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In the following table I have set out in detail the results 

 of the four crops from 1896 to 1899 inclusive, together with 

 the average yield of each plot for the four years. 



FUGGLES HOPS. 



Weight of kiln-dried hops per acre. 



Average of 



Plot. Annual dressing per acre. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 4 years. 



Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. 



A. * Phosphates and potash 13^ 7^ 8J 20^ 12^ 



B. Phosphates, potash, and 2 cwt. 



nitrate of soda i6 9^ loj 22^ 14^ 



C. Phosphates, potash, and 4 cwt. 



nitrate of soda i6.| 12 12^- 23 16 



D. Phosphates, potash, and 6 cwt. 



nitrate of soda 15^ 13 13 22^ 16 



E. Phosphates, potash, and 8 cwt. 



nitrate of soda 15 13^ 15^ 23^ l6| 



F. Phosphates, potash, and 10 cwt. 



nitrate of soda 15! 13 15 24^ 17 



X. f 30 loads London dung 13 8 9f 24^ 13! 



S. Rest of Field. 15 cwt. basic 



slag, ton of fish guano in 



autumn, ^ ton of fish guano in 



spring, and 4 cwt. nitrate of 



soda ... 13^ 



S. Rest of Field. 20 loads dung, 6 



cwt. superphosphate, and 6 



cwt. nitrate of soda ... ... 24^ 



Rainfall from January to end of 



September 16 in. 18 in. n in. 17 in. 15.^10. 



* 8 cwt. superphosphate and 2 cwt. muriate of potash per acre m 1896 ; 10 cwt. basic 

 slag and 2 cwt. sulphate of potash in 1897 ; 8 cwt. superphosphate and i cwt. sulphate of 

 potash in 1898 ; and 10 cwt. basic slag and 5 cwt. kainit in 1899. 



t About 15 tons. 



Quantity, however, is far from being the chief considera- 

 tion in hop-growing, and the first question that any 

 experienced reader will ask is naturally as to the quality 

 of the produce of the various plots. As in 1898, we have 

 again taken the best practical, steps to arrive at a fair 

 comparison between the quality of the hops grown on the 

 various plots. The whole produce of each plot was dried 

 and packed separately, and duplicate samples were drawn in 

 the ordinary way in which samples are drawn for market 

 purposes. One set of samples, with certain other samples 

 from other parts of the farm for comparison, were submitted 



