Fertilizer and Seeding Experiments with Root Crops. 435 



T AB LE IX .—Continued 



Plat 

 No. 



Treatment 



1455 

 1456 



1457 

 1458 

 1459 

 1460 



1461 

 1462 



1463 

 1464 



1466 

 1467 



1468 



1469 

 1470 



1471 

 1472 



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 cf 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, 

 1 60 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing. 



240 lbs. Nitrate'of soda.. . 

 480 lbs. Acid phosphate. . 

 1 60 lbs. Muriate of potash 



120 lbs. Nitrate of soda.. . 

 480 lbs. Acid phosphate. . 

 1 60 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda.. . 

 240 lbs. Acid phosphate. . 

 160 lbs. Muriate of potash 



240 lbs. Nitrate of soda.. . 



480 lbs. Acid pho.sphate. . 



80 lbs. Muriate of potash 



Nothing 



Yield 



per 



acre, 



tons 



17.88 

 20 . 16 



17-56 

 18.52 

 17.64 

 15.16 

 16.68 

 2t.o8 



1576 



20 . 24 



21 . 80 



19. 08 

 25.12 



24.68 



18.56 

 25.28 



25-56 

 21 . 40 



Per 

 cent of 



dry 

 matter 



12. 78 



11 .46 



12.95 

 12.15 



12 . 00 

 11.88 

 1 1 . 69 



10.27 



12.65 



10. 82 



11.38 



10-53 



11 . 19 



9-44 



12 . 29 

 II. 51 



II .00 



Yield 



of dry 

 matter 



per 

 acre, 



tons 



1 1 , 



53 



2 . 29 

 2.31 



2.27 

 2.25 

 2.12 

 1.80 



1-95 

 2.16 



2 .00 

 2 . 19 



2.48 



2.01 

 2 . 81 



2-33 



2.28 

 2 .91 



2.81 

 2.47 



No. of 

 plants 

 per 

 acre, 

 thou- 

 sands 



19. 

 19. 



19. I 

 20 . 

 19. 

 18. 

 21.7 



20. 2 



21 . 

 20 . 



19.4 



19.4 

 20 .2 



20. 1 



20 . 2 

 20.5 



20. 4 



18.0 



Yield 



of 

 tops 



per 

 acre, 

 tons 



3-72 

 4 . 60 



4. 72 



5-32 

 4.04 



396 



5.00 

 4.88 



4.08 

 5-76 



4-76 



4.64 

 5.60 



4.96 



4.24 

 5.88 



5-44 

 1 04 



Per 

 cent of 



total 



weight 



in 



tops 



17.2 

 i8-6 



21-2 

 22-3 



i8.6 

 20 • 7 

 23.1 

 18.8 



20- 6 

 22 • 2 



17.9 



19 ■ 6 

 18-2 



16.7 



18.6 

 18. 9 



17-5 



15-9 



