50 



FuoD j'un Plants. 



Croj) in l'()U)ids Per Acre. 



Hate of Applica- Hatr of.Cop 



Plot Nos. Talile No. 1 tion Per Acre Yields per Plot. Vicliis per Acre. 



1. Nitrate .if Soda 250 lbs. 7,120 lbs. 28,480 lbs. 



and 

 Acid riiosphatc 400 lbs. 



2. Nitrate alone 250 lbs. 6,(510 lbs. 26,440 lbs. 



•3. Acid Phosphate alone. . . 400 lbs. 6,030 lbs. 24,120 lbs. 



4. Cheek — nothing 6,290 lbs. 25,160 lbs. 



Pounds Per Acre of Essential Fertility Removed by Crop. 



Plot Nos. Table No. II Phosphoric Acid. Potish. Nitrogen. 



1. Nitrate of Soda and Acid 



Phosphate 38.45 lbs. 91.99 lbs. 46.28 lbs. 



2. Nitrate alone 34.64 lbs. 82.76 lbs. 42.97 lbs. 



3. Acid Phosphate alone... 33.29 lbs. 81.53 lbs. 39.20 lbs. 



4. Check — nothing 37.24 lbs. 94.35 lbs. 40.89 lbs. 



Pounds Per Acre of Protein and Ash {Minerals) a)id Lime Removed 



by Crop. 



Plot Nos. Table No. Ill Protein. Ash. Lime. 



1. Nitrate of Soda and Acid 



Phosphate 506 . 9 lbs. 336 . 1 lbs. 17 . 94 lbs. 



2. Nitrate alone 499.7 lbs. 290.8 lbs. 14.81 lbs. 



3. Acid Phosphate alone... 465.5 lbs. 282.2 lbs. 18.09 Ib.s. 



4. Check — nothing 462.9 lbs. 299.4 lbs. 19.88 lbs. 



1919. 



Crop — Maize Ensilage. 



Variety — Golden Nugget. 



Location — Chenango County, New York. 



Soil — Clay loam. 



Cultivations — Three. 



Climate — Temperate; 1,000 feet above sea. 



Weather • — Cloudj^ ; wet. 



Amount of Fertilizer Per Plot — 20, 40 and 80 lbs. 



Method of Cultivation — Horse cultivator and by hand hoeing. 



Date of Application of Fertilizer^ — June 5, 1919, for plots 1, 2, 3 

 and 4; and June 5 and 24 for plots 5 and 6, when corn was 9 inches 

 high. 



Date of Harvesting — September 15, 1919. 



Size of Plot — 1/10 acre, plots 1, 2, 3 and 4; 1/20 acre, plots 5 and 6. 



Rate of Application Per Acre — 200 lbs., 400 lbs. and 600 lbs. 



Fertilizers Used — Nitrate of Soda and Acid Phosphate. 



Cost of Fertilizer Per Acre— .$26.40. 



Method of Apjjljnng — Broadca.st, cultivated in immediately. 



'Acid Phosphate alone ap])ears to have diminished the crop here as 



it did in tlie case of our sugar cane in Porto Rico. 



