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not been reached, and that more than 1,000 pounds per acre would 

 give remunerative returns. Additional experiments have been put 

 out this year (1910) to test this, the quantity running up to 1,800 

 pounds per acre. 



In addition to larger profits from heavy fertilization of the right 

 kind, the land is in' all probability improving in productiveness and 

 value. Results on these plats and fields in after years will be most 

 valuable in throwing light on this most important phase of the proper 

 fertilization for immediate returns and for the permanent improve- 

 ment of the soil. This latter phase of farm practice is not given the 

 thought and consideration it should receive by most farmers. 



Concisely, the average results for five years' experiments with dif- 

 ferent quantities of fertilizers are as follows : 



