Food for j^th, 24th and August 8th. This practically doubled the 



Plantg Nitrate application. 



111 The first picking on the Nitrated plot was 



Gain in Time made July ist, on the non-Nitrated plot 

 in this Crop j u ]y 2 2nd, when prices were at the low- 



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very K( est p | n t After the early market season 



able, Two was over th e vines were treated for pick- 



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ling cucumbers, the Nitrated plot receiving 

 Advance. ^ o p 0un( j s O f Nitrate of Soda dissolved in 



water as before; later, two applications of a quart each, con- 

 taining half an ounce per gallon. The result was that the 

 vines continued bearing until cut down by frost. The esti- 

 mated yields were as follows : Nitrated plot, per acre, 6,739 

 dozen, plot not Nitrated gave per acre 948 dozen. 



Sweet Corn. 



The crop was planted on rather poor soil. Seed was 

 planted May 4th, and the cultivators started May I2th. A 

 portion of the field was selected for experiment, and on this 

 75 pounds of Nitrate of Soda were applied per 

 acre May 2Oth, drilled close to the row. A sec- 

 ond application of the same amount was made 

 May 26th, and on June 5th a third application. 

 On June i7th 100 pounds per acre were applied and cul- 

 tivated into the soil. The total Nitrate applied to the ex- 

 perimental plot amounted to 325 pounds per acre. The 

 Nitrated plot ripened corn 5 days ahead of the non-Nitrated 

 portion, and produced 994 dozen ears against 623 dozen 

 from an acre not treated with Nitrate of Soda. The Nitrated 

 crop, being earlier in the market, brought better prices; the 

 gross return being $99.40 per acre as compared with $62.30 

 for the non-Nitrated plot. The cost of the Nitrate and its 

 application expenses amounted to $9.75 per acre, leaving a 

 net gain from the use of Nitrate of Soda, of $27.35 P er acre - 



Egg-Plant. 



The plants were set in the usual manner, part of the 

 tract being treated with Nitrate of Soda at the rate of 475 

 pounds per acre to observe the practical value of the Nitrate 

 for forcing. Before setting, the plants were given a light ap- 



