Experiment Station Heport. 85 



grass (Panicum Germanicum) and Pearl millet, — and 

 one variety of corn (Clark). In the case of the grasses 

 and millets, each plat was again sub-divided in two, and 

 each one-half seeded down with one distinct kind of grass 

 seed as follows : — 



Plat I. (fertilized), . . . (Orchard Grass (north side). 



I. Meadow Fescue (south side). 



■D, , TT / r i.•^• A\ /Orchard Gtass (north side). 



Plat II. (unfertilized), . •'(,,, ^ ^, , ., s 



V. Meadow Fescue (south side). 



Plat III rfertilized) / Hungarian Gft-ass (north side). 



* ^ ^" ' \ Pearl Millet (south side). 



-Di t TTT / p *-T ]\ / Hungarian Grass (north side). 



Plat IV. (unfertihzed), . • < ^ ?,,.,, , / ., ^ 

 ^ ^ \ Pearl Millet (south side). 



Plat V. (fertilized), . . /Timothy (north side). 



V.Redtop (south side). 



Plat VI. (unfertilized), . . /Timothy (north side). 



VRedtop (south side). 

 Plat VII. (fertilized),. . . Corn (Clark). 

 Plat VIII. (unfertilized), . . Corn (Clark). 

 Plat IX. (fertilized), . . . Corn (Clark). 

 Plat X. (unfertilized), . . Corn (Clark). 



The corn was planted the 24th of May, in drills two and 

 one-half feet apart, at the rate of two bushels per acre. 

 A severe frost on the night of from 29th to 30th of Ma}^ 

 injured the millets seriously, and the remaining crops 

 slightly. 



The corn was kept clean by the use of a cultivator. The 

 grasses were repeatedly cut, for the mere purpose of killing 

 the weeds off. Their examination, regarding quality, as well 

 as quantity, is, for obvious reason, deferred to the second 

 year of their growth. 



Results of Experiments with Corn. 



Fertilized Plats, 5 Plat VII. 4,340 lbs. } Total yield, 

 J^ of an acre each. \ Plat IX. 3,096 lbs. \ 7,436 lbs. 



Unfertilized Plats, /Plat VIII. 2,460 lbs. \Total yield, 

 yV of an acre each. \ Plat X. 2,556 lbs./ 5,016 lbs. 



Yield of Fertilized Plats, per acre, 37,180 lbs. 



Yield of Unfertilized Plats, per acre, 25,080 lbs. 



Diil'erence in yield, 12,100 lbs. 



