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average in the following order: nitrate of soda, farm-yard 

 manure, dried Mood and sulphate of ammonia. 



After the oat crop of 1897 was harvested the land was 

 ploughed, and late in July sown to Mammoth red clover. 

 Germination was quick and good ; but the young plants on 

 all plots failed to flourish, and soon took on a most unhealthy 

 appearance on all except the manure plot, and even on this 

 their development was not what could be desired. In April 

 of this year the plots were most carefully examined, and the 

 clover ranked as follows: plot 0, good; 1, fair; 2, poorer 

 than 1 ; 3, like 2 ; 4, mostly dead ; 5, all dead ; G, all dead ; 

 7, like 2; 8, best in field (limed in 1896) ; 9, like 2; 10, 

 somewhat better than 2.* 



The general average of condition was so poor that it was 

 decided to plough the field, which was done on April 18. 

 From previous observations upon this series of plots it 

 was decided that liming was called for, and accordingly 

 200 pounds per plot of partially air-slaked lime was spread 

 on and harrowed in on April 20. Eight hundred pounds 

 of manure was applied to plot on April 23, and on April 

 2G the fertilizers were applied. 



The plots were all sown to Clydesdale oats on April 27, 

 8| pounds per plot. The analysis of the manure and a 

 table showing fertilizer treatment and yields follow : — 



Analysis of Manure Used. 



Per Cent. 



Moisture, 72.53 



Nitrogen, 43 



Phosphoric acid, . . . . . . . . .16 



Potash, 26 



* For manuring of these plots, see page 58. 



