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able that the farmer may pay more for the fertihzers when purchased at 

 retail, or may sell his oats and hay or may value them for feeding pur- 

 poses at more or less than the average December farm price. In any 

 case there are other factors which enter into the actual profit or loss and 

 must be considered by each farmer for himself. The table on page 

 is simply a comparative statement of increased yields as related to fer- 

 tilizers applied, stated in terms of money. 



Net Gain or Loss from Fertilizers with Oats and Timothy Hay 



Treatment. 



No treatment 



320 lbs. acid phosphate. 

 80 lbs. muriate potash . 



No treatment 



160 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 



320 lbs. acid phosphate. 

 160 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 



No treatment. 



320 lbs. acid phosphate. 

 80 lbs. muriate potash . 



160 lbs. nitrate soda . . 

 80 lbs. muriate potash . 



No treatment . 



160 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 

 80 lbs. muriate potash. 

 360 lbs. acid phosphate. 



160 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 

 80 lbs. muriate potash . 

 640 lbs. acid phosphate . 



No treatment . 



320 lbs. nitrate soda . . . 

 80 lbs. muriate potash . 

 640 lbs. acid phosphate. 



320 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 

 SO lbs. muriate potash . 

 320 lbs. acid phosphate. 



No treatment . 



320 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 

 89 lbs. muriate potash . 

 320 lbs. acid phosphate. 



640 lbs. nitrate soda. . . 

 80 lbs. muriate pota.:,h . , 

 320 lbs. acid phosphate. 



No treatment 



No treatment 



10 tons of manure. 

 20 tons of manure . 



Net Gain or Loss ( — ) Fro.m Fertilizer With 



Oats 

 1904. 



— S2.82 



— 4.05 



— 2.07 



— 3.09 



— .99 



— 1.73 



— 3.60 



— 5.99 



7.92 



— 6.90 



— 5.24 



— 3.20 



— 6.19 



Timothy 

 1905. 



$1.61 

 3.45 



2.84 

 3.14 



— .50 



4.87 



3.15 



— 1.01 



4.13 

 U . 53 



5.81 



13.75 

 21.33 



Timothy 

 1906. 



$0.61 

 4.89 



5 . 53 

 6.07 



6.23 

 7.89 



9.03 

 3.81 



12.82 

 11.83 



11.44 



10.27 

 26 . 54 



Three 

 crops. 



SO. 60 

 4.29 



6.30 

 6.12 



4.74 

 11.03 



8.58 

 — 3.19 



9.03 

 16.46 



12.01 



20.82 

 41.68 



* "Niterlime" applied in 1903; valuation not known. 



