FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



Grade 



5—8—7 

 5—5—5 : 

 5—8—7 

 5—8—7 



TESTS SHOW NITROGEN 



CARRRIERS NEARLY SAME 



Once in a while a new crop of fertilizei- 

 materials comes on the market. Some- 

 times such materials, by virtue of their 

 chemical composition, source, and prob- 

 able permanency, are sufficiently promis- 

 ing to warrant testing by the Experi- 

 ment Station. Such was the ca.se with 

 the group of nitrogenous materials test- 

 ed in the season just closed. 



The crops grown and fertilizer applica- 

 tions were as follows: 



Po74nds per Acre 



Corn 800 



Hay 400 



Mangels 800 



Potatoes 1600 



The soil used was a well drained sandy 

 loam in good tilth. 



Each crop received its nitrogen from 

 five difi"erent carriers; these were: 



Per Cent 

 Orii^in Ammonia 



Sodium nitrate Chile 18.8 



Ammonium phosphate U. S. 



("Ammo-phos") U. S. 



Calcium nitrate Germany 



Ammonium sulfate- 



nitrate Germany 



Urea Germany 



Results — When the mature crops show- 

 ed no greater plot differences than might 

 be expected from normal soil driation, 

 it was decided that harvest by plots was ' (l. 

 unnecessary. Just one exception was 

 made — that of the mangels. Yields of 

 mangels per acre were: 



Tons 



Sodium nitrate 31.2 



Ammonium phosphate 27.2 



Calcium nitrate 26.4 



Ammonium sulfate-nitrate 26.0 



Urea 27.1 



It is only with the j'ield from sodium 

 nitrate that any question might be raised 

 as to the increased yield being due to fer- 

 tilizer treatment or soil variation. 



For the purpose of the' test, however, 

 it is sufficient that all the materials pro- 

 duced e.xcellent yields of mangels. Like- 

 wise, good yields of the other crops were 

 secured from all treatments. Corn 

 yielded, all plots considered, at the rate 

 of 70.7 bushels per acre. Potatoes were 

 estimated to yield 225 bushels and hay 

 2 tons per acre. On soils like the one 

 used, and under usual conditions, these 

 nitrogenous materials may be expected to 

 give good re.sults. What effect the con- 

 tinued use of them may have on soil com- 

 ditions we do not know. — A. B. B. 



13.0 

 20.0 

 18.8 



31^5 , 

 55.5 



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