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V. Manurial Experiments with Surgarcane. 



7. The soil was medium red and had grown a crop of gram in 

 the previous season. The field was divided into seven 10 guntha 

 plots. The planting of cane was done between 25th and 27th of 

 March 1906 and crushing was finished in June 1907. 



The following was the scheme of experiments : 



Plot I. Poudrette manure applied in t\vo dressings. 



II. Farmyard manure before planting- + Safflower cake as a 

 top-dressing. 



III. Farmyard manure before planting 4- Nitrate of Potash 

 as a top-dressing-, 



IV. Farmyard manure before planting + fish as a top-dressing. 

 ., V. Farmyard manure before planting + ashes + fish as a 

 top-dressing. 



,, VI. Farmyard manure before planting 4- castor cake as a 

 top-dressing. 



YIL The usual quantity of manure ordinarily applied by the 

 cultivators. Farmyard manure, castor cake and fish 

 manure were used . 



The results are tabulated below : - 



