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Series III. 



In observing the results of the experiments we notice 

 especially, with reference to the grain produced, that the 

 leather did not increase tlje yield to any appreciable extent 

 over that of the unfertilized })ots. When phosphoric acid 

 and potash were applied with the leather a slight increase in 

 the yield of grain was noticed, while in case of the dried 

 blood plus the phosphoric acid and potash the yield was 

 twice that of the unfertilized pot. 



Garden Exiieriments with Horse Beans, 



The soil was the same as in the previous experiment. 

 Size of plats, GO square meters. The fertilizer applied was 

 leather and nitrate of soda. Nitrogen was applied at the 

 rate of 58.5 pounds per acre. 



Eesidts per Flat. 



Stems and 

 Pods in 

 Kilos. 



Beans in 

 Kilos. 



Beans per 

 Acre in 

 Kilos. 



Unmanured, 9,869 



Leather : 12,822 



Nitrate of soda i 11,465 



1,131 

 1,178 

 2,035 



37,700 

 39,268 

 67,832 



It will be observed that the leather produced only a slight 

 increase in the yield of beans. 



Field Experiments icilh Sugar Beets. 

 Same soil as in previous experiments. Each plat meas- 

 ured one are. The fertilizer was applied at the rate of 42^ 

 pounds of nitrogen and 52.8 pounds of phosphoric acid per 

 acre. 



