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grown on one half of each plat and Silver Yellow dent on the other. 

 The tabulated yields lead to the following conclusions: 



(1) The nitrogen plats gave an increased yield of over 19 bushels as compared with 

 those plats receiving no fertilizer. » * * The cost in the form of nitrate of soda 

 (plat 2) was at the rate of $4 per acre. 



(2) Phosphoric acid when applied alone failed in every case except one to equal 

 the average product of the nothing plats; the cost in the form of dissolved bone- 

 black was $6 per acre. 



(3) The application of^hosphoric acid, or potash, or both, in addition to nitrogen, 

 in no case gave a profitable increase of product. 



(4) The largest yield of dried fodder was from plat 7, receiving the " complete 

 fertilizer," but in no case did a large yield of fodder follow the ajtplication of either 

 potash or jihosphoric acid alone. In every case where nitrogen was used the yield 

 was far above the average. 



Cooperative corn test. — The yields are tabulated of corn raised in Mary- 

 land from seed grown in Xew York, Wiscon.'^in. Kentucky, Kansas, 

 Georgia, Texas, and Maryland, being the results obtained by the sta- 

 tion in the cooperative corn test planned by the Texas Station in 1890. 



The varieties from the more Northern States failed to do well. Although their 

 germination and early growth were good, very few perfect stalks could be found on 

 the plats, and hardly a perfect ear. * * * 



The varieties from Kentucky. Kansas, and Maryland being better adapted to this 

 latitude, matured well and made a good growth, while the unusually long season 

 permitted the fair development of the more Southern varieties. In an ordinary sea- 

 son the varieties from Georgia and Texas would have been killed by frost before 

 reaching maturity. 



The forage (jardcn. — A report on tlie growth of grasses, clovers, an 

 unknown pea, and sqja beans. The yield of soja beans on 24 unfertilized 

 eighth-acr*' ]»l;its is given. The crop was cut September 16, wlicn in 

 bloom. One i>lat yielded at the rate of 8 tons per acre, and the total yield 

 of the 3 acres was 13 tons. 



Variety test of irheat and oats. — Brief reference is made to the results 

 of tests of 45 varieties of wheat, i)ublislied in Bulletin Xo. 10 of the 

 station (see Experiment Station liecord, vol ii. p. Tl'S), and to an 

 unsuccessful test of 40 varieties of oats. 



Rotation phits. — A report of the yield in 1S!K> on G plats laid out in 

 1888. 



Silos and sHaf/e. — A brief account of the tilling of three silos. 



MisceUaneou.s. — An account of the underdraiuing of a piece of land, 

 and a description of the Symmes hay cap. 



ItEPORT OF HoKTicuLTUKisT, T. L. Brink, B. S. (pp. 104-117). — 

 Tiie author of this report took charge of the horticultural department 

 of the. station October S, 1800, succeeding \Y. H. Bislu.]), B. S. 



Tomatoes. — The results of experiments in 1880 were published in 

 Bulletin No. 11 of the station (see Experinu'ut Station Record, vol. ii, 

 p. 7L>8). 



Strawberries. — The tests of varieties in 1880 were reporteil in Bulle- 

 tin Xo. of the station (see Experiment Station Record, vol. ii. \). 726). 



