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The entire crop was cut August 11 ; it was removed to 

 the barn August 13. To secure as far as practicable a uni- 

 form state of dryness, the final weighing of the yield of each 

 plat was deferred to August 21, when the following results 

 were obtained : — 



Considering Plat 8 a failure for known cause, the low 

 yield of kernels on plats 4, 7 and 9, which received no nitro- 

 gen application, is, to say the least, very significant. 



