232 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



5. The decline in the yield of the unfertilized as com- 

 pared with that of the fertilized plats becomes more ap- 

 parent than in the preceding year. 



1891. — The system of manuring and the general treat- 

 ment of the soil corresponded to that in preceding years. 



Name of Crop raised (1891). 



Entire Area 



occupied 

 by the Crop. 



Area occupied 

 by the Crop 

 in Each Plat. 



Barley (in drills two feet ajjart), 

 Oats (in drills two feet apart), . 

 Oats (broadcast), . . . . 



Acres. 



1.68 



.92 



1.19 



Acres. 



.302 

 .165 

 .214 



Amount of Seed used per Acre. 



Barley, in drills, 

 Oats, in drills. . 

 Oats, broadcast, 



Pounds. 



68 

 65 



78 



Yield of Crops in Each Plat, calculated for One Acre. 

 [Pounds.] 



Weight of Straw and Grain reduced to a Percentage (1891). 



