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Plat No. 742. Stable manure. 



A solid mat of clover, red and alsike with some fireweed. Alfalfa 

 not prominent but larger than in No. 741, better growth of clover on the 

 limed area than on no-lime. 



Plat No. 743. Soil inoculation. 



This plat has a good stand of good looking alfalfa. It is noticeably 

 better, and more nodules are found on the lime portion. On no-lime 

 area plants are weaker and lighter colored. 



Plat No. 744. Check, no treatment. 



On no-lime end the alfalfa and weeds are weak and light colored. 

 On the limed end the alfalfa is stronger, better color and weeds are 

 abundant and larger. Some nodules on limed end. 



Plat No. 745. Stable manure and inoculated soil. 



A thick stand of red and alsike clover, color of alfalfa good, many 

 nodules on alfalfa and clover. 



Plat No. 746. Seed inoculated with U. S. D. A. cultures. 



Very weedy, the limed area much the better and somewhat better 

 color than same area of Check 747. 



Plat No. 747. Check, no treatment. 



Like 746 except as noted above. 



Plat No. 748. Stable manure and inoculated seed. 



A thick mat of red and alsike clover. Plat appears about the same 

 all over but there are fewer alfalfa plants on the no-lime area. 



Plat No. 749. Commercial fertilizer. 



Very poor, many fireweeds, alfalfa is of light color. 



Plat No. 750. Check, no treatment. 



Very poor, weeds not so vigorous as in 749. 



On the same date (June 9, 1905), an area of four square feet (2 

 feet square) was measured ofif on each end of each of the plats and all 

 of the plants on these areas were taken up and separated into the follow- 

 ing categories: alfalfa, clover, grass and weeds. The plants in each class 

 were then counted and weighed green with as much of the root as would 

 come out of the ground, the soil having been washed off. The result of 

 this detailed study of the plants growing on these plats is condensed into 

 tabular form and given below : 



