No. 2 Tangled Rye Straw : Shall be reasonably clean, Food for 

 fair color, sound and well baled. Plants 



No. i Oat Straw : Shall be clean, bright, oat straw, of 

 fair length, practically free from chaff and thistles, sound and 

 well baled. 



No. i Wheat Straw: Shall be bright, clean straw, of 

 fair length, sound and well baled. 



Report of Experiments. 

 Season of 1906. 



Highland Experimental Farms, New York. 



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

 lands were as follows: 



No Nitrate 3200 pounds per acre. 



1 68 Ibs. Nitrate 6240 pounds per acre. 



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

 lowlands were as follows : 



No Nitrate 5920 pounds per acre. 



112 Ibs. Nitrate 8030 pounds per acre. 



Comparison of Yields, 1905 and 1906. 



Uplands. 

 Season. 



1905. No Nitrate 31 80 Ibs. 300 Ibs. Nitrate 8340 Ibs. 



1906. No Nitrate 3200 Ibs. 1 68 Ibs. Nitrate 6240 Ibs. 



Lowlands. 

 Season. 



1905. No Nitrate 6985 Ibs. 200 Ibs. Nitrate 8712 Ibs. 



1906. No Nitrate 5920 Ibs. 1 1 2 Ibs. Nitrate 8030 Ibs. 



Yield of original "No Nitrate" hollow square plot in 

 field of timothy and red top : 



Season of 1905 3180 Ibs. 

 Season of 1906 1760 Ibs. 



The yields 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. 



