Onions. U^J- 



The soil was in bad condition, and was liberally 

 limed. Seeding was completed April 15th, and the 

 plants were rapidly breaking ground by the 28th. The 

 tract was divided into three plots; plot 1 received 675 

 pounds of Nitrate of Soda in six applications at inter- 

 vals of a week or 10 days; plot 2, 375 pounds in four 

 applications; plot 3 was not treated with Nitrate. 

 The Nitrated plots seemed least affected by the ex- 

 ceptionally dry weather, but the crop on all the plots 

 was no doubt reduced by the unfavorable conditions. 

 The following table gives the results by plots, computed 

 to an acre basis: 



Nitrate Nitrate No 



675 lbs. 375 lbs. Nitrate. 



Total yield 756 bu. 482 bu. 127 bu. 



Per cent, scullions 1.5 1.7 19.0 



Average price per bushel 75 cts. 65 cts. 35 cts. 



Total receipts $567.00 $313.30 $44.50 



Fertilizer cost 20.17 9.30 



Total net receipts 546.83 304.00 44.50 



The result shows very clearly that but for the 

 Nitrate applications, the crop must have been a failure 

 in every respect. 



Early Peas. 



This crop was planted under the same conditions 

 and in like manner to the snap beans; an application 

 of 300 pounds of Nitrate of Soda per acre was given, 

 to the experiment plots. Two varieties were planted, 

 early and late. The results were: 



Early. Late. 



Nitrate. Nothing. Nitrate. Nothing. 



Date planted April 15 April 15 May 1 May 1 



First picking June 8 June 17 June 29 July 4 



Gain to Market 9 days 5 days 



Period of bearing 11 days 8 days 10 days 6 days 



Crop on first picking. . 55 p. ct. 40 p. ct. 57 p. ct. 38 p. ct. 



Total yield 165 p. ct. 100 p. ct. 168 p. ct. 100 p. ct. 



The season was very unfavorable for this crop, yet 

 the results show that the Nitrate made a powerful effort 

 to offset this disadvantage. The earliness to market 



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