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gen, but that there is not a great difference between the 

 three materials used to supply this element. The best crop 

 is produced where sulphate of ammonia and sulphate of 

 potash are used. The crop where nitrate of soda and sul- 

 phate of potash are used is not, however, materially in- 

 ferior. 



Beets. — The variety raised was the Eclipse. Fertilizers 

 were applied as stated above, seed planted April 22, vacan- 

 cies filled May 20. The growth of the beets upon Plot 1 

 was noticed early in the season to be distinctly inferior to 

 that on the other plots, and before the close of the season 

 most of the plants upon this plot were dead. On July 27 

 the crop was harvested. The yield of the several plots was 

 as follows: Plot 1, 133 pounds; Plot 2, 711 pounds; Plot 



3, 358 pounds; Plot 4, 448 pounds; Plot 5, 793^ pounds; 

 Plot 6, 478 pounds. 



The averages of the different fertilizers are shown be- 

 low : — 



Pounds. 



Average of muriate plots, 400| 



Average of sulphate plots, 573^ 



Average of sulphate of ammonia plots, . . . 290^ 



Average of nitrate of soda plots, .... 752| 



Average of dried blood plots, 418 



It will be noticed that the sulphate of potash appears to 

 be greatly superior to the muriate, and nitrate of soda is far 

 ahead of sulphate of ammonia as a source of nitrogen for 

 this crop. The best yield is produced where nitrate of soda 

 and sulphate of potash are used together. 



Squashes and Celery. — Both of these crops were failures, 

 on account of the unfavorable weather. The celery plants, 

 it is true, lived, but many of them made no growth. The 

 plants were cut close to the ground on October 18, many 

 of them being, if anything, smaller than when set. The 

 cuttings were weighed, with the following results : Plot 1, 

 28J pounds ; Plot 2, 57 pounds ; Plot 3, 35J pounds ; Plot 



4, 28 pounds; Plot 5, 92 pounds ; Plot 6, 24 pounds. 



It is noticeable that here again Plot 5, where nitrate of 

 soda and sidphate of potash were used, is the best; but 

 even this did not produce a crop with any marketable value. 



