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tably Leutewitzer for sowings intended to be replanted and Eckendorf 

 for sowing direct. 



Manure. — The abundant stock supplies plenty of dung and liquid 

 manure as much concentrated food is bought and the manure is carefully 

 stored. The latter is only applied to the roots at the rate of 20 tons per acre. 

 Potatoes get besides 268 lbs. of " A. S. 7x9" (ammonium superphosphate 

 giving 7 % ammoniacal nitrogen and 9 % water soluble phosphoric acid) 

 with 134 lbs? of potash salt. 



Beets receive the same manure, plus 8000 to 9000 galls, of liquid ma- 

 nure and268 lbs. of kainit per acre ; while rye has 268 lbs. of " A. S. 7 X 9 " 

 535 lbs. of basic slag, and 9.000 galls, of liquid manure., Wheat is not ma- 

 nured after clover ; after beets, 535 lbs. of basic slag followed b)^ 71 lbs. 

 of nitrate of soda in spring. Oats are given 268 to 357 lbs. of "A. S. 

 7x9" and, on poor land, a little liquid manure. Barley mixed with 

 clover receives 535 lbs. of slag and 357 lbs. of kainit per acre ; pastures are 

 manured in a similar way. 



The soil has been examined by the Weileburg vSchool of Agriculture 

 and found to be ver}' deficient in lime. Potash salts are not much used in 

 the district, yet they are very effective as shown by the following experiment 

 made in 191 1 : 



Manure (plots of 0.62 acre) 



12.3 tons of dung + 2,200 galls, of liquid manure +110 lbs. of super . . 



12.3 tons of dung + 2,200 galls, of liquid manure +110 lbs. of super 



lbs, of kainit 



330 



Yield 

 of beets 



15.06 tons 

 18.06 " 



The beets from the plot dressed with kainit kept much better than those 

 from the other plot. 



Yields. — The following Table gives the yields from 1896 to 1913. 



Average yields per acre. 



