1887.] 



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With these ends in view, the foHowing course was decided 

 upon, and carried out during the succeeding season (1885). 



The entire field (A) was prepared, Msiy 12, in a similar man- 

 ner for the planting of corn as in preceding years (see Second 

 Annual Report, page 81). 



Plat No. 0, 

 Plat No. 1, 

 Plat No. 2, 

 Plat No. 3, 

 Plat No. 4, 

 Plat No. 5, 

 Plat No. 6, 

 Plat No. 7, 

 Plat No. 8, 

 Plat No. 9, 



Plat No. 10, 



Thrown out of the experiment, 

 r Twenty-five pounds of sodium nitrate (irrto 

 \ 4 lbs. of nitrogen). 



Nothing. 

 /Thirty pounds of dried blood (=:to 4 lbs. of 

 \ nitrogen). 



Nothing, 

 r Twenty-five pounds of ammonium sulphate 

 \ (:=:to 5 lbs. of nitrogen). 



Nothing, 

 r Fifty jjouuds of dissolved bone-black ( = 8 5 

 \ lbs. of available phosphoric acid). 



Nothing, 

 r Twenty-five pounds of muriate of potash 

 \ (znfrom 12 to 13 lbs potassium oxide). 

 /" 48J pounds jiotash-magnesia sulphate (:=: to 

 \ 12-13 lbs. potassium oxide). 



The growth on the entire field was cut September 5, and the 

 product of each plat stacked by itself in the field for drying ; 

 it was housed October 10, with the following results : — 



