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SUMMARY. 



Keports were received from tweuty-tliree co-operative 

 Soil Test men, including this Station, to whom fertilizers 

 were sent. Five failed to report. 



(1) The rate per acre cost of fertilizers sent to each ex- 

 perimenter, was $9.62 laid down at Auburn, and we estimate 

 the cost to each one at that price, which would have been 

 the figures if purchased for cash. 



(2) To determine whether high fertilization has been 

 a gain or loss the past season, which in many respects has 

 been an unfavorable one, as can be seen from the reports, 

 the following facts are submitted for comparison; and in 

 this connection the average yield of the 23 experiments is 

 given, both for the manured and unmanured plots. 



Average yield per acre for the manured plots is as follows : 



26 4-5 bus. corn valued at 55c in farmer's crib $14 74 



330 lbs. fodder, valued 75c per cwt 2 47 



276 lbs. shucks valued at 50c per cwt 1 38 



Total S18 59 



Cost of fertilizers per acre $9 62 



Labor expense 5 44 



Total S15 06 



Deducting the total expenses $15.06 from 



the proceeds $18.59, we have ?, profit of $3 53 



Average yield per acre for unmanured plots, as follows : 



16 1-3 bus. corn at 55c. in farmer's crib $8 98 



196 lbs. fodder at 75c. per cwt . • • 1 47 



163 lbs. shucks at 50c. per cwt 81 



Total til 26 



Deduct labor expense per acre 5 44 



We have profit ^5^2 



