1 10 Food i'oi: Plan rs. 



Ilii-i'c iiiid (iiu'-liiiir Ions ol' liimidiy hay on Dunkirk day loam, when 

 without this arlilicial liclp oiilv about one and uiiL'-half tons oouUl he 

 raised." 



Report of Experiments. 



Seasoti of 1906. 

 Ilighlaiul Experimental Farms, New York. 



Tlie average yields per aero of lield-cured hay on the 

 uplands were as follows : 



No Nitrate — 3,200 pomids per acre. 



168 lbs. Nitrate — 6,240 pounds per acre. 



The average yields per acre of field-cured hay on the 

 lowlands were as follows : 



No Nitrate — 5,920 pounds per acre. 



112 lbs. of Nitrate — 8,080 pounds per acre. 



Com para live Summary of Timothy Hay Yields, 1905 cdkI IWC. 



Uplands. 

 lOOf). No Nitrate — 3,180 lbs. 300 lbs. Nitrate — 8,340 lbs. 

 1900. No Nitrate — 3,200 ll;s. 168 lbs. Nitrate — 0,240 lbs. 



Lowlands. 



1905. No Nitrate— 6,985 lbs. 200 lbs. Nitrate — 8,712 lbs. 



1906. No Nitrates — 5.920 lbs. 112 lbs. Nitrate- 8,080 lbs. 



Yield of original '' No Nitrate " hollow square plot in 

 field of timothy and red top: 



Season of 1905 — 3,180 Uis. 

 Season of 1906-1,760 lbs. 



Tile \ields are lower for 1906 than for 1905 owing to 

 smaller applications of Nitrate and probably also to the 

 fact that there was much less rainfall during the growing 

 season. 



Distribution of Nitroyen in the Grain and Straw of the Principal 



Cereals. 



NITROGEN PER TWO AND ONE-HALF ACRES. 



Gi'ain. 



Oats, Barley, Wheat, Rye, 



82.42 lbs. 86.61 lbs. 81.10 lbs. 67.44 lbs. 



Rape Seed Peas, Vetches, Broad Beans, 



176.32 lbs. 117.03 lbs. 143.92 lbs. 181.16 lbs. 



Straw. 



Oats, Barley, Wheat, Rye, 



26.4 lbs. 26.4 lbs. 33.06 lbs. 29.. 31 lbs. 



Rape Seed, Peas, Vetches, Broad He.ins, 



29.75 lbs 118.35 lbs. 112.40 lbs. 79.34 lbs. 



