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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



effect of a rotation of the three kinds of manures : barn-yard 

 manure, bone and muriate of potash and Canada wood ashes, 

 which had been applied for several years previous in succes- 

 sion and upon the same portion of the fields. The area was 

 divided into three plats. Plat 1 (3.97 acres), Plat 2 (2.59 

 acres) and Plat 3 (3 acres). The system of manuring 

 adopted was as follows : — 



Plat 1, wood ashes, 1 ton per acre. 

 Plat 2, barn-yard manure, 8 tons per acre. 



Plat 3, fine-ground bone GOO pounds, and muriate of potash 200 

 pounds, per acre. 



The barn-yard manure was applied broadcast late in 

 autumn, the others early in the spring. 



1895. — The above arrangement of plats was continued 

 during that season, and fertilizers were applied in the same 

 proportion to the same plats. 



Summary of Yield of Hay (Tons). 



Rate per Acre (Tons). 



First Cut. 



Second 



Cut, 

 'Rowen.' 



Total. 



1893. 



Plat 1, wood ashes, 1 ton per acre, 



Plat 2, barn-yard manure, 8 tons per acre, .... 



Plat 3, 600 pounds ground bone and 200 pounds muriate of 



potash per acre 



1894. 



Plat 1, wood ashes, 1 ton per acre, 



Plat 2, barn-yard manure, 8 tons per acre, .... 



Plat 3, 600 pounds ground bone and 200 pounds muriate of 



potash per acre 



1895. 



Plat 1, 600 pounds ground bone and 200 pounds muriate of 



potash per acre, 



Plat 2, wood ashes, 1 ton per acre, 



Plat 3, barn-yard manure, 8 tons per acre, .... 



2.28 

 2.62 



2.50 



2.86 



2.18 

 2.17 

 3.02 



.37 

 .51 



1.60 

 1.44 

 1.04 



3.05 

 3.48 



2.58 



2.87 

 3.37 



2.72 



3.14 

 3.12 

 3.13 



The season of 1894 was marked by a severe drought, 

 beginning with the month of July and extending into the 

 fall, which affected the yield of the crop (second cut) to a 

 serious extent. The season of 1895 was a fair one for farm 

 work in our section of the country. 



