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Potatoes. — North Acre Soil Test (Unlimed), 1902. 



Fkrtiijzers used. 



Nothing, 



Nitrate of soda 



Dissolved bone-black, 



Nothing 



Muriate of potash, . 



Nitrate of soda and dissolved 



bone-black. 

 Nitrate of soda and muriate of 



potash. 

 Nothing, 



Dissolved bone-black and mu- 

 riate of potash. 



Nitrate of soda, dissolved bone- 

 black and muriate of potash. 



Plaster 



Nothing, 



Yield per Acre 



(Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



27.7 

 30.0 

 39.3 

 31.3 

 58.0 

 69.3 

 51.3 

 35.3 

 73.7 

 110.3 

 24.7 

 24.5 



Small. 



24.0 

 20.7 

 20.0 

 22.7 

 15.3 

 28.7 

 26.0 

 29.3 

 IS.O 

 17.0 

 16 

 21.7 



Gain or Loss per Acre 



compared with nothing 



I'LOTS (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



1.1 



9.2 



25.7 

 30.0 

 17.0 



41.1 



80.4 

 —2.5 



-2.9 

 -3.1 



-9.1 



2.7 

 -1.7 



-9.4 



-8.5 

 -7.6 



Potatoes. — North Acre Soil Test (Limed), 1902. 



Fertilizers used. 



Nothing, 



Nitrate of soda, . 



Dissolved bone-black, 



Nothing, 



Muriate of potash, . 



Nitrate of soda and dissolved 



bone-black. 

 Nitrate of soda and muriate of 



potash. 

 Nothing, 



Dissolved bone-black and mu- 

 riate of potash. 



Nitrate of soda, dissolved bone- 

 black and muriate of potash. 



Plaster, 



Nothing, 



Yield per Acre 

 (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



21.3 

 27.3 

 26.0 

 22.7 

 69.0 



' 71.3 

 68.3 

 32.7 

 93.7 



115.3 

 24.3 

 30.3 



Small. 



27.7 

 20.3 

 22.0 

 21.3 

 12.7 

 29.0 

 17.3 

 21.3 

 20.0 

 17.3 

 13.7 

 17.3 



Gain or Loss per Acre 



COMPARED with NOTHING 



Plots (Bushels). 



Merchant- 

 able. 



5.5 

 2.2 



43.8 

 43.6 



28.1 



61.6 

 83.8 

 —6.6 



Small. 



-5.3 

 -1.4 



-8.6 

 7.7 

 -4.0 



—.3 



2.0 



-4.6 



