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Potatoes. — North Acre Soil Test {Unlimed), 1902. 



Fertilizers used. 



Nothing, 



Nitrate of soila, .... 

 Dissolved boue-blaclj, 



Nothing 



Muriate of potash, . 



Nitrate of soda and dissolved 



bone-black. 

 Nitrate of soda and muriate of 



potash. 

 Nothing, 



Dissolved bone-black and mu- 

 riate of potJish. 



Nitrate of soda, dissolved bone- 

 black and muriate of potash. 



Plaster, 



Nothing, 



Yield per Acre 

 (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



27.7 

 30.0 

 39.3 

 31.3 

 58.0 

 69.3 

 51.3 

 35.3 

 73.7 

 110.3 

 24.7 

 24.5 



Small. 



24.0 

 20.7 

 20.0 

 22.7 

 15.3 

 28.7 

 26.0 

 29.3 

 18.0 

 17.0 

 16 

 21.7 



Gain or Loss per Acre 



compared with nothing 



Plots (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



1.1 



9.2 



25.7 

 36.0 

 17.0 



41.1 



80.4 

 —2.5 



Small. 



-2.9 

 -3.1 



-9.1 

 2.7 

 -1.7 



-9.4 



-8.5 

 -7.6 



Potatoes. — North Acre Soil Test {Limed) ^ 1902. 



Fertilizers used. 



Yield per Acre 



(Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



Nothing, 



Nitrate of soda, . 



Dissolved bone-black. 



Nothing, 



Muriate of potash, . 



Niti'ate of soda and dissolved 



bone--black. 

 Nitrate of soda and muriate of 



potiish. 

 Nothing, 



Dissolved bone-black and mu- 

 riate of potash. 



Nitrate of soda, dissolved bone- 

 black and muriate of potash. 



Plaster 



Nothing, 



21.3 

 27.3 

 26.0 

 22.7 

 69.0 

 71.3 

 58.3 

 32.7 

 93.7 

 115.3 

 24.3 

 30.3 



Small. 



27.7 

 20.3 

 22.0 

 21.3 

 12.7 

 29.0 

 17.3 

 21.3 

 20.0 

 17.3 

 13-7 

 17.3 



Gain or Loss per Acre 



compared with nothing 



Plots (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



5.5 

 2.2 



43.8 

 43.6 

 28.1 



61.6 



83.8 



—6.6 



Small. 



—5.3 

 —1.4 



—4.0 



—.3 



2-0 



