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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



from the different plats and the analysis of the beets grown are shown 

 below : 



Results of fertilizer experiments, Field A. 



Fertilizers applied. 



Herring guano 



Chile saltpeter and superphosphate 



Chile saltpeter, superphosphate, and 890 lbs. kainit. 



Blanks for preceding fertilization 



Chile saltpeter, superphosphate, and 1,780 lbs. kainit 

 Blanks for preceding fertilization 



Yield of 



beets 

 per acre. 



Pounds. 

 41,680 

 42. 360 



40, 770 



41, 840 

 40, 270 

 39, 600 



Sugar content. 



By polar- 

 ization 

 of juice. 



Per cent. 

 16. 25 

 16.04 

 17.17 

 16.81 

 17.46 

 16.08 



Bv alco- 



'hol 

 method. 



Per cent. 

 14.80 

 13.80 

 14.50 

 13.70 

 12.90 

 15.80 



Results from different methods of applying Chile saltpeter. 



Method of applying. 



Yield of 



beets 

 per acre. 



Pounds. 



One-half before sowing, one-half in July | 40, 620 



All before sowing i 42. 020 



Sugar content. 



By polar- 

 ization 

 of juice. 



Per cent. 

 16.82 

 16.89 



By alco- 

 hol 

 method. 



Per cent. 

 14.50 

 13.80 



Field B had been in clover during 1895; the size of the plats grown 

 were GOO square meters (6,458 sq. ft.). The fertilizers applied and the 

 results obtained are shown in the following table: 



Remits of fertilizer experiments, Field B. 



Fertilizers applied per acre. 



Yield Of 



beets per 

 acre. 



Sugar 

 in juice. 



356 lbs. Chile saltpeter, 356 lbs. superphosphate 



356 lbs. Chile saltpeter, 350 lbs. superphosphate, aud 178 lbs. potash in 37 per 



cent sulphate 



13,365 lbs. peat poudrette 



13,365 lbs. peat poudrette and 178 lbs. potash in 37 per cent sulphate 



Pounds. 



51, 220 



53, 870 

 49, 170 

 53, 090 



Per cent. 

 15.7 



15.8 

 16.6 

 15.2 



In Field C (sandy soil) 2 experimental plats of 500 sq. meters (5,382[ 

 sq. ft.) were set apart for fertilizing trials. 



Results of fertilizer experiments, Field C. 



The total yield of sugar beets grown at the Alnarp estate (Alnarp 

 Agricultural Institute) during 1896 was 2,950,570 kg. (6,500,000 lbs. 

 avoir.) from 65 hectares (160 acres), an average yield per acre of 40,410 



