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PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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Effect of the Fertilizers. 

 Hay (South Acre Soil Test, 1900). 



FERTILIZERS USED. 



Yield per 



Acre 

 (Pounds). 



Gain or Loss per 



Acre, compared 



with Nothing 



Plots (Pounds). 



Plot 1, nitrate of soda, 



Plot 2, dissolved boue-ldack 



Plot 3, notliing 



Plot 4, muriate of potash 



I'lot :'), lime, 



Plot (), nothing, 



Plot 7, manure,. ......... 



Plot 8, nitrate of soda and dissolved bone-ldack, . 



Plot 0, nothing, 



Plot 10, nitrate of soda and muriate of potash, 



Plot 11, dissolved boue-black and muriate of potash, . 



I'lot 12, n(Jthing, . 



Plot 13, plaster, 



Plot 14, nitrate of Boda, dissolved bone-black and muriate 

 of potash. 



2,460 

 1,000 



800 

 1,140 



880 



720 

 4,1«0 

 2,r)40 

 1,100 

 3,000 

 1,600 

 1,100 



900 

 2,300 



1,660.00 

 200.00 



366.67 

 133.33 



3,440.00 

 1,440.00 



1,900.00 

 600.00 



—200.00 

 1,200.00 



The effect of each of the three elements of plant food, 

 nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, is more clearly 1)rouglit 

 out in the tables below : — 



Value of net average increment, $10 27 



Financial result (gain) 7 07 



Value of net average decrease $1 17 



Financial result (loss), 4 37 



Value of net average increment, 

 Financial result (loss), . 



$1 33 

 1 87 



