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EXPERIMENT STATION, 



[Jan. 



Increase or Decrease due to Liming (Per Cent.). 



Plot. 



Fertilizer. I 



Onions. 



Beets. 



Manure alone, 



f Sulfate of ammonia, 

 \ Muriate of potash, 



f Nitrate of soda, . 

 \ Muriate of potash, 



t Dried blood, 



\ Muriate of potash, 



f Sulfate of ammonia, 

 \ Sulfate of potash, 



f Nitrate of soda, . 

 \ Sulfate of potash, 



f Dried blood, 



\ Sulfate of potash, 



t No potash applied this year. 



These figures indicate very clearly the results of the applica- 

 tion of lime. With the onion, the most striking results were 

 obtained on plots where sulfate of ammonia had been used 

 continuously since the beginning of the experiment, the crop 

 on these plots being increased 63 and 60 per cent., respectively. 

 Little benefit was noted from the application of lime on any 

 of the other plots; in fact, it seemed to have a detrimental 

 effect on some, the crop on the manure plot, for instance, 

 being 19 per cent, less on the limed area than on the unlimed 

 area. 



Determinations of the lime requirement of the soil from the 

 diflPerent plots previous to the application of lime showed the 

 following to be true : — 



Lime Requirement per Acre to Neutralize Acidity. 



