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The average yields in pounds per plot were us follows: — 



Roots. 



Tops. 



Manure alone (Plot 0, corrected), 

 Manure and muriate of potash (plot* 1, _' and 3), 

 Manurw and sulphate of potash (plots 4, 6 and 6), 

 Manure and sulphate of ammonia (plots 1 and 4), 

 Manure and nitrate of soda (plots 2 and 5), 

 Manure and dried blood (plots 3 and 6), 



374.7 

 295.0 

 348.3 

 170.0 

 450.0 

 345.0 



484.9 

 415.0 

 431.7 

 316.0 

 530.0 

 425.0 



The general result here is similar to that with spinach ; 

 i.e., muriate is inferior to the sulphate of potash ; nitrate of 

 soda is the best source of nitrogen ; and sulphate of ammonia 

 shows itself to have been actually injurious, particularly so 

 with muriate of potash. 



Da-arf Champion Tomato. — Two rows were set in each 

 of the original six plots and three in Plot 0, the plants, 

 purchased of the Horticultural Department, being rather 

 small and uneven. The crop was picked as it ripened until 

 September 23, when the balance of the fruit was picked 

 green. The weights of ripe and of green fruit in pounds 

 per plot are shown below : * — 



The averages of ripe fruit and total yield in pounds per 

 plot were as shown in the table : — 



* The record of one day's picking of ripe fruit was lost, but this does not change 

 the relative standing of the plots. 



