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Plat No. 11 (fertilized). 

 Plat No. 12 (unfertilized) 



Plat No. 13 (fertilized), 



Plat No. 14 (unfertilized) 



Plat No. 15 (fertilized). 

 Plat No. 16 (unfertilized) 

 Plat No. 17 (fertilized), 



Plat No. 18 (unfertilized) 

 Plat No. 19 (fertilized), 

 Plat No. 20 (unfertilized) 

 Plat No. 21 (fertilized). 



Corn (Clark variety). 



Corn (Clark variety). 



Italian rye-graas {Lolium Italicum). 



Englleh rye-grass (^Lolium per enne) . 



Italian rye-grasa. 



BrjgliHh rye-grass. 



Five varieties Southern cow-pea. 



Five varieties Southern cow-pea. 



Meadow fescue {Festuca pratensis) . 

 ' Alsike clover. 

 . Medium red clover. 

 I Alsike clover. 

 I Medium red clover. 



Mammoth red clover. 



Alfalfa (lucerne). 



Mammoth red clover. 



Alfalfa (lucerne). 



Kentucky blue-grass. 



Kentucky blue-grass. 

 ( Italian rye-grass. 

 ( English rye-grass. 

 ( Italian rye-grass. 

 ( English rye-grasB. 



Soja bean. 



Soja bean. 



Meadow fescue. 

 C Alsike clover. 

 ( Medium red clover. 

 C Alsike clover. 

 ( Medium red clover. 

 ( Mammoth red clover. 

 ( Alfalfa. 



( Mammoth red clover. 

 ( Alfalfa. 



The general appearance of the plats seeded down in pre- 

 ceding years with perennial varieties of grasses and of 

 leguminous plants presented some interesting features at 

 the opening of the late season. Some crops had suffered 

 seriously from winter-killing, while others had passed un- 

 harmed through the winter. Wherever the growth had suf- 

 fered, the fact showed itself invariably in the most serious 

 degree upon unfertilized plats. 



Perennial rye-grass^ plat 14 (unfertilized), was almost 

 entirely winter-killed ; while upon plat 13 (fertilized) a 

 much less serious effect could be noticed. 



Italian rye-grass looked decidedly better preserved in 

 both instances than the perennial rye-grass. 



Meadow fescue^ plat 17 (fertilized), appeared remarkably 

 vigorous, and retained the lead for the entire season, as far 

 as the varieties of grasses on trial are concerned. 



Alsihe clover was seriously winter-killed upon the unfer- 

 tilized plat 18, while upon the fertilized plat 19 it was very 

 well preserved. 



