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TABLE X. —Continued 



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 potash , 



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 



1 60 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 , 



Appar- 

 ent 



increase 



per 



acre, 



tons 



Nothing , 



324 



1.79 

 •94 



3-52 

 2 . 40 



1. 17 

 .02 



1 . 70 

 1.68 



1.32 

 552 



3-37 

 3.82 



Value 



of the 



increase 



per acre 



10 08 



5-57 

 2 . 92 



10.95 

 7.46 



3-64 

 9-39 



5-47 

 5.22 



4 . 10 

 17.16 



10.4? 



11.88 



Cost of 

 the fer- 

 tilizers 

 per acre 



336 



1.68 

 1 . 76 



5 04 

 512 



3-44 

 6.80 



6. 72 

 3 36 



3-52 

 10 . 08 



10. 24 



6.88 



Net gain 

 or loss 



(— ) 

 per acre 



6. 72 



3-89 

 I. 16 



D-9I 



2.34 



.20 

 2.59 



-I -25 

 1.86 



•58 

 7.08 



24 



5.00 



