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TABLE Ylll—Coniinued 



Plat 

 No. 



1447 

 1448 

 1449 



1450 

 1451 

 1452 



1453 



1454 

 1455 



1456 



1457 

 1458 



1459 

 1460 

 1461 

 1462 



1463 

 1464 



1465 



1466 

 1467 



Treatment 



120 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Acid phosphate . . 

 80 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing 



120 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 240 lbs. Acid phosphate.. 



120 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 80 lbs. Muriate of potafh 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Acid phosphate . . 

 80 lbs. Muriate of potash 



120 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 



240 lbs. Acid phosphate. . 



80 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 480 lbs. Acid phosphate . . 



Nothing 



160 lbs. Muriate of potash 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 480 lbs. Acid phosphate . . 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 160 lbs. Muriate of potash 



480 lbs. Acid phosphate... 

 160 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda. . . 

 480 lbs. Acid phosphate . . 

 160 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Appar- 

 ent 

 increase 

 per acre, 

 tons 



1 . 40 



1 . 12 



•44 



3-53 

 1.50 



2.48 

 4.48 



2-33 

 1.38 



1.85 



5.18 



3-64 

 4. 20 



5-95 



Value of 

 increase 

 per acre 



3.88 



311 

 1 . 22 



9 79 

 4.16 



6.88 

 12.43 



Cost 

 of 

 fer- 

 tilizer 

 per acre 



6.46 



3-83 



5 13 

 1437 



10 . 10 

 11.65 



16.51 



3-3^ 



1.68 

 1 . 76 



5-04 

 512 



3-44 

 6.80 



Net 



gain 



or loss 



(— ) 

 per acre 



6. 72 

 336 



3-52 

 10. 08 



10. 24 

 6.88 



13.60 



•52 



I 43 



— •54 



4-75 



— .96 



3-44 

 5-63 



— .26 



•47 



I. 61 

 4.29 



— .14 

 4^77 



2 .91 



