79 



previous to that time iiad been several years in grass without manure. 

 In both years, the results of the experiment with corn indicated much 

 the greatest benefit from potash. 



AMHERST. 



SOIL-TEST WITH FERTILIZERS FOR OATS. 



Station Grounds (South Acre). 



FERTILIZERS. 



ft.l 



Nitrate of soda, 



Dissolved bone-black, 



Nothing, 



Muriate of potash, 



Lime, 



Nothing, 



Barn-yard manure, 

 ( Nitrate of soda, 

 (.Dissolved bone-black 



Nothing, 

 ( Nitrate of soda, 

 \ Muriate of potash, 

 J Muriate o"f potash, 

 \ Dissolved bone-black 



Nothing, 



Land plaster, 160 



Nitrate of soda, jl60 



Dissolved bone-black|320 

 Muriate of potash, 1 1 60 



Yield per Plot, 

 1-20 Acre. 



59.5 



32.5 



32.5 



44.5 



44. 



40. 



68. 



53.5 



33. 



51.5 



34.5 

 30. 



56.5 



53. 



29. 



29. 



38.5 



39.5 



32.5 



61.5 



46.5 



26.5 



47.5 



28. 

 25.5 



53. 



Yield per 

 Acre. 



Gain or Loss 



compar'd with 



Nothing Plots, 



per Acre. 



2370 

 1420 

 1420 

 1630 

 1210 

 1250 

 4510 



2070 



1130 



2190 



33.13 

 18.13 

 18.13 

 24.06 

 24.69 

 20.31 

 38.44 



29.06 



16.56 



29.69 



1570 25.94 



12201 17.50 

 lloOi 15.94 



i 

 2940! 33.13 



950 



267 

 —97. 



3260 

 940 



—70. 

 1720 



5.20 

 5.11 



18.13 

 12.50 



— 1.56 

 15.63 



*Cords. 

 Average of the nothing plots : straw, 1255 pounds ; grain, 18. 1 bushels per acre. 

 The variety of oats planted was the Early Race Horse, and the 

 seed was sown with the Missouri grain drill on April 17th, seventy- 

 two quarts being used on the acre. With the oats were sown mixed 

 grass and clover seeds ; viz. : Timothy, 12 pounds ; red-top, 8 pounds ; 

 red clover, 6 pounds ; white clover, 2 pounds ; and alsyke clover, 3 

 pounds. The oats were cut, July 21st, bound and stooked on the 

 22d, and threshed on the 27th. 



