52 FERTILISERS AS AN AID TO 



" Kainit is unsuitable for crop production, 

 and it also impairs the cooking qualities of the 

 tubers. 



"It is argued by some farmers that the use 

 of artificial manures encourages disease among 

 potatoes. This is quite contrary to the general 

 experimental evidence of tests which have been 

 carefully carried out, not only in this county but 

 elsewhere/* 



There is more land under potatoes in Ireland 



than in all the rest of the United Kingdom 



together. The supreme importance 



of this crop has therefore caused the 



Irish Department of Agriculture to devote much 



attention to exhaustive trials with various 



fertilisers and mixtures, which have been carried 



on during many years, at more than fifty farm 



centres each year. 



The following table shows the average annual 

 results per acre for the ten years, 1901-1910 : 



