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FREETOWN. 



SOIL TEST WITH FERTILIZERS FOR CORN. 



By Silas F. Richmond. 



The average of all the nothing plots is : hard corn, 11 bushels; 

 soft corn, 2.6 busiiels ; stover, 900 pounds. 



The field is the same used last year for a similar experiment, when 

 the 'nothings averaged: hard corn, 16.2 bushels; soft corn, 6.7 

 bushels, and stover, 1328 pounds. 



• The variety of corn selected was an eight-rowed yellow flint. The 

 field was planted, May 13th, stooked Sept. 20th, and husked Nov. 

 3d. By mistake of Mr. Ricl.moud the rows intervening between the 

 plots were stooked one with each plot. This lessens the apparent 

 effect of the fertilizers. Otherwise the experiment was correctly 

 carried out, and all the work well done. 



All through tbe season the plots were rated in the order of excel- 

 ience shown at the harvest. 13 was from the first best, followed by 

 10, below which in the order named ranked 7, 9, 6 and 5. 



