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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



The value of the crop per acre for the different fertilizers applied 

 is shown in the following table: 



TABLE 11. 



o 



Form of Phosphoric Acid Ap- 

 plied In Connection with 

 Nitrogen and Potash. 



Source of supply. 



o 



C & J 

 D & J 

 B & H 

 E & K 

 A & G 

 F& L 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, 

 Insoluble phosphoric acid. 

 Reverted phosphoric acid. 



No phosphoric acid 



Soluble phosphoric acid, . 

 Nothing , 



Ground bone 



South Carolina rock, . 

 Bene black and lime. 



Bone black. 



»34 47 

 34 43 

 32 74 

 32 50 

 SO 87 

 23 75 



HAY. 



Taking- the average for the three years, 1885, 1889 and 1893, in- 

 soluble phosphoric acid (ground bone) was first, reverted second, 

 soluble third and insoluble (South Carolina rock) fourth. 



TABLE 12. 

 Average Yield of Grass (Hay) per Acre. 



Soluble phosphoric acid 9,500 



Rev<^rted phosphoric acid &.900 



Insoluble phosphoric acid | 10.095 



Insoluble phosphoric acid, i 9,4f'0 



No phosphoric acid ! 7,476 



Nothing, I 6, 146 



3,167 

 3.300 

 3.365 

 3.133 

 2.492 

 2,048 



155 

 161 

 164 

 153 

 122 

 100 



