35 



When visited in July the plots which appeared to have benefited 

 much by the application made stood in the following order: 13, 10, 

 6, 9, and 3. 



RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS. 



No. 



of 

 Plot, 



FERTILIZERS USED. 



Notluiiii", 



Nitrate of soda, 



Dissolved bone-black; 



Nothing, 



Muriate of Fotasli, 



Nitrate and bone-black, 



Nitrate and potasli 



Notliing 



Bone-black and potash, 



Nitrate, bone-black and potash, 



Land plaster, 



Notliing, 



Barn-}'ard manure, I 54 



Lime 



Nothing, 



E^ven on this sandy soil the effect of the nitrate of soda appears to 

 be well maintained til' the end of the season. 



ANALYSIS OF MANURE USED. 



Moisture at 100" C, 78.82 per cent. 



Potassium oxide, 

 Phosphoric acid, 



Nitrogen, 

 Insoluble matter. 



.16<S 

 .193 

 .398 

 4.541 



The amount (32 eu. ft.) applied weighed 1720 pounds; and tliis 

 application supi)lied at the rate : nitrogen, 136.9 pounds ; phosi)horic 

 acid, 66.4 pounds, and potash, 57.8 pounds. 



SUMMARY OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. 



June 1st to Nov. 1st, 1890. 



*205days. 



