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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. 



[Jan. 



a result of all experiments previous to this year, it is found 

 that the materials furnishing nitrogen have produced crops 

 ran king' in the f olio win of order : — 



Nitrate of soda, . 



Barnyard manure, 



Sulfate of ammonia, . 



Dried blood, 



The plots I'eceiving no nitrogen 



Per Cent. 



100 



90 



89 

 86 

 68 



The crop for this year was soy beans. Growth was 

 vigorous and healthy, the crop on all plots good. The 

 yields are shown in the following table : — 



Yield of Soy Beans per Acre. 



The average results are as follows 



Fertilizer. 



Beans 

 (Bushels). 



Straw 

 (Pounds). 



Average of the no-nitrogen plots (3) , 



Nitrate of soda plots (2) , . 



Dried blood plots (2), 



Sulfate of ammonia plots (3) , . 



27.59 

 32.15 

 30.95 

 29.37 



2,386.7 

 2,650.0 

 2,600.0 

 2,633.3 



The relative standing of the different manures in the 

 yield of grain is : — 



