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RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS. 



No. 



of 



Plot. 



FERTILIZER USED. 



June i 



Nitrate of soda, 



Dis. bone-black, 



Notliing, 



Muriate of potash,. . . 



Lime, 



Nothing, 



Barn-yard manure, . . . 

 Nit., bone-brk,&pot'sh 



Land plaster, 



Nothing, 



Bone-black & potash.. 



Nitrate & potash, 



Nothing 



Nitrate &bone-blaclv, . 



Average of Measurements. 



13.6 



13.7 



12.3 



14.9 



12.6 



11.2 



17.6 



18.1 



16.7 



14.3 



17. 



13.7 



12. 



14.2 



Julys 



27.5 

 28.5 

 26.8 

 31.1 

 26.1 

 25.6 

 34.4 

 40.8 

 33.7 

 29.6 

 35.7 

 29.2 

 25.8 

 29.5 



July 12 July 22 Aug. 1 Aug. 11 Aug. 21 



39.3 



40.4 



.38.7 



44.9 



39.9 



42.1 



54.6 



57.5 



49.1 



44.3 



51.8 



44. 



42. 



41.5 



54.6 

 52.2 

 50.8 

 64.1 

 52.9 

 49.4 

 74.5 

 77.1 

 68.7 

 59.7 

 69.3 

 59.1 

 50.5 

 56. 



73.6 



78.4 



69.9 



84.8 



70.6 



71.1 



95.7 



98.8 



93. 



78.1 



92.6 



79.9 



70.9 



74.1 



98.3 

 96.4 

 89.9 

 102.8 

 95.9 

 92.7 

 104.2 

 109.1 

 99.7 

 101.9 

 108.4 

 107.4 



These measurements do not show that any slight advantage due to 

 the use of nitrate of soda was less apparent with the advance of the 

 season. 



ANALYSIS OF THE MANURE. 



Moisture at 100° C, 71.84 per cent. 



Potassium oxide, .204 '' 



Phosphoric acid, .183 " 



Nitrogen, .319 " 



Insoluble matter, 5.371 " 



This mauure was drawn from a livery stable in the village. The 

 amount applied weighed 1200 pounds ; and supplied at the rate per 

 acre: nitrogen, 76.6 pounds ; phosphoric acid, 43.9 pounds ; potash, 

 49 pounds. 



SUMMARY OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. 



Mav 1st to Nov. 1st, 1890. 



*153 Days. 



