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lively rich. The estimate of tlie relative staudiug and general effect 

 of the fertilizers made in Augnst was precisely the same. 



RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS. 



No. 



of 



Plot. 



FERTILIZERS USED- 



Nothing, 



Nitrate oi Soda, 



Dissolved Bone-black, 



Nothing, 



Muriate of Potash, 



Nitrate and Bone-black, 



Nitiate and Potash, 



Nothing, 



Bone-black and Potash, 



Nitrate, Bone-black and Potash, 



Laud Plaster, 



Nothing, 



Barn-yard Manure, 



Lime, 



Nothing, 



Average July ' 

 Inches. 



52.6 



53.8 

 54.9 

 44.7 

 56.0 

 52.9 

 56.1 

 49.0 

 5'5.7 

 54.7 

 52.1 

 45.1 

 53.1 

 46.3 

 45.5 



The experimenter in this case made but one set of measurements, 

 of which the above are the averages. These appear to indicate that 

 potash more than any other ingredient of the fertilizer was making 

 itself felt at this time. 



The manure used in this experiment was not sampled. 



WEATHER OBSERVATIONS, 



June 16— Sept. 28, 1889. 



*105 days. 



This table shows a very light rain-fall for the latter half of June, 

 and a very heavy one for July. The total for the season is smaller 

 thnn at any other station. This, however, is in part accounted for 



