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Table VII.— Influence of the Potash Compounds upon the Amount op 

 Dry Matter ix the Potato. 



AMOUNT 



OF fertilizer 



PER ACRE. 



Average 

 of both 

 farms. 



Potatoes groivn with Muriate of Potash. — Plats 1-5 atid 11-15. 



Percent. 



Tvone 18.87 



500 pounds i 20.57 



1,000 pounds 19.75 



1.500 pounds I 17.87 



2,000 pounds | 19.03 



Averages fertil- 

 ized plats 19.35 



Percent. 

 19.15 

 20.45 

 19.17 

 17.56 

 17.57 



18.71 



Per cent. 

 19.01 

 20.51 

 19.46 

 17.72 

 18.35 



Per cent. 

 19.83 

 19.71 

 20.02 

 21 

 18.70 



19.86 



Percent. 

 20.05 

 20.28 

 20.50 

 19.28 

 19.59 



^ercent. 

 19.94 

 19.99 

 20.26 

 20.14 

 19 14 



Per cent. 

 19.47 

 20.25 

 19.86 

 18.93 

 18.74 



19.91 



19.88 



Potatoes grown with Sulphate of Potash. — Plats 6-10 and 16-20 



None 



500 pounds 



1,000 pounds 



1,500 pounds 



2,000 pounds 



Averages fertil- 

 ized plats 



19.76 

 21.02 

 20.22 

 19.99 

 19.55 



20.19 



21.47 

 21.12 

 21.69 

 20.86 

 20.42 



21.02 



20.61 

 21.07 

 20.95 

 20.42 

 19.99 



20.6 



20.73 

 19.75 

 19.96 

 19.71 

 20.55 



20 



21.24 

 20.92 

 21.33 

 21.25 

 21.36 



21.21 



20.98 

 20.33 

 20.64 

 20.48 

 20.95 



20.60 



20.80 

 20.70 

 20.80 

 20.46 

 20.47 



20.61 



