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The crop raised in this field last year was mixed com and 

 soy beans for ensilage. After the harvest of this crop the 

 field was well harrowed and sown to rye. This crop, whi(;h 

 was intended for cover, germinated but poorly and made 

 only a feeble growth. The crop of 1905 was corn, — a 

 number of different varieties received for comparison from 

 the United States Department of Agriculture, and Sibley's 

 Pride of the North of our own growing. These varieties 

 were so arranged that each plot and sul)plot had equal areas 

 of each. The soil was thoroughly prepared by plowing and 

 harrowing, and the seed Avas sown on May 19. Soil and 

 seasonal conditions were favorable, and the growth was 

 uninfluenced, so far as could be recognized, by accidental 

 conditions. A number of varieties sown showed relatively 

 low" productive capacity, and the final yield was lower than 

 is usual in this section on well-manured land of similar 

 quality. The rates of yield per acre and the relative stand- 

 ing of the several plots are shown in the following tables : — 



Corn and Blover. — Actual Yields (^Rates per Acre). 



Corn and Stover. — Relative Yields (Per Cent.). 



Plots. 



1, 

 2, 

 3, 

 4, 

 5i 



North Half, Winter 

 Application. 



Stover. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



Hard Corn. 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



South Half, Spring 

 Application. 



Stover. 



107.0 

 108.6 

 113.3 

 111.6 

 105.1 



Hard Corn. 



102.1 

 123.6 

 123.1 

 119.5 

 106.4 



