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HATCH EXPERIMENT ST.VTION. 



[Jan. 



The influence of the dift'erent potash salts is somewhat 

 more clearly brought out by the tal)le below, ^vhich gives the 

 average results for each of the potash salts employed : — 



Clover. — Average Yield ])er Acre (Pounds^. 



The average yield on the plot receiving no i^otash is much 

 lower than on the other plots, in spite of the fact that weeds 

 hel})ed to a considerable extent to make up the deficiency in 

 clover and timothy. The kainite gives the highest total 

 3aeld of hay. This was doubtless in part due to the fact 

 that the large mixture of timothy enabled the crop to stand 

 up better during the heavy rains of the month of June than 



