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Experiments made by Mr. Fastenra.th, in Alsace: 

 TJnmanured 8 -80 cwt. grain, 27 cwt. straw per acre. 



6 cwt. Thomas phosphate, 1 jg u " 48 " " " 



1-3 cwt. muriate potash, Profit, 2 9 4. 



3-2 cwt. nitrate of soda, ] 



The nitrate increased the crop of straw. 



Experiments by Mr. Graefe, of the Agricultural Station at 

 Saxe-Weimar in 1898: 



Unmanured 



320 Ibs. kainit 



320 Ibs. Thomas phosphate 



320 Ibs. Thomas phosphate 



320 Ibs. kainit 



320 Ibs. Thomas phosphate 



320 Ibs. kainit 



156 Ibs. nitrate of soda 

 156 Ibs. nitrate of soda 



Grain. 



960 

 1,651 

 1,651 



2,016 



2,582 

 1,912 



Straw (in Ibs.) 

 2,273 per acre. 



2,889 " 

 2,851 " 



3,081 



8 1 



4,088 

 3,168 



PLATE I. 



