangels expensive. First, 

 germination is imperfect, in the second place, beside being imper- 

 fect, germination is often slow to start and being slow the weeds 

 get the start of the young beets thus necessitating nnich hand 

 weeding and a large increase in expense. These two things de- 

 ter many who would otherwise raise considerable quantities 

 from attempting their culture at all. 



The mistake that is commonly made and to which we especially 

 desire to call attention in this note is that beets are usually planted 

 entirely too late. The common practice being to fit and plant the 

 root ground after the corn is out of the way. As the result of ex- 



