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AMHERST. 



SOIL TEST WITH FERTILIZERS FOR CORN. 



Station Grounds — South Acre. 



Average of the nothing plots : hard corn, 48.7 bushels ; soft corn, 

 .3 bushels ; stover, 3751 pounds. 



This is the same acre used last year in a similar experiment. Its 

 soil is a fine yellow loam with gravel or sand at the depth of two to 

 three feet. It is naturall,y well drained and warm and before taken 

 up last year had been live years in grass without manure. 



Last year the nothing plots averaged : hard corn, 27.5 bushels ; 

 soft corn, 5.1 bushels ; stover 1880 pounds. It is noticeable that 

 the production of the same plots this year has been much larger, a 

 difference, probably, chiefly due to the more favorable season. The 

 variety of corn was, however, different; an early dent, instead of 

 yellow, eight-rowed flint as last year, and to this change the larger 

 yield of this year may be in part due. 



The seed was planted in hills May 13th ; the corn stooked, Sept. 

 18th ; and husked, Oct. 18th. 



