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AMHERST. 



SOIL TEST WITH FERTILIZERS FOR CORN. 



Station Grounds, North Acre. 



*Cords. 



Average of the nothing plots : hard corn, 50,1 bushels ; soft corn, 

 .1 bushel; stover, 4486 pounds. 



This acre was on similar soil to the " South acre " and not far from 

 it. It was the original intention to use this crop for silage and it 

 was sown in drills with a corn planter. It was, however, thinned to 

 about six inches in the rows which were three and a half feet apart 

 and was well eared : and as other crops had entirely filled the silo in 

 which it was intended to place this, it was decided to stook and husk 

 it. The variety of corn was the same as on the other acre. It was 

 planted May 21st; stooked, Sept. 20th; and husked, Oct. 28th. 

 The stand was remarkably uniform and even throughout the entire 

 acre. 



