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RESULTS OF THE ADDITION OF NITROGEN TO 



Muriate Phosphoric 



Phosphoric of Acid and Avei'age 



Nothing. Acid. Potash. Potash. Result. 



Hard corn, bushels per acre, 2.1 3.2 -.2 1.1 1.6 



Soft corn, " " .3 .1 



Stover, pounds, " 557 617 -160 8 256 



Value of average net increment, $1.79 



Financial result, 2.21 loss 



RESULTS OF THE ADDITION OF PHOSPHORIC ACID TO 



Nitrate Muriate Nitrate 



of of and Averagf 



Nothing. Soda. Potash. Potash. Result. 



Hard corn, bushels per acre, 5.6 6.7 7.1 8.4 7. 



Soft corn, " " .6 .9 .4 



Stover, pounds, " -327 -267 152 320 -31 



Value of average net increment, $4.94 



Financial result, .14 gain 



RESULTS OF THE ADDITION OF POTASH TO 



Nitrate Nitrate 



of Phosphoric and Phos- Average 



Nothing. Soda. Acid. ph'icAcid. Result. 



Hard corn, bushels per acre, 18.9 16.6 20.4 18.3 18.6 



Soft corn, " " -.6 -.9 -.4 



Stover, pounds, " 1625 908 2104 1495 1533 



Value of average net increment, $16.73 



Financial result, 13.53 sain 



RESULTS OF THE ADDITION TO NOTHING OF 



Complete Barnyard Land 



Fertilizer. Manure. Plaster. Lime. 



Hard corn, bushels per acre, 27.1 31.3 3.9 -.4 



Soft corn, u .; 



Stover, pounds " 1785 2197 132 -7 



Fertilizer. Manure. Plaster. Lime. 



Value of increment due to $23.43 $27.40 $3.06 



Value of decrease due to $ .30 



Financial result, 11.43gain 2.40gain 2.34gaiu 1.26 loss 



