of soil as a determining factor. Instead of reducing the pJ^J 01 " 



amount of Nitrate used in 1906, it should have been in- 



creased, especially on the upland. The value of crop I0 3 

 and profits are also influenced by the smaller amounts 

 of Nitrate applied, as shown in the comparative profits 

 in the tabulated statement. 



1906 

 Cost of Crops. 



In making up this table, the actual cost of labor and ' 

 fertilizers is recorded, while the value of dry hay was 

 estimated to be $12 per ton when stored, as in 1905. 



As a whole, the results confirm those of 1905 in 

 showing a profit in all cases, ranging from $2.31 per acre, 

 without Nitrate, on the upland; to $23.04 with Nitrate, 

 on the lowland. It is to be expected from the preceding 

 discussion that the relative profits from the use of 

 Nitrate on the two areas is changed, the net profit of 

 $20.50 on the upland being reduced to $10.20, and that 

 of $3.14 on the lowland being increased to $7.36 per acre. 

 These net results, secured under what would be regarded 

 as expensive methods, are certainly satisfactory from a 

 financial standpoint, and indicate that on lands requir- 

 ing expensive treatment hay growing may be made 

 profitable, and warrant the following general sugges- 

 tions as to the growing of profitable crops : 



The essential conditions necessary for obtaining 

 maximum crops of timothy are, first, a clean, thick 

 stand of healthy timothy plants; second, an abundance 

 of available plant-food is needed by the plants to make 

 a normal growth. 



