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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The plat and results are as follows 



Xorth, 



p. = Phosphate. 

 Pot, = Potatoes, 



East. 



South. 



AVest. 



The plats 4 and 5 show a lower yield, on account of being crossed by an old 

 bed furrow, and sliould be compared together, and not with 3 and G on the east. 



This shows an increase of tops of 10 5-G %; of potatoes, 7;^ %; increase of 

 both, taken together, 13^%. The potatoes were dug and weighed September 17. 



PLASTER ON CORX. 



This was a continuation of the experiment begun in 1877. The same amount 

 of land was selected, ninc-tcntlis of an acre, or 144 squtire rods, and divided 

 into 30 equal plats. 



The land was selected in the central part of field No. 5; slope gradual, uni- 

 form and toward the south ; soil uniform in appearance, except that a strip 

 running across the south two tiers of plats appeared a little darker colored and 



