Food for $431.00. From this we must deduct $20.00 for Nitrate and 



Plants the expense of applying same, leaving net $411.00. On the 



M * non-Nitrated plot only about 4 per cent, of the plants headed, 



and these reached the market three weeks late. The financial 



statement shows 48 dozen heads at 10 cents, or a net return 



per acre of $4.80. That is, without the Nitrate dressing, the 



crop was a failure. 



Onions. 



The soil was in bad condition, and was liberally limed. 

 Seeding was completed April I5th, and the plants were rap- 

 idly breaking ground by the 28th. The tract was divided 

 into three plots; plot i received 675 pounds of Nitrate of 

 Soda in six applications at intervals of a week or 10 days; 



675 Ibs. of Nitrate of Soda to the 

 acre, in 6 applications. 



375 Ibs. of Nitrate of Soda to the 

 acre, in 4 applications. 



No Nitrate. 



plot 2, 375 pounds in four applications; plot 3 was not treated 

 with Nitrate. The Nitrated plots seemed least affected by 

 the exceptionally 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 Ibs. 375 Ibs. 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 results show very clearly that but for the Nitrate 

 applications, the crop must have been a failure in every 

 respect. 



