Food for p^y Q^yg 1,72^ dozen heads, and so early to the market that the 

 ^° ^ average wholesale price was 25 cents per dozen; per acre, 

 4^ ^431.00. From this we must deduct ^20.00 for Nitrate and 

 the expense of applying same, leaving Aet ^411.00. On the 

 non-Nitrated plot only about ^ per cent, of the plants headed, 

 and these reached the riiarket three weeks late. The financial 

 statement shows 48 dozen heads at 10 cents, or a net return 

 per acre of ^4.80. That is, without the Nitrate dressing, 

 the crop was a failure. 



Onions. 



The soil was in bad condition, and was liberally limed. 

 Seeding was completed April 15th, and the plants were rap- 

 idly breaking ground by the 28th. The tract was divided 

 into three plots; plot i received 675 pounds of Nitrate of 

 Soda in six applications at intervals of a week or 10 days; 



675 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda to the 375 lbs. of Nitrate of Soda No Nitrate, 



acre, in 6 applications. to the acre, in 4 



applications. 



plot 2, 375 pounds in four applications; plot 3 was not treated 



with Nitrate. The Nitrated plots seemed least affected by 



the exceptionally dry weather, but the crop on all the plots 



was no doubt reduced by the unfavorable conditions. The 



followmg table gives the results by plots, computed to an 



acre basis: t... t-.. ., 



Nitrate, Nitrate, No 



675 lbs. 375 lbs. Nitrate. 



Total yield 756 bu. 482 bu. 127 bu. 



Per cent, scullions 1.5 1.7 ig.o 



Average price per bushel 75 cts. 65 cts. 35 cts. 



Total receipts ^^567. 00 ^3^3 -30 $44.50 



Fertilizer cost 20. 17 9-30 



Total net receipts 546.83 304.00 44 -S^ 



